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---
title: vessl workspace
version: EN
---
### Overview
Run `vessl workspace --help` to view the list of commands, or `vessl workspace [COMMAND] --help` to view individual command instructions.
### Create a workspace
```bash
vessl workspace create [OPTIONS] NAME
```
| Argument | Description |
| -------- | -------------- |
| `NAME` | workspace name |
| Option | Description |
| ---------------------------------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| `-c`, `--cluster` | Cluster name (must be specified before other options) |
| `--node` | Cluster nodes. Defaults to all nodes in cluster. |
| `-r`, `--resource` | Resource type to run an experiment (for managed cluster only) |
| `--processor-type` | `CPU` or `GPU` (for custom cluster only) |
| `--cpu-limit` | Number of vCPUs (for custom cluster only) |
| `--memory-limit` | Memory limit in GiB (for custom cluster only) |
| `--gpu-type` | GPU type (for custom cluster only) ex. `Tesla-K80` |
| `--gpu-limit` | Number of GPU cores (for custom cluster only) |
| `-i`, `--image-url` | Kernel docker image URL ex. `vessl/kernels:py36.full-cpu` |
| `--max-hours` | Maximum number of hours to run workspace. Defaults to 24. |
| `--dataset` (_multiple_) | Dataset mounts in the form of `[mount_path]:[dataset_name]` ex. `<code>`--dataset /input:mnist` |
| `--upload-local-file` _(multiple)_ | Upload local file. Format: [local_path] or [local_path]:[remote_path].ex. `--upload-local-file my-project:/root/my-project`` |
| `--root-volume-size` | Root volume size (defaults to `100Gi`) |
| `-p`, `--port` _(multiple)_ | Format: \[expose\_type] \[port] \[name], ex. `-p 'tcp 22 ssh'`. Jupyter and SSH ports exist by default. |
| `--init-script` | Custom init script |
###
### Connect to a running workspace
```bash
vessl workspace ssh [OPTIONS]
```
| Option | Description |
| ---------- | -------------------- |
| --key-path | SSH private key path |
### Connect to workspaces via VSCode Remote-SSH <a href="#savvihub-workspace-vscode" id="savvihub-workspace-vscode"></a>
```bash
vessl workspace vscode [OPTIONS]
```
| Option | Description |
| ---------- | -------------------- |
| --key-path | SSH private key path |
```bash
$ vessl workspace vscode
Updated '/Users/johndoe/.ssh/config'.
```
### Backup the home directory of the workspace <a href="#savvihub-workspace-backup" id="savvihub-workspace-backup"></a>
Create a zip file at `/tmp/workspace-backup.zip` and uploads the backup to VESSL server.
<Note>You should run this command inside a running workspace.</Note>
```bash
vessl workspace backup
```
```bash
$ vessl workspace backup
Successfully uploaded 1 out of 1 file(s).
```
### Restore workspace home directory from a backup. <a href="#savvihub-workspace-restore" id="savvihub-workspace-restore"></a>
Download the zip file to `/tmp/workspace-backup.zip` and extract to `/root/`.
<Note>You should run this command inside a running workspace.</Note>
```bash
vessl workspace restore
```
```bash
$ vessl workspace restore
[?] Select workspace: rash-uncle (backup created 13 minutes ago)
> rash-uncle (backup created 13 minutes ago)
hazel-saver (backup created 2 days ago)
Successfully downloaded 1 out of 1 file(s).
```
### List all workspaces <a href="#usd-savvihub-image-list" id="usd-savvihub-image-list"></a>
```
vessl workspace list
```
### View information on the workspace
```
vessl workspace read ID
```
| Argument | Description |
| -------- | ------------ |
| `ID` | Workspace ID |
### View logs of the workspace container
```
vessl workspace logs ID
```
| Argument | Description |
| -------- | ------------ |
| `ID` | Workspace ID |
| Option | Description |
| -------- | --------------------------------------------------------- |
| `--tail` | Number of lines to display from the end (defaults to 200) |
### Start a workspace container
```
vessl workspace start ID
```
| Argument | Description |
| -------- | ------------ |
| `ID` | Workspace ID |
### Stop a workspace container
```
vessl workspace stop ID
```
| Argument | Description |
| -------- | ------------ |
| `ID` | Workspace ID |
### Terminate a workspace container
```
vessl workspace terminate ID
```
| Argument | Description |
| -------- | ------------ |
| `ID` | Workspace ID |