---
name: "cloudservers"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "python-cloudservers"
version: "1.1-1.2"
release: "Debian 7 (Wheezy)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/cloudservers"
---

# cloudservers(1)

Command-line interface to the Cloud Servers API.

## NAME

cloudservers - Command-line interface to the Cloud Servers API.

## SYNOPSIS

**cloudservers** \[ *--username USERNAME* \] \[ *--apikey APIKEY* \] *\<subcommand\>*

## DESCRIPTION

cloudservers is a command line interface to the Rackspace Cloud Servers API.

## COMMAND OVERVIEW

- **cloudservers backup-schedule**

  Show or edit the backup schedule for a server.

- **cloudservers backup-schedule-delete**

  Delete the backup schedule for a server.

- **cloudservers boot**

  Boot a new server.

- **cloudservers delete**

  Immediately shut down and delete a server.

- **cloudservers flavor-list**

  Print a list of available 'flavors' (sizes of servers).

- **cloudservers help**

  Display help about this program or one of its subcommands.

- **cloudservers image-create**

  Create a new image by taking a snapshot of a running server.

- **cloudservers image-delete**

  Delete an image.

- **cloudservers image-list**

  Print a list of available images to boot from.

- **cloudservers ip-share**

  Share an IP address from the given IP group onto a server.

- **cloudservers ip-unshare**

  Stop sharing an given address with a server.

- **cloudservers ipgroup-create**

  Create a new IP group.

- **cloudservers ipgroup-delete**

  Delete an IP group.

- **cloudservers ipgroup-list**

  Show IP groups.

- **cloudservers ipgroup-show**

  Show details about a particular IP group.

- **cloudservers list**

  List active servers.

- **cloudservers reboot**

  Reboot a server.

- **cloudservers rebuild**

  Shutdown, re-image, and re-boot a server.

- **cloudservers rename**

  Rename a server.

- **cloudservers resize**

  Resize a server.

- **cloudservers resize-confirm**

  Confirm a previous resize.

- **cloudservers resize-revert**

  Revert a previous resize (and return to the previous VM).

- **cloudservers root-password**

  Change the root password for a server.

- **cloudservers show**

  Show details about the given server.

### Optional arguments:

- **--username** USERNAME

  Defaults to env\[CLOUD\_SERVERS\_USERNAME\].

- **--apikey** APIKEY

  Defaults to env\[CLOUD\_SERVERS\_API\_KEY\].

See "cloudservers help COMMAND" for help on a specific command.