CLI — Network & firewall
metalhost network and metalhost firewall manage
tenant L2 networks and per-VM public IPv4 rules.
Networks
Default network is auto-created per project + datacenter. See Dashboard → Networks for when to add another.
| Command | What it does |
|---|---|
network list | List tenant networks. |
network create | Create a network (default is auto-created per DC). |
metalhost network create \
--id staging-net \
--region datacenters/us-dal-1 \
--display-name "Staging network"Firewall rules
| Command | What it does |
|---|---|
firewall list --vm NAME | List rules on a VM. |
firewall create --vm NAME --port PORT --source CIDR | Create a rule. |
firewall delete NAME | Delete a rule. |
metalhost firewall create --vm projects/main/virtual-machines/web-01 \
--port 443/tcp --source 0.0.0.0/0 --display-name https
metalhost firewall create --vm projects/main/virtual-machines/web-01 \
--port 22/tcp --source 203.0.113.7/32 --display-name "ssh from office"