File: //lib/python3/dist-packages/awscli/examples/lightsail/create-disk-from-snapshot.rst
**To create a create a disk from a disk snapshot**
The following ``create-disk-from-snapshot`` example creates a block storage disk named ``Disk-2`` from the specified block storage disk snapshot. The disk is created in the specified AWS Region and Availability Zone, with 32 GB of storage space. ::
aws lightsail create-disk-from-snapshot \
--disk-name Disk-2 \
--disk-snapshot-name Disk-1-1566839161 \
--availability-zone us-west-2a \
--size-in-gb 32
Output::
{
"operations": [
{
"id": "d42b605d-5ef1-4b4a-8791-7a3e8b66b5e7",
"resourceName": "Disk-2",
"resourceType": "Disk",
"createdAt": 1569624941.471,
"location": {
"availabilityZone": "us-west-2a",
"regionName": "us-west-2"
},
"isTerminal": false,
"operationType": "CreateDiskFromSnapshot",
"status": "Started",
"statusChangedAt": 1569624941.791
}
]
}
For more information, see `Creating a block storage disk from a snapshot in Amazon Lightsail <https://lightsail.aws.amazon.com/ls/docs/en_us/articles/create-new-block-storage-disk-from-snapshot>`__ in the *Lightsail Developer Guide*.