exo

command-line interface for Exoscale cloud services

TLDR

Configure CLI credentials

$ exo config add

List compute instances

$ exo compute instance list

Create a compute instance in a specific zone

$ exo compute instance create [name] --zone [ch-gva-2]

SSH to an instance

$ exo compute instance ssh [instance_name]

List IAM API keys

$ exo iam api-key list

List object storage buckets

$ exo storage list

Show current account limits

$ exo limits

SYNOPSIS

exo command [subcommand] [options]

exo is the command-line interface for Exoscale, a European cloud computing provider. It manages compute instances, storage, DNS, and other cloud resources.The tool provides commands for all Exoscale services including SKS (Kubernetes), DBaaS, dedicated inference, and networking. Configuration stores API credentials for authentication.exo enables infrastructure automation and management without the web console.

PARAMETERS

COMMAND

Service: compute, iam, storage, dns, etc.

compute SUBCOMMAND

Manage compute resources (instances, security groups, load balancers, SKS clusters, etc.).

dbaas SUBCOMMAND

Manage Database as a Service instances.

dns SUBCOMMAND

Manage DNS zones and records.

iam SUBCOMMAND

Identity and access management (API keys, roles, org policy).

storage SUBCOMMAND

Object storage operations (buckets, upload, download).

config SUBCOMMAND

Manage CLI configuration and credentials.

zone

List available zones.

limits

Show current account resource limits.

status

Show Exoscale platform status.

version

Print CLI version.

--help

Display help information.

CONFIGURATION

~/.config/exoscale/exoscale.toml

Stores API credentials and default zone/account settings.

INSTALL

sudo dnf install exo

sudo pacman -S exo

sudo apk add exoscale

nix profile install nixpkgs#exo

CAVEATS

Requires Exoscale account and API keys. Actions may incur costs. Zone availability varies. Some features require specific subscriptions.

HISTORY

exo is the official CLI for Exoscale, a Swiss cloud provider founded in 2011 offering GDPR-compliant cloud infrastructure with a focus on European data sovereignty.

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