content/operate/rs/references/cli-utilities/rladmin/cluster/create.md
Creates a new cluster. The node where you run rladmin cluster create becomes the first node of the new cluster.
cluster create
name <cluster name>
username <admin email>
password <admin password>
[ node_uid <node UID> ]
[ rack_aware ]
[ rack_id <node rack ID> ]
[ second_rack_id <node's second rack ID> ]
[ license_file <file> ]
[ ephemeral_path <path> ]
[ persistent_path <path> ]
[ ccs_persistent_path <path> ]
[ register_dns_suffix ]
[ flash_enabled ]
[ flash_path <path> ]
[ addr <IP.address> ]
[ external_addr <IP.address.1> [<IP.address.2> ... <IP.address.N>] ]
| Parameter | Type/Value | Description |
|---|---|---|
| addr | IP address | The node's internal IP address (optional) |
| ccs_persistent_path | filepath (default: /var/opt/redislabs/persist) | Path to the location of CCS snapshots (optional) |
| ephemeral_path | filepath (default: /var/opt/redislabs) | Path to the ephemeral storage location (optional) |
| external_addr | list of IP addresses | A space-delimited list of the node's external IP addresses (optional) |
| flash_enabled | Enables flash storage (optional) | |
| flash_path | filepath (default: /var/opt/redislabs/flash) | Path to the flash storage location (optional) |
| license_file | filepath | Path to the RLEC license file (optional) |
| name | string | Cluster name |
| node_uid | integer | Unique node ID (optional) |
| password | string | Admin user's password |
| persistent_path | filepath (default: /var/opt/redislabs/persist) | Path to the persistent storage location (optional) |
| rack_aware | Activates or deactivates rack awareness (optional) | |
| rack_id | string | The rack's unique identifier (optional) |
| register_dns_suffix | Enables database mapping to both internal and external IP addresses (optional) | |
| second_rack_id | string | The unique identifier of the node's second rack ID for two-dimensional rack awareness (optional) |
| username | email address | Admin user's email address |
Returns ok if the new cluster was created successfully. Otherwise, it returns an error message.
$ rladmin cluster create name cluster.local \
username [email protected] \
password admin-password
Creating a new cluster... ok