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gns3util node from-template

Create a node from a template

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Synopsis

Create a node from a template in a project 
gns3util node from-template [project-name/id] [template-name/id] [flags]

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Examples

gns3util -s https://controller:3080 node from-template my-project my-template --x 100 --y 200

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Options

      --compute-id string   Compute ID (default "local")
  -h, --help                help for from-template
  -n, --name string         Node name
  -j, --use-json string     Provide a raw JSON string to send instead of flags
      --x int               X coordinate
      --y int               Y coordinate

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Options inherited from parent commands

  -c, --cluster string      Cluster name from keyfile. Mutually exclusive with --server
  -i, --insecure            Ignore unsigned SSL-Certificates. Can be set via GNS3_INSECURE
  -k, --key-file string     Path to authentication keyfile. Can be set via GNS3_KEY_FILE or config.toml
  -o, --output string       Output format: [json, json-colorless, collapsed, yaml, toml, table, table-ascii]. Can be set via GNS3_OUTPUT (default "table")
  -s, --server string       GNS3v3 Server URL. Can be set via GNS3_SERVER or config.toml
      --user string[="~"]   User to select from the keyfile. Omit the value to open a fuzzy picker (--user), or pass a name (--user alice).

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SEE ALSO

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