---
name: "euca-create-vpn-connection"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "euca2ools"
version: "3.3.1-2"
release: "Debian 10 (Buster)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/euca-create-vpn-connection"
---

# euca-create-vpn-connection(1)

Create a VPN connection between a virtual private gateway and a customer gateway

## NAME

euca-create-vpn-connection - Create a VPN connection between a virtual private gateway and a customer gateway

## SYNOPSIS

euca-create-vpn-connection **-t** ipsec.1 **--customer-gateway** CGATEWAY

- **--vpn-gateway** VGATEWAY

  \[--static-routes-only\] \[--format FORMAT\] \[--stylesheet STYLESHEET\] \[--show-empty-fields\] \[-U URL\] \[--region USER@REGION\] \[-I KEY\_ID\] \[-S KEY\] \[--security-token TOKEN\] \[--debug\] \[--debugger\] \[--version\] \[-h\]

## DESCRIPTION

Create a VPN connection between a virtual private gateway and a customer gateway

## DESCRIPTION

You can optionally format the connection information for specific devices using the **--format** or **--stylesheet** options.  If the **--stylesheet** option is an HTTP or HTTPS URL it will be downloaded as needed.

### optional arguments:

- **-t** ipsec.1, **--type** ipsec.1

  the type of VPN connection to use (required)

- **--customer-gateway** CGATEWAY

  ID of the customer gateway to connect (required)

- **--vpn-gateway** VGATEWAY

  ID of the virtual private gateway to connect (required)

- **--static-routes-only**

  use only static routes instead of BGP

- **--format** FORMAT

  show connection information in a specific format (cisco-ios-isr, juniper-junos-j, juniper-screenos-6.1, juniper-screenos-6.2, generic, xml, none) (default: xml)

- **--stylesheet** STYLESHEET

  format the connection information using an XSL stylesheet. If the value contains "{format}" it will be replaced with the format chosen by the **--format** option. If the value is an HTTP or HTTPS URL it will be downloaded as needed. (default: value of "vpnstylesheet" region option)

- **--show-empty-fields**

  show empty values as "(nil)"

- **-U** URL, **--url** URL

  compute service endpoint URL

- **--region** USER@REGION

  region and/or user names to search when looking up config file data

**-I** KEY\_ID, **--access-key-id** KEY\_ID

**-S** KEY, **--secret-key** KEY

**--security-token** TOKEN

- **--debug**

  show debugging output

- **--debugger**

  launch interactive debugger on error

- **--version**

  show the program's version and exit

- **-h**, **--help**

  show this help message and exit