CLI — Bare metal
metalhost baremetal (aliases bare-metal,
bm) leases and operates dedicated single-tenant hosts.
Leases include unlimited bandwidth — no transfer
metering or egress line items.
Browse & order
| Command | What it does |
|---|
baremetal offers | List leasable hosts with specs + monthly price. |
baremetal inventory | Full published fleet (available + leased). |
baremetal quote --host HOST --billing-mode MODE | Quote a lease. |
baremetal order NAME --host HOST --os-image ID | Lease a host. |
Order flags: --billing-mode, --autorenew, --custom-image-url, --hostname, --user, --ssh-key-name, --user-data, --ipv4-prefix-len.
metalhost baremetal offers
metalhost baremetal quote --host hosts/dal-r740-01 --billing-mode monthly-1
metalhost baremetal order my-box \
--host hosts/dal-r740-01 --os-image ubuntu-24-04 \
--ssh-key-name projects/my-app/ssh-keys/laptop \
--billing-mode monthly-1 --ipv4-prefix-len 32
Instances
| Command | What it does |
|---|
baremetal list | List your instances. |
baremetal get NAME | Get an instance. |
baremetal release NAME | End the lease. |
baremetal renew NAME | Renew a prepaid monthly lease. |
BMC operations
| Command | What it does |
|---|
baremetal power NAME --action on|off|reboot | BMC power action. |
baremetal reinstall NAME --os-image ID | Reinstall OS (wipes disk). |
baremetal console NAME | KVM console URL + VNC password. |
baremetal rescue enter|exit NAME | Rescue mode. |
baremetal boot-device NAME --device disk|cdrom|pxe | One-time boot device + power-cycle. |
ISO library
| Command | What it does |
|---|
baremetal iso list | List uploaded ISOs. |
baremetal iso upload-url --filename NAME | Presigned PUT URL. |
baremetal iso from-url --url URL | Import by URL. |
baremetal iso attach NAME --object-key KEY | Mount virtual CD. |
baremetal iso detach NAME | Eject virtual media. |
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