gcloud alpha compute health-sources create

NAME
gcloud alpha compute health-sources create - create a health source
SYNOPSIS
gcloud alpha compute health-sources create(HEALTH_SOURCE :--region=REGION)--health-aggregation-policy=HEALTH_AGGREGATION_POLICY--sources=SOURCES,[SOURCES,…][--async][--description=DESCRIPTION][--source-type=SOURCE_TYPE; default="backend-service"][GCLOUD_WIDE_FLAG]
DESCRIPTION
(ALPHA) Create a health source.
EXAMPLES
The following command creates a new health source:
gcloudalphacomputehealth-sourcescreate<HEALTH_SOURCE_NAME>--region=<REGION>--source-type=BACKEND_SERVICE--sources=my-backend-service--health-aggregation-policy=my-health-aggregation-policy
POSITIONAL ARGUMENTS
Health source resource - The name of the health source you want to create. Thearguments in this group can be used to specify the attributes of this resource.(NOTE) Some attributes are not given arguments in this group but can be set inother ways.

To set theproject attribute:

  • provide the argumenthealth_source on the command line with a fullyspecified name;
  • provide the argument--project on the command line;
  • set the propertycore/project.

This must be specified.

HEALTH_SOURCE
ID of the health source or fully qualified identifier for the health source.

To set thehealth_source attribute:

  • provide the argumenthealth_source on the command line.

This positional argument must be specified if any of the other arguments in thisgroup are specified.

--region=REGION
The name of the Google Compute Engine region.

To set theregion attribute:

  • provide the argumenthealth_source on the command line with a fullyspecified name;
  • provide the argument--region on the command line;
  • set the propertycompute/region.
REQUIRED FLAGS
--health-aggregation-policy=HEALTH_AGGREGATION_POLICY
URL to the health aggregation policy resource. Must be set. Must be regional andin the same region as the HealthSource. Can be mutated.
--sources=SOURCES,[SOURCES,…]
URLs to the source resources. Must be size 1. Must be a BackendService if thesourceType is BACKEND_SERVICE. The BackendService must have load balancingscheme INTERNAL or INTERNAL_MANAGED and must be regional and in the same regionas the HealthSource (cross-region deployment for INTERNAL_MANAGED is notsupported). The BackendService may use only IGs, MIGs, or NEGs of type GCE_VM_IPor GCE_VM_IP_PORT. The BackendService may not use haPolicy. Can be mutated.
OPTIONAL FLAGS
--async
Return immediately, without waiting for the operation in progress to complete.
--description=DESCRIPTION
A textual description of the HealthSource.
--source-type=SOURCE_TYPE; default="backend-service"
Specifies the type of the HealthSource. The only allowed value isBACKEND_SERVICE. Must be specified when the HealthSource is created, and cannotbe mutated.SOURCE_TYPE must be (only one value issupported):backend-service.
GCLOUD WIDE FLAGS
These flags are available to all commands:--access-token-file,--account,--billing-project,--configuration,--flags-file,--flatten,--format,--help,--impersonate-service-account,--log-http,--project,--quiet,--trace-token,--user-output-enabled,--verbosity.

Run$gcloud help for details.

API REFERENCE
This command uses thecompute/alpha API. The full documentation forthis API can be found at:https://cloud.google.com/compute/
NOTES
This command is currently in alpha and might change without notice. If thiscommand fails with API permission errors despite specifying the correct project,you might be trying to access an API with an invitation-only early accessallowlist. This variant is also available:
gcloudbetacomputehealth-sourcescreate

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Last updated 2025-10-28 UTC.