- NAME
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- gcloud beta app-lifecycle-manager units create - create a unit
- SYNOPSIS
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gcloud beta app-lifecycle-manager units createUNIT[--application=APPLICATION] [--flag-revisions=[FLAG_REVISIONS,…]] [--labels=[LABELS,…]] [--location=LOCATION] [--maintenance-pinned-until-time=MAINTENANCE_PINNED_UNTIL_TIME] [--management-mode=MANAGEMENT_MODE] [--tenant=TENANT] [--unit-kind=UNIT_KIND] [GCLOUD_WIDE_FLAG …]
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- DESCRIPTION
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(BETA)Create an App Lifecycle Manager unit.A unit is an instance of a unit kind whose lifecycle is managed through an actuation engine, for example, one based on Terraform. Units are the building blocks of a tenant. Use unit operations to provision, upgrade, or deprovision a unit.
- EXAMPLES
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To create a unit named
my-unitof the unit kindmy-unit-kindin locationus-central1, run:gcloud beta app-lifecycle-manager units create my-unit --location=us-central1 --unit-kind=my-unit-kindTo create a unit named
my-unitthat belongs to the tenantmy-tenant, is managed by the user, and has the labelenv=prod, run:gcloud beta app-lifecycle-manager units create my-unit --location=us-central1 --unit-kind=my-unit-kind --tenant=my-tenant --management-mode=user --labels=env=prod - POSITIONAL ARGUMENTS
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Unit resource - Unit to create. This represents a Cloud resource. (NOTE) Some
attributes are not given arguments in this group but can be set in other ways.
To set the
projectattribute:-
provide the argument
uniton the command line with a fully specified name; -
provide the argument
--projecton the command line; -
set the property
core/project.
To set the
locationattribute:-
provide the argument
uniton the command line with a fully specified name; -
provide the argument
--locationon the command line.
This must be specified.
UNIT-
ID of the unit or fully qualified identifier for the unit.
To set the
unitattribute:-
provide the argument
uniton the command line.
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provide the argument
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provide the argument
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Unit resource - Unit to create. This represents a Cloud resource. (NOTE) Some
attributes are not given arguments in this group but can be set in other ways.
- FLAGS
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--application=APPLICATION- App Hub application that this unit belongs to. All resources deployed in this unit are associated with the specified application.
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FlagRevision resource - Flag revisions used by this unit. This represents a
Cloud resource. (NOTE) Some attributes are not given arguments in this group but
can be set in other ways.
To set the
projectattribute:-
provide the argument
--flag-revisionson the command line with a fully specified name; -
provide the argument
--projecton the command line; -
set the property
core/project.
To set the
locationattribute:-
provide the argument
--flag-revisionson the command line with a fully specified name; -
provide the argument
--locationon the command line.
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provide the argument
--flag-revisions=[FLAG_REVISIONS,…]-
IDs of the flagRevisions or fully qualified identifiers for the flagRevisions.
To set the
flag-revisionattribute:-
provide the argument
--flag-revisionson the command line.
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provide the argument
--labels=[LABELS,…]-
Labels on the resource, which can be used for categorization, similar to
Kubernetes resource labels.
KEY-
Keys must start with a lowercase character and contain only hyphens
(
-), underscores (_), lowercase characters, and numbers. VALUE-
Values must contain only hyphens (
-), underscores (_), lowercase characters, and numbers.
Shorthand Example:--labels=string=string
JSON Example:--labels='{"string": "string"}'
File Example:--labels=path_to_file.(yaml|json)
--location=LOCATION- For resources [unit, flag-revisions, tenant, unit-kind], provides fallback value for resource location attribute. When the resource's full URI path is not provided, location will fallback to this flag value.
- Requested directives for performing future maintenance on the unit. These directives include a request for the unit to skip maintenance for a period of time and remain pinned to its current release. They also include controls for postponing scheduled maintenance.
--maintenance-pinned-until-time=MAINTENANCE_PINNED_UNTIL_TIME- Time until which the release of the unit is pinned. Until this time, changes to the release of the unit are rejected, and rollouts do not request an upgrade of the unit.
--management-mode=MANAGEMENT_MODE-
Management mode of the unit, which indicates whether the lifecycle of the unit
is controlled by the user or by the system. The management mode cannot be
changed after the unit is created.
MANAGEMENT_MODEmust be one of:system- The system decides when to deprovision and delete the unit. The unit can still be deprovisioned or deleted manually.
user- The user manages the lifecycle of the unit.
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Tenant resource - Tenant that this unit belongs to. For example, the tenant
informs the maintenance policies to use for scheduling future updates on the
unit. The tenant is optional and cannot be changed after the unit is created.
This represents a Cloud resource. (NOTE) Some attributes are not given arguments
in this group but can be set in other ways.
To set the
projectattribute:-
provide the argument
--tenanton the command line with a fully specified name; -
provide the argument
--projecton the command line; -
set the property
core/project.
To set the
locationattribute:-
provide the argument
--tenanton the command line with a fully specified name; -
provide the argument
--locationon the command line.
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provide the argument
--tenant=TENANT-
ID of the tenant or fully qualified identifier for the tenant.
To set the
tenantattribute:-
provide the argument
--tenanton the command line.
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provide the argument
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UnitKind resource - Unit kind that this unit belongs to. The unit kind cannot be
changed after it is set. This represents a Cloud resource. (NOTE) Some
attributes are not given arguments in this group but can be set in other ways.
To set the
projectattribute:-
provide the argument
--unit-kindon the command line with a fully specified name; -
provide the argument
--projecton the command line; -
set the property
core/project.
To set the
locationattribute:-
provide the argument
--unit-kindon the command line with a fully specified name; -
provide the argument
--locationon the command line.
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provide the argument
--unit-kind=UNIT_KIND-
ID of the unitKind or fully qualified identifier for the unitKind.
To set the
unit-kindattribute:-
provide the argument
--unit-kindon the command line.
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provide the argument
- GCLOUD WIDE FLAGS
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These flags are available to all commands:
--access-token-file,--account,--billing-project,--configuration,--flags-file,--flatten,--format,--help,--impersonate-service-account,--log-http,--project,--quiet,--trace-token,--user-output-enabled,--verbosity.Run
$ gcloud helpfor details. - API REFERENCE
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This command uses the
saasservicemgmt/v1beta1API. The full documentation for this API can be found at: https://docs.cloud.google.com/app-lifecycle-manager - NOTES
- This command is currently in beta and might change without notice.
gcloud beta app-lifecycle-manager units create
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Last updated 2026-10-27 UTC.
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