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Docker: save/load container using tgz file (tar.gz)
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Docker: save_load_compressed_container.bash
#for an image ("not running container") use save:
docker save <dockernameortag> | gzip > mycontainer.tgz
#for running or paused docker, use export:
docker export <dockernameortag> | gzip > mycontainer.tgz
#load
gunzip -c mycontainer.tgz | docker load
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deliro commented Jan 21, 2022

docker load command can receive .tar.gz files (not only .tar) so you may want just use docker load < mycontainer.tgz

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