Firecracker v1.18.0 optional arguments: --api-sock <api-sock> Path to unix domain socket used by the API. [default: "/run/firecracker.socket"] --boot-timer Whether or not to load boot timer device for logging elapsed time since InstanceStart command. --config-file <config-file> Path to a file that contains the microVM configuration in JSON format. --describe-snapshot <describe-snapshot> Print the data format version of the provided snapshot state file. --enable-pci Enables PCIe support. --help Show the help message. --http-api-max-payload-size <http-api-max-payload-size> Http API request payload max size, in bytes. [default: "51200"] --id <id> MicroVM unique identifier. [default: "anonymous-instance"] --level <level> Set the logger level. --log-path <log-path> Path to a fifo or a file used for configuring the logger on startup. --metadata <metadata> Path to a file that contains metadata in JSON format to add to the mmds. --metrics-path <metrics-path> Path to a fifo or a file used for configuring the metrics on startup. --mmds-size-limit <mmds-size-limit> Mmds data store limit, in bytes. --module <module> Set the logger module filter. --no-api Optional parameter which allows starting and using a microVM without an active API socket. --no-seccomp Optional parameter which allows starting and using a microVM without seccomp filtering. Not recommended. --parent-cpu-time-us <parent-cpu-time-us> Parent process CPU time (wall clock, microseconds). This parameter is optional. --seccomp-filter <seccomp-filter> Optional parameter which allows specifying the path to a custom seccomp filter. For advanced users. --show-level Whether or not to output the level in the logs. --show-log-origin Whether or not to include the file path and line number of the log's origin. --snapshot-version Print the supported data format version. --start-time-cpu-us <start-time-cpu-us> Process start CPU time (wall clock, microseconds). This parameter is optional. --start-time-us <start-time-us> Process start time (wall clock, microseconds). This parameter is optional. --version Print the binary version number. 2026-11-08T04:12:24.000820655 [anonymous-instance:main] Firecracker exiting successfully. exit_code=0
Options (24)
| Option | Description | Source |
|---|---|---|
--api-sock api-sock | Path to unix domain socket used by the API. | help |
--boot-timer | Whether or not to load boot timer device for logging elapsed time since InstanceStart command. | help |
--config-file config-file | Path to a file that contains the microVM configuration in JSON format. | help |
--describe-snapshot describe-snapshot | Print the data format version of the provided snapshot state file. | help |
--enable-pci | Enables PCIe support. | help |
--help | Show the help message. | help |
--http-api-max-payload-size http-api-max-payload-size | Http API request payload max size, in bytes. | help |
--id id | MicroVM unique identifier. | help |
--level level | Set the logger level. | help |
--log-path log-path | Path to a fifo or a file used for configuring the logger on startup. | help |
--metadata metadata | Path to a file that contains metadata in JSON format to add to the mmds. | help |
--metrics-path metrics-path | Path to a fifo or a file used for configuring the metrics on startup. | help |
--mmds-size-limit mmds-size-limit | Mmds data store limit, in bytes. | help |
--module module | Set the logger module filter. | help |
--no-api | Optional parameter which allows starting and using a microVM without an active API socket. | help |
--no-seccomp | Optional parameter which allows starting and using a microVM without seccomp filtering. | help |
--parent-cpu-time-us parent-cpu-time-us | Parent process CPU time (wall clock, microseconds). | help |
--seccomp-filter seccomp-filter | Optional parameter which allows specifying the path to a custom seccomp filter. | help |
--show-level | Whether or not to output the level in the logs. | help |
--show-log-origin | Whether or not to include the file path and line number of the log's origin. | help |
--snapshot-version | Print the supported data format version. | help |
--start-time-cpu-us start-time-cpu-us | Process start CPU time (wall clock, microseconds). | help |
--start-time-us start-time-us | Process start time (wall clock, microseconds). | help |
--version | Print the binary version number. | help |