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Create a resource from a file or from stdin

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Synopsis

Create a resource from a file or from stdin. JSON and YAML formats are accepted. 
datumctl create -f FILENAME

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Examples

  # Create a pod using the data in pod.json
  kubectl create -f ./pod.json

  # Create a pod based on the JSON passed into stdin
  cat pod.json | kubectl create -f -

  # Edit the data in registry.yaml in JSON then create the resource using the edited data
  kubectl create -f registry.yaml --edit -o json

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Options

FlagTypeDescription
--allow-missing-template-keys—If true, ignore any errors in templates when a field or map key is missing in the template. Only applies to golang and jsonpath output formats. (default true)
--dry-runstringMust be "none", "server", or "client". If client strategy, only print the object that would be sent, without sending it. If server strategy, submit server-side request without persisting the resource. (default "none")
--edit—Edit the API resource before creating.
--field-managerstringName of the manager used to track field ownership. (default "kubectl-create")
-f, --filenamestringsFilename, directory, or URL to files to use to create the resource.
-h, --help—Help for create.
-k, --kustomizestringProcess the kustomization directory. This flag can’t be used together with -f or -R.
-o, --outputstringOutput format. One of: (json, yaml, kyaml, name, go-template, go-template-file, template, templatefile, jsonpath, jsonpath-as-json, jsonpath-file).
--rawstringRaw URI to POST to the server. Uses the transport specified by the kubeconfig file.
-R, --recursive—Process the directory used in -f, --filename recursively.
--save-config—If true, the configuration of current object will be saved in its annotation. This flag is useful when you want to perform kubectl apply on this object in the future.
-l, --selectorstringSelector (label query) to filter on, supports =, ==, !=, in, notin.
--show-managed-fields—If true, keep the managedFields when printing objects in JSON or YAML format.
--templatestringTemplate string or path to template file to use when -o=go-template or -o=go-template-file.
--validatestringMust be one of: strict (or true), warn, ignore (or false). (default "strict")
--windows-line-endings—Only relevant if --edit=true. Defaults to the line ending native to your platform.

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Options inherited from parent commands

FlagTypeDescription
--asstringUsername to impersonate for the operation. User could be a regular user or a service account in a namespace.
--as-groupstringArrayGroup to impersonate for the operation. Can be repeated to specify multiple groups.
--as-uidstringUID to impersonate for the operation.
--as-user-extrastringArrayUser extras to impersonate for the operation. Can be repeated to specify multiple values for the same key.
--certificate-authoritystringPath to a cert file for the certificate authority.
--disable-compression—If true, opt-out of response compression for all requests to the server.
--insecure-skip-tls-verify—If true, the server’s certificate will not be checked for validity. This will make your HTTPS connections insecure.
--log-flush-frequencydurationMaximum number of seconds between log flushes. (default 5s)
-n, --namespacestringIf present, the namespace scope for this CLI request.
--organizationstringOrganization name.
--platform-wide—Access the platform root instead of a project or organization control plane.
--projectstringProject name.
--request-timeoutstringThe length of time to wait before giving up on a single server request. Non-zero values should contain a corresponding time unit (e.g. 1s, 2m, 3h). A value of zero means don’t timeout requests. (default "0")
-s, --serverstringThe address and port of the Kubernetes API server.
--tls-server-namestringServer name to use for server certificate validation. If not provided, the hostname used to contact the server is used.
--tokenstringBearer token for authentication to the API server.
--userstringThe name of the kubeconfig user to use.
-v, --vLevelNumber for the log level verbosity.
--vmodulemoduleSpecComma-separated list of pattern=N settings for file-filtered logging (only works for the default text log format).

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See also

  • datumctl - A CLI for interacting with the Datum platform
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Last modified on March 25, 2026