compute.md

##Using the Rackspace Compute provider

As of the v0.8 release of pkgcloud, the Compute provider uses Next Generation Cloud Servers, meaning you'll need to use a version <=0.7.x to use First Generation Cloud Servers.

Creating a client is straight-forward:

  var rackspace = pkgcloud.compute.createClient({
    provider: 'rackspace',
    username: 'your-user-name',
    apiKey: 'your-api-key'
  });

More options for creating clients

API Methods

Servers

client.getServers(callback)

Lists all servers that are available to use on your Rackspace account

Callback returns f(err, servers) where servers is an Array

client.createServer(options, callback)

Creates a server with the options specified

Options are as follows:

{
  name: 'serverName', // required
  flavor: 'flavor1',  // required
  image: 'image1',    // required
  personality: []     // optional
}

Returns the server in the callback f(err, server)

client.destroyServer(server, callback)

Destroys the specified server

Takes server or serverId as an argument and returns the id of the destroyed server in the callback f(err, serverId)

client.getServer(server, callback)

Gets specified server

Takes server or serverId as an argument and returns the server in the callback f(err, server)

client.rebootServer(server, options, callback)

Reboots the specifed server with options

Options include:

{
  type: 'HARD' // optional (defaults to 'SOFT')
}

Returns callback with a confirmation

client.getVersion(callback)

Get the current version of the api returned in a callback f(err, version)

client.getLimits(callback)

Get the current API limits returned in a callback f(err, limits)

flavors

client.getFlavors(callback)

Returns a list of all possible server flavors available in the callback f(err, flavors)

client.getFlavor(flavor, callback)

Returns the specified rackspace flavor of Rackspace Images by ID or flavor object in the callback f(err, flavor)

images

client.getImages(callback)

Returns a list of the images available for your account

f(err, images)

client.getImage(image, callback)

Returns the image specified

f(err, image)

client.createImage(options, callback)

Creates an Image based on a server

Options include:

{
  name: 'imageName',  // required
  server: 'serverId'  // required
}

Returns the newly created image

f(err, image)

client.destroyImage(image, callback)

Destroys the specified image and returns a confirmation

f(err, {ok: imageId})