multipass

Manage Ubuntu virtual machines using native hypervisors. More information: https://documentation.ubuntu.com/multipass/en/latest/reference/command-line-interface/#.

• List the aliases that can be used to launch an instance:

multipass find

• Launch a new instance, set its name and use a cloud-init configuration file:

multipass launch {{[-n|--name]}} {{instance_name}} --cloud-init {{configuration_file}}

• List all the created instances and some of their properties:

multipass list

• Start a specific instance by name:

multipass start {{instance_name}}

• Show the properties of an instance:

multipass info {{instance_name}}

• Open a shell prompt on a specific instance by name:

multipass shell {{instance_name}}

• Delete an instance by name:

multipass delete {{instance_name}}

• Mount a directory into a specific instance:

multipass mount {{path/to/local/directory}} {{instance_name}}:{{path/to/target/directory}}