INCUS.PUBLISH(1)

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💖 INCUS-PUBLISH(1) — the girlies' guide to publishing instances 💖

okay so bestie, this is a page from the Incus command line client manual. it's incus-publish, and no cap, it does exactly one iconic thing: it takes your instance and turns it into an image. main character transformation arc, fr fr. ✨

🌸 NAME 🌸

incus-publish — publish instances as images 🎀

🦋 SYNOPSIS 🦋

incus publish [:][/] [:] [=...] [flags]

💅 DESCRIPTION 💅

Publish instances as images.

that's it, that's the whole vibe. you got an instance, you want it to be an image, you run this. slay.

✨ OPTIONS ✨

  • --alias=[] — brand new alias to define at the target. give your lil image a name so people can actually find it 🏷️
  • --compression="" — the compression algorithm to use. and listen, if you pass none, you get an uncompressed image. no squishing. periodt.
  • --expire="" — the image expiration date. format is rfc3339 so pls format it right or it's giving chaos 😭
  • -f, --force[=false] — stops the instance if it's currently running. yes, it will just stop it. that's the force.
  • --format="unified" — the image format. default vibe is unified.
  • --public[=false] — makes the image public. everyone can see it. no more private story energy. 👀
  • --reuse[=false] — if that image alias is already taken, it deletes the old one and creates a fresh new one. out with the old, in with the new, we love a glow-up 🔥

🌈 OPTIONS INHERITED FROM PARENT COMMANDS 🌈

these ones come from the parent, like hand-me-downs but make it useful:

  • --debug[=false] — show all the debug messages. every last one. spill the tea, debug. 🫖
  • --explain[=false] — if the command is valid, it explains its parsed arguments instead of actually running it. a little "here's what you meant" moment 💜
  • --force-local[=false] — force using the local unix socket. stay local, bestie.
  • -h, --help[=false] — print help. the classic. when in doubt, -h it out.
  • --project="" — override the source project. choose your own adventure, project edition.
  • -q, --quiet[=false] — don't show progress information. silence. peace. tranquility. 🧘
  • --sub-commands[=false] — use this with help or --help to view sub-commands.
  • -v, --verbose[=false] — show all information messages. opposite of quiet, and honestly? valid.
  • --version[=false] — print the version number.

👑 SEE ALSO 👑

incus(1) — go read the parent, she's the blueprint.

📜 HISTORY 📜

24-Sep-2026 — auto generated by spf13/cobra.

ngl, this whole page was auto generated by spf13/cobra, and it's dated Sep 2026, from the Incus command line client manual (section 1). so go forth, publish that instance, and remember: images are just instances with a passport photo. bye bestie, mwah 💖🌸✨🦋💅
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