# BackupunitCreate Create a new backup unit. knife ionoscloud backupunit create (options) ## Available options: --- ### Required options: * name * password * email * ionoscloud_username * ionoscloud_password ``` name: --name NAME, -n NAME alphanumeric name you want assigned to the backup unit (required) password: --password PASSWORD, -p PASSWORD alphanumeric password you want assigned to the backup unit (required) email: --email EMAIL, -e EMAIL the e-mail address you want assigned to the backup unit. (required) ionoscloud_username: --username USERNAME, -u USERNAME your Ionoscloud username (required) ionoscloud_password: --password PASSWORD, -p PASSWORD your Ionoscloud password (required) ``` ## Example knife ionoscloud backupunit create --name NAME --password PASSWORD --email EMAIL --username USERNAME --password PASSWORD