velero/docs/cli-reference/ark_create_backup-location.md

## ark create backup-location

Create a backup storage location

### Synopsis

Create a backup storage location

```
ark create backup-location NAME [flags]
```

### Options

```
      --bucket string               name of the object storage bucket where backups should be stored
      --config mapStringString      configuration key-value pairs
  -h, --help                        help for backup-location
      --label-columns stringArray   a comma-separated list of labels to be displayed as columns
      --labels mapStringString      labels to apply to the backup storage location
  -o, --output string               Output display format. For create commands, display the object but do not send it to the server. Valid formats are 'table', 'json', and 'yaml'.
      --prefix string               prefix under which all Ark data should be stored within the bucket. Optional.
      --provider string             name of the backup storage provider (e.g. aws, azure, gcp)
      --show-labels                 show labels in the last column
```

### Options inherited from parent commands

```
      --alsologtostderr                  log to standard error as well as files
      --kubeconfig string                Path to the kubeconfig file to use to talk to the Kubernetes apiserver. If unset, try the environment variable KUBECONFIG, as well as in-cluster configuration
      --kubecontext string               The context to use to talk to the Kubernetes apiserver. If unset defaults to whatever your current-context is (kubectl config current-context)
      --log_backtrace_at traceLocation   when logging hits line file:N, emit a stack trace (default :0)
      --log_dir string                   If non-empty, write log files in this directory
      --logtostderr                      log to standard error instead of files
  -n, --namespace string                 The namespace in which Ark should operate (default "heptio-ark")
      --stderrthreshold severity         logs at or above this threshold go to stderr (default 2)
  -v, --v Level                          log level for V logs
      --vmodule moduleSpec               comma-separated list of pattern=N settings for file-filtered logging
```

### SEE ALSO

* [ark create](ark_create.md)	 - Create ark resources