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layout: docs
page_title: 'Commands: namespace apply'
sidebar_title: apply
description: |
  The namespace apply command is used create or update a namespace.
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# Command: namespace apply

The `namespace apply` command is used create or update a namespace.

~> Namespaces are open source in Nomad 1.0. Namespaces were Enterprise-only
   when introduced in Nomad 0.7.

## Usage

```plaintext
nomad namespace apply [options] <namespace>
```

The `namespace apply` command requires the name of the namespace to be created
or updated.

## General Options

@include 'general_options.mdx'

## Apply Options

- `-quota` : An optional quota to apply to the namespace.

- `-description` : An optional human readable description for the namespace.

## Examples

Create a namespace with a quota

```shell-session
$ nomad namespace apply -description "Prod API servers" -quota prod api-prod
Successfully applied namespace "api-prod"!
```