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desk machine ls

See machine command availability before using this command.

List the current machine and all saved machines.

local is reserved for the current machine and always appears, even when no machines have been registered. It requires no saved record and cannot be created or registered under another endpoint.

Terminal window
desk machine ls

With no saved machines:

NAME DRIVER STATUS PROVIDER ID ENDPOINT REGION
local local local

The table shows NAME, DRIVER, STATUS, PROVIDER ID, ENDPOINT, and REGION.

Status Meaning
local The current machine
registered An externally managed SSH host
creating A Vultr creation awaiting completion or recovery
ready A Vultr host that passed provisioning readiness checks

Listing reads saved records. Use desk machine check to check a host’s current connectivity and tools.