boundary/website/content/docs/commands/host-sets/create.mdx

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layout: docs
page_title: host-sets create - Command
description: >-
  The "host-sets create" command creates a new host set resource. You can create plugin or static type host sets.
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# host-sets create

Command: `host-sets create`

The `host-sets create` command lets you create a new host set.

## Example

This example creates a static host set with the name `prodops` and the description `For ProdOps usage`:

```shell-session
$ boundary host-sets create static -name prodops -description "For ProdOps usage"
```

## Usage

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```shell-session
$ boundary host-sets create [type] <subcommand> [options] [args]

Please see the typed subcommand help for detailed usage information.

Subcommands:
    plugin    Create a plugin-type host set
    static    Create a static-type host set
```

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### Usages by type

You can create plugin or static type host sets.

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<Tab heading="Plugin">

The `boundary host-sets create plugin` command lets you create a plugin type host set.

#### Example

This example creates a plugin type host set with the name `prodops` and the description `Plugin host-set for ProdOps`, and adds it to a host catalog with the ID `hcst_1234567890`.

```shell-session
$ boundary host-sets create plugin -host-catalog-id hcst_1234567890 -name prodops -description "Plugin host-set for ProdOps"
```

#### Usage

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```shell-session
$ boundary host-sets create plugin [options] [args]
```

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#### Command options

- `-description=<string>` - The description to set on the plugin host set.
- `-host-catalog-id=<string>` - The host catalog resource to use for the operation.
You can also specify the host catalog using the **BOUNDARY_HOST_CATALOG_ID** environment variable.
- `-name=<string>` - The name to set on the plugin host set.

#### Attribute options

- `-attr` - A key=value pair to add to the request's attribute map.
This option can also be a key value only, which sets a JSON null as the value.
If you provide a value, Boundary automatically infers the type.
You can override the type using `-string-attr`, `-bool-attr`, or `-num-attr`.
You can specify this value multiple times.
This option supports referencing values from files using `file://` and environment variables using `env://`.
- `-attributes=<string>` - A JSON map value that you can use as the entirety of the request's attributes map.
Usually this value is sourced from a file using the `file://` syntax.
This option is exclusive with other `attr` flags.
- `-bool-attr` - A key=value Boolean value that you can add to the request's attributes map.
You can specify this value multiple times.
This option supports referencing values from files using `file://` and environment variables using `env://`.
- `-num-attr` - A key=value numeric value that you can add to the request's attributes map.
You can specify this value multiple times.
This attribute supports referencing values from files using `file://` and environment variables using `env://`.
- `-string-attr` - A key=value string value that you can add to the request's attributes map.
You can specify this value multiple times.
This option supports referencing values from files using `file://` and environment variables using `env://`.

#### Plugin host-set options

- `-preferred-endpoint=<string>` - If set, indicates which IP address or DNS name out of a host's available options is preferred as an endpoint.
You can specify your preference using `cidr:<valid IPv4/6 CIDR>` or `dns:<globbed name>`.
You can specify multiple preferences to create an order of preferences.
If you do not specify a preference, Boundary chooses a value from all available values using a built-in priority order.
The endpoint preference option may not be valid for all plugin types.
- `-sync-interval=<string>` - The interval of time between sync operations on the host set.
You can enter an integer number of seconds or a string such as `400s`, `5m`, or `6h`.
The interval is applied to the end of the previous sync operation, not the beginning.
If you set the interval to a negative value, it disables synchronization for that host set.
If you set the interval to null, Boundary uses the default value.
The default value may change between releases.

</Tab>

<Tab heading="Static">

The `boundary host-sets create static` command lets you create a static type host set.

#### Example

This example creates a static type host set with the name `prodops` and the description `Static host for ProdOps`:

```shell-session
$ boundary host-sets create static -name prodops -description "Static host-set for ProdOps"
```

#### Usage

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```shell-session
$ boundary host-sets create static [options] [args]
```

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#### Command options

- `-description=<string>` - The description to set on the static host set.
- `-host-catalog-id=<string>` - The host catalog resource to use for the operation.
You can also specify the host catalog using the **BOUNDARY_HOST_CATALOG_ID** environment variable.
- `-name=<string>` - The name to set on the static host set.

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