Launch a linode using linode-cli via python code.

[HarrisKirk]

https://www.linode.com/community/questions/23341/how-to-launch-a-marketplace-app-using-linode-cli

[HarrisKirk]

The above are instructions for locating linodes from the marketplace (such as docker). It seems that the linode instances are launched via the provides scripts.

Next step is to see if the linode-cli tool can be used to launch an instance from a script. The community answer above refers to the API not the CLI

[HarrisKirk]

linode-cli linodes create --stackscript_id 607433 --type g6-standard-1 --region us-east --root_pass xxxxxx

[HarrisKirk]

The instance immediately goes offline.
NEXT: Diagnose why the instance goes offline

[HarrisKirk]

https://www.linode.com/docs/products/tools/marketplace/guides/docker/

The above may help to deploy a linode that has the docker engine on it.

NEXT: From the Cloud Manager, launch a linode from the marketplace (that has docker on it)

[HarrisKirk]

• I launched a linode from the marketplace nav bar
• I can ssh into the linode and launch docker.

Next - how to launch it using the linode-cli

[HarrisKirk]

I submitted a issue ticket at the linode website 2 days ago. No reply yet.