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# Create Pods

## runpodctl create pods

create a group of pods

### Synopsis

create a group of pods on runpod.io

```sh theme={"system"}
runpodctl create pods [flags]
```

### Options

```text theme={"system"}
    --args string             container arguments
    --communityCloud          create in community cloud
    --containerDiskSize int   container disk size in GB (default 20)
    --cost float32            $/hr price ceiling, if not defined, pod will be created with lowest price available
    --env strings             container arguments
    --gpuCount int            number of GPUs for the pod (default 1)
    --gpuType string          gpu type id, e.g. 'NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090'
-h, --help                    help for pods
    --imageName string        container image name
    --mem int                 minimum system memory needed (default 20)
    --name string             any pod name for easy reference
    --podCount int            number of pods to create with the same name (default 1)
    --ports strings           ports to expose; max only 1 http and 1 tcp allowed; e.g. '8888/http'
    --secureCloud             create in secure cloud
    --vcpu int                minimum vCPUs needed (default 1)
    --volumePath string       container volume path (default "/runpod")
    --volumeSize int          persistent volume disk size in GB (default 1)
```

### SEE ALSO

* [runpodctl create](/runpodctl/reference/runpodctl-create) - create a resource