CLI Reference

Complete command reference for the Volt CLI.

Container Commands

Command	Description
`volt run`	Create and start a container
`volt ps`	List running containers
`volt stop <name>`	Stop a container
`volt rm <name>`	Remove a stopped container
`volt logs <name>`	View container logs
`volt exec <name> <cmd>`	Execute a command in a running container
`volt inspect <name>`	Show detailed container information

VM Commands

Command	Description
`volt vm create`	Create a new microVM
`volt vm start <name>`	Start a VM
`volt vm stop <name>`	Stop a VM
`volt vm list`	List all VMs
`volt vm snapshot <name>`	Create a VM snapshot
`volt vm restore <name>`	Restore from snapshot

Image Commands

Command	Description
`volt image list`	List local images
`volt image pull <ref>`	Pull an image from a registry
`volt image rm <ref>`	Remove a local image
`volt image inspect <ref>`	Show image details

Compose Commands

Command	Description
`volt compose up`	Start services defined in a compose file
`volt compose down`	Stop and remove compose services
`volt compose ps`	List compose services

System Commands

Command	Description
`volt system info`	Show system information and capabilities
`volt security audit`	Audit security configuration
`volt version`	Show Volt version

Common Flags

Flag	Description
`-n, --name`	Workload name
`-p, --port`	Port mapping (host:container)
`-v, --volume`	Volume mount (host:container)
`-e, --env`	Environment variable
`--memory`	Memory limit (e.g., 256M, 1G)
`--cpus`	CPU limit (e.g., 0.5, 2)
`-d, --detach`	Run in background