# Could we deploy a canister on a specified subnet?

**URL:** <https://forum.dfinity.org/t/could-we-deploy-a-canister-on-a-specified-subnet/7936>\
**Category:** Developers\
**Created:** [October 15, 2021, 8:02am UTC](https://forum.dfinity.org/t/could-we-deploy-a-canister-on-a-specified-subnet/7936 "2021-10-15T08:02:52Z")\
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**Author:** ![Vivienne](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex023/user_avatar/forum.dfinity.org/vivienne/32/29170_2.png) [@Vivienne](https://forum.dfinity.org/u/Vivienne)\
**Post date:** [March 28, 2023, 12:15pm UTC](https://forum.dfinity.org/t/could-we-deploy-a-canister-on-a-specified-subnet/7936/14 "2023-03-28T12:15:42Z")

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No specific subnet is possible (yet?), but you can [choose the subnet type](https://internetcomputer.org/docs/current/references/cli-reference/dfx-ledger#dfx-ledger-create-canister) with `dfx ledger create-canister --subnet-type <type>`

To see available options, use `dfx ledger --network ic show-subnet-types`. No option means `application`

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