[Yandex Cloud documentation](../../index.md) > [Yandex Serverless Containers](../index.md) > [Step-by-step guides](index.md) > Creating a container > Creating a container

# Creating a container

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- Management console {#console}

  1. In the [management console](https://console.yandex.cloud), select the [folder](../../resource-manager/concepts/resources-hierarchy.md#folder) where you want to create a [container](../concepts/container.md).
  1. Navigate to **Serverless Containers**.
  1. Click **Create container**.
  1. Enter a name and description for the container. Follow these naming requirements:

     * Length: between 3 and 63 characters.
     * It can only contain lowercase Latin letters, numbers, and hyphens.
     * It must start with a letter and cannot end with a hyphen.

  1. Click **Create**.

- CLI {#cli}

  If you do not have the Yandex Cloud CLI yet, [install and initialize it](../../cli/quickstart.md#install).

  The folder used by default is the one specified when [creating](../../cli/operations/profile/profile-create.md) the CLI profile. To change the default folder, use the `yc config set folder-id <folder_ID>` command. You can also specify a different folder for any command using `--folder-name` or `--folder-id`. If you access a resource by its name, the search will be limited to the default folder. If you access a resource by its ID, the search will be global, i.e., through all folders based on access permissions.

  To create a [container](../concepts/container.md), run this command:

  ```bash
  yc serverless container create --name <container_name>
  ```

  Result:

  ```text
  id: bba3fva6ka5g********
  folder_id: b1gqvft7kjk3********
  created_at: "2021-07-09T14:49:00.891Z"
  name: my-beta-container
  url: https://bba3fva6ka5g********.containers.yandexcloud.net/
  status: ACTIVE
  ```

- Terraform {#tf}

  With [Terraform](https://www.terraform.io/), you can quickly create a cloud infrastructure in Yandex Cloud and manage it using configuration files. These files store the infrastructure description written in HashiCorp Configuration Language (HCL). If you change the configuration files, Terraform automatically detects which part of your configuration is already deployed, and what should be added or removed.
  
  Terraform is distributed under the [Business Source License](https://github.com/hashicorp/terraform/blob/main/LICENSE). The [Yandex Cloud provider for Terraform](https://github.com/yandex-cloud/terraform-provider-yandex) is distributed under the [MPL-2.0](https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/MPL/2.0/) license.
  
  For more information about the provider resources, see the relevant documentation on the [Terraform](https://www.terraform.io/docs/providers/yandex/index.html) website or [its mirror](../../terraform/index.md).

  If you do not have Terraform yet, [install it and configure the Yandex Cloud provider](../../tutorials/infrastructure-management/terraform-quickstart.md#install-terraform).
  
  
  To manage infrastructure using Terraform under a service account or user accounts (a Yandex account, a federated account, or a local user), [authenticate](../../terraform/authentication.md) using the appropriate method.

  To create a [container](../concepts/container.md) and its [revision](manage-revision.md):

  {% note info %}

  If a [registry](../../container-registry/concepts/registry.md) or [repository](../../container-registry/concepts/repository.md) containing the Docker image is not [public](../../container-registry/qa/index.md#public-registry), you need to specify in the revision settings a [service account](../../iam/concepts/users/service-accounts.md) with Docker image pull [permissions](../../iam/operations/sa/assign-role-for-sa.md), such as the `container-registry.images.puller` role for the folder or registry containing the Docker image.
  
  If a service account is specified in the revision settings, the user or service account creating the revision must have the `iam.serviceAccounts.user` role. This role validates permission to use the service account.

  {% endnote %}

  1. In the configuration file, describe the resources you want to create:
     * `name`: Container name. This is a required setting. Follow these naming requirements:

       * Length: between 3 and 63 characters.
       * It can only contain lowercase Latin letters, numbers, and hyphens.
       * It must start with a letter and cannot end with a hyphen.

     * `memory`: Amount of memory allocated to the container, in MB. The default value is 128 MB.
     * `service_account_id`: [Service account](../../iam/concepts/users/service-accounts.md) ID.
     * `url`: URL of the [Docker image](../../container-registry/concepts/docker-image.md) in [Yandex Container Registry](../../container-registry/index.md).

     >Here is an example of the configuration file structure:
     >
     >```hcl
     >resource "yandex_serverless_container" "test-container" {
     >  name               = "<container_name>"
     >  memory             = <memory_size>
     >  service_account_id = "<service_account_ID>"
     >  image {
     >    url = "<Docker_image_URL>"
     >  }
     >}
     >```

     For more information about the `yandex_serverless_container` properties in Terraform, see [this provider guide](../../terraform/resources/serverless_container.md).
  1. Make sure the configuration files are correct.
     1. In the terminal, navigate to the directory where you created your configuration file.
     1. Run a check using this command:

        ```bash
        terraform plan
        ```

     If the configuration is described correctly, the terminal will display a list of the resources and their settings. Terraform will show any errors in the configuration.
  1. Deploy the cloud resources.
     1. If the configuration is correct, run this command:

        ```bash
        terraform apply
        ```

     1. To confirm resource creation, type `yes` and press **Enter**.

        This will create all the resources you need in the specified [folder](../../resource-manager/concepts/resources-hierarchy.md#folder). You can check the new resources and their settings using the [management console](https://console.yandex.cloud) or this [CLI](../../cli/index.md) command:

        ```bash
        yc serverless container list
        ```

- API {#api}

  To create a [container](../concepts/container.md), use the [create](../containers/api-ref/Container/create.md) REST API method for the [Container](../containers/api-ref/Container/index.md) resource or the [ContainerService/Create](../containers/api-ref/grpc/Container/create.md) gRPC API call.

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