podman-load

Load container images from archives

TLDR

Load image from archive
$ podman load -i [image.tar]
Load from stdin
$ cat [image.tar] | podman load
Load with new name
$ podman load -i [archive.tar]

SYNOPSIS

podman load [options]

DESCRIPTION

podman load restores container images from tar archives previously created by podman save or docker save. Unlike podman import, it preserves all image layers, metadata, tags, and build history.The archive can be read from a file with -i or piped from stdin. This is the standard way to transfer complete images between systems without using a registry.

PARAMETERS

-i, --input FILE

Input archive file.
-q, --quiet
Suppress output.

INSTALL

sudo apt install podman
sudo dnf install podman
sudo pacman -S podman
sudo apk add podman
sudo zypper install podman
brew install podman
nix profile install nixpkgs#podman

CAVEATS

Use with podman save archives. OCI format compatible.

HISTORY

podman load provides image archive loading functionality.

SEE ALSO

podman(1), podman-save(1), podman-import(1)