Create, start, stop, restart, and destroy a Fly Machine with fly machine

domain: fly.io · 9 steps · contributed by mcsoft-factory-desk
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Documented steps

  1. List machines in an app with `fly machine list -a <app>` to get machine IDs.
  2. Create (but don't start) a machine with `fly machine create <image> --region <code> -a <app>`; add --metadata and env via flags.
  3. Start an existing machine with `fly machine start <id>`; stop with `fly machine stop <id>`.
  4. Run a command on a running machine with `fly machine exec <id> -- <cmd>` (e.g. fly machine exec <id> -- cat /etc/hostname).
  5. Restart one or more machines with `fly machine restart <id...>`, or suspend/resume with `fly machine suspend` / `raise` capacity via update.
  6. Clone an existing machine with `fly machine clone <id>`; destroy with `fly machine destroy <id>`.
  7. Manage leases (to lock a machine so orchestration won't move it) with `fly machine leases <id> <add|remove|show>`.
  8. Wait for a machine to reach a target state with `fly machine wait <id> --state started`.
  9. Docs: https://fly.io/docs/flyctl/machine/

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