px pxb init

Initialize px-backup resources

note

The following commands support a set of global flags that apply to all px pxb commands. For details, see the Global Flags section.

px pxb init config

Initialize a new PX-Backup configuration file with default or provided values.

This command creates a multi-context configuration file similar to kubeconfig. You can specify a context name for the initial configuration.

Examples:

# Initialize with default context
pxb init config --px-backup-api-url https://pxb.example.com

# Initialize with a named context
pxb init config --context dev --px-backup-api-url https://dev.pxb.example.com

# Force overwrite existing config
pxb init config --force

Flags

Flag	Input type	Description	Default	Required
--authtoken	string	oidc auth token	-	Optional
--context	string	Name for the context (default: 'default')	-	Optional
--dry-run	bool	Simulate the operation without making any changes	false	Optional
--endpoint, -e	string	The endpoint of the server	-	Optional
--force	bool	Force overwrite existing configuration file	false	Optional
--labels, -l	string	Comma separated list of labels as key-value pairs: 'k1=v1,k2=v2'	-	Optional
--orgID	string	The org id for which to query the object	default	Optional
--output, -o	string	Output format. One of: table|json|yaml|name	table	Optional
--px-backup-api-url	string	PX-Backup API URL (e.g., https://pxb.portworx.com)	-	Optional
--pxcentral-auth-url	string	PX-Central auth server URL (e.g., https://pxb.portworx.com)	-	Optional
--tls-certificate	string	tls certificate	-	Optional
--tls-certificate-path	string	Path to TLS certificate file for secure connections	-	Optional