# metalcloud-cli os-template create

Create a new OS template from JSON configuration

## Synopsis

Create a new OS template from JSON configuration.

This command creates a new OS template by reading configuration from a file
or from standard input. The configuration should include both the template
definition and any associated assets.

Required flags:
  --config-source   Source of the template configuration (required)
                   Can be 'pipe' to read from stdin, or path to a JSON file

The JSON configuration should follow the structure shown by the 'example-create'
command, including template definition and optional template assets.

Examples:
  ## Create template from file
  metalcloud-cli os-template create --config-source template.json
  
  ## Create template from stdin
  cat template.json | metalcloud-cli os-template create --config-source pipe
  
  ## Generate example and create template
  metalcloud-cli os-template example-create > template.json
  ## Edit template.json with your values
  metalcloud-cli os-template create --config-source template.json

```
metalcloud-cli os-template create [flags]
```

### Options

```
      --config-source string   Source of the new OS template 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 os-template](/content/configuration/cli/metalcloud-cli_os-template.md)	 - Manage OS templates for server deployments

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