Creating a folder

A folder is an isolated space where Yandex.Cloud resources are created and grouped.

Alert

When creating folders, keep in mind the quotas and limits. Currently, you cannot delete a folder yourself.

Management console

CLI

API

Click Create folder in the Home page of the management console.
Enter the folder name.
- The name must be unique within the folder.
- The name may contain lowercase Latin letters, numbers, and hyphens.
- The first character must be a letter. The last character can't be a hyphen.
- The maximum length of the name is 63 characters.
Select Create a default network. A network is created with subnets in each availability zone.
Click Create folder.

See a description of the create folder command:
```
$ yc resource-manager folder create --help
```
Create a new folder:
- with a name and without a description:
```
$ yc resource-manager folder create \
    --name new-folder
```
  - The name must be unique within the folder.
  - The name may contain lowercase Latin letters, numbers, and hyphens.
  - The first character must be a letter. The last character can't be a hyphen.
  - The maximum length of the name is 63 characters.
- with a name and description:
```
$ yc resource-manager folder create \
    --name new-folder \
    --description "my first folder with description"
```

To create a folder, use the create method for theFolder resource.