# metalcloud-cli logical-network-profile create

Create a new logical network profile from configuration

## Synopsis

Create a new logical network profile from a JSON configuration.

This command creates a new logical network profile based on the specified kind
and configuration provided via file or stdin. The configuration must match the
schema for the specified profile kind.

Required Arguments:
  kind    The type of profile to create (e.g., 'cisco', 'juniper', 'arista')

Required Flags:
  --config-source    Source of configuration data (required)
                     - 'pipe' to read from stdin
                     - path to JSON file containing profile configuration

Examples:
  ## Create profile from JSON file
  metalcloud-cli logical-network-profile create cisco --config-source profile.json

  ## Create profile from stdin
  cat profile.json | metalcloud-cli lnp create juniper --config-source pipe

  ## Create profile using alias
  metalcloud-cli network-profile new arista --config-source ./configs/arista-profile.json

  ## Get example configuration first, then create
  metalcloud-cli lnp example cisco > cisco-profile.json
  ## Edit cisco-profile.json with your settings
  metalcloud-cli lnp create cisco --config-source cisco-profile.json

```
metalcloud-cli logical-network-profile create kind [flags]
```

### Options

```
      --config-source string   Source of the new logical network profile configuration. Can be 'pipe' or path to a JSON file.
  -h, --help                   help for create
```

### Options inherited from parent commands

```
  -k, --api_key string         MetalCloud API key
  -c, --config string          Config file path
  -d, --debug                  Set to enable debug logging
  -e, --endpoint string        MetalCloud API endpoint
  -f, --format string          Output format. Supported values are 'text','csv','md','json','yaml'. (default "text")
  -i, --insecure_skip_verify   Set to allow insecure transport
  -l, --log_file string        Log file path
  -v, --verbosity string       Log level verbosity (default "INFO")
```

### SEE ALSO

* [metalcloud-cli logical-network-profile](/content/configuration/cli/metalcloud-cli_logical-network-profile.md)	 - Manage logical network profiles for network configuration templates

#### Auto generated by spf13/cobra on 11-Aug-2025