Backup LXD Container as Tarball

ubuntu lxc lxd container backup

Backup

lxc snapshot <container name> backup
lxc publish <container name>/backup --alias <container name>-backup
lxc image export <container name>-backup lxd_<container name>_tarball
lxc image delete <container name>-backup
lxc delete <container name>/backup

Restore on a new machine

lxc image import <tarball file name> --alias <container name>-backup
lxc launch <container name>-backup <some-container-name>
lxc image delete <container name>-backup

Reference: https://discuss.linuxcontainers.org/t/backup-the-container-and-install-it-on-another-server/463/2

Written on March 14, 2018