LXC.STORAGE.VOLUME.IMPORT(1)

✨ NAME ✨

okay so this is lxc-storage-volume-import — the LXD command line client (section 1, bestie 💅) — and it imports storage volumes. that's the whole vibe. 🎀

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🌸 SYNOPSIS 🌸

lxc storage volume import [:]  [] [flags]

like, exactly that. yes there are some empty [] bits in there — that's what the page says, so that's what you get. no cap, I'm not making anything up 🫶

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🦋 DESCRIPTION 🦋

okay so real talk, here's what it does:

Import custom volume backups, iso images, or tarballs.

that's it. that's the function. it's giving "one job, does it well" 💖

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✨ OPTIONS ✨

• --target="" — the cluster member name 🏷️
• --type="" — what kind of file you're importing. valid options are:
  • backup: a custom volume backup — this is the default option 💅
  • iso: an iso image, and it gets imported as an iso volume 📀
  • tar: a tarball, and it gets imported as a custom filesystem volume 📦

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🧚 OPTIONS INHERITED FROM PARENT COMMANDS 🧚

these are the ones it gets from its parent command, so they're always vibing in the background:

• --debug[=false] — show all debug messages 🐛
• --force-local[=false] — force using the local unix socket 🔌
• -h, --help[=false] — print help 🆘
• --project="" — override the source project 📁
• -q, --quiet[=false] — don't show progress information 🤫
• --sub-commands[=false] — use with help or --help to view sub-commands 🌿
• -v, --verbose[=false] — show all information messages 🗣️
• --version[=false] — print version number 🔢

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🔥 EXAMPLE 🔥

lxc storage volume import default backup0.tar.gz
          Create a new custom volume using backup0.tar.gz with included snapshots as the source.

so yeah — you point it at default and backup0.tar.gz, and it creates a shiny new custom volume from that tarball, with the included snapshots as the source. iconic. periodt 👑

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💜 SEE ALSO 💜

• lxc-storage-volume(1) — go read that one too, iykyk 🫶

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🌈 HISTORY 🌈

• 22-Aug-2026 — auto generated by spf13/cobra 🤖

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okay bestie that's the whole page!! remember: every flag matters, defaults are false unless it says otherwise, and backup is the default --type if you don't pick one 💅✨

auto generated by spf13/cobra · Aug 2026 · LXD - Command line client(1) — mwah, go import something cute 🎀🦋💖