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page_title: 'Commands: volume create'
description: |
  Create volumes with CSI plugins.
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# Command: volume create

The `volume create` command creates external storage volumes with Nomad's
[Container Storage Interface (CSI)][csi] support. Only CSI plugins that
implement the [Controller][csi_plugins_internals] interface support this
command. The volume will also be [registered] when it is successfully created.

## Usage

```plaintext
nomad volume create [options] [file]
```

The `volume create` command requires a single argument, specifying the path to
a file containing a valid [volume specification][volume_specification]. This
file will be read and the volume will be submitted to Nomad for scheduling. If
the supplied path is "-", the volume file is read from STDIN. Otherwise it is
read from the file at the supplied path.

When ACLs are enabled, this command requires a token with the
`csi-write-volume` capability for the volume's namespace.

## General Options

@include 'general_options.mdx'

## Volume Specification

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<span id="mount_options" />
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The volume specification is documented in the [Volume
Specification][volume_specification] page.

[csi]: https://github.com/container-storage-interface/spec
[csi_plugins_internals]: /docs/concepts/plugins/csi#csi-plugins
[registered]: /docs/commands/volume/register
[volume_specification]: /docs/other-specifications/volume