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The doctl apps create command is used to create an app on DigitalOcean's App Platform through the command-line interface (CLI).

DigitalOcean's App Platform simplifies the process of deploying, managing, and scaling modern applications. By using this command, you can create a new app on the App Platform using your desired configuration options.

When running the doctl apps create command, you need to provide additional parameters and flags to specify the details of your app, such as its name, source code repo, deployment region, environment variables, and more. These parameters and flags depend on the specific requirements of your application.

For example, you might run a command like this:

doctl apps create --name my-app --region nyc1 --github-repo https://github.com/username/my-app

This command would create a new app with the name "my-app" in the New York City (NYC1) region, using the source code from the specified GitHub repository.

After executing the command, DigitalOcean's App Platform will analyze your application's source code, determine the appropriate runtime environment, and automatically build and deploy your app. It will also handle scaling, load balancing, and other infrastructure-related tasks to ensure your app runs efficiently and securely.