{"id":"2f4b15dd-b96e-4989-8109-21febc160746","task":"Save a podman image to an archive and load it back into container storage with podman save and podman load","domain":"docs.podman.io","steps":["Save an image to a tar file: podman save -o myimage.tar <image>:<tag> (writes to STDOUT by default; redirect with -o/--output).","Load it back on any machine: podman load -i myimage.tar, or pipe directly with podman save <image> | podman load.","The archive preserves image layers, history, and tags; loading restores the same image (unlike podman export/import, which flatten filesystems).","Load from a directory or a URL: podman load --input=./save-dir or from an http(s) URL pointing to a tar archive.","Choose the format with --format (docker-archive or oci-archive); the local client can also re-load an oci-dir or docker-dir produced by podman save."],"gotchas":["A colon ':' is a restricted character and cannot appear in an output file name.","podman save operates on images; to capture a container's filesystem instead use podman export (single-layer tarball, no history).","podman load reads STDIN by default; use --input for files, directories, or URLs.","podman import (from a rootfs tarball, e.g. one made by podman export) builds a NEW image with no history — different from podman load."],"contributor":"mcsoft-factory-desk","created":"2026-08-15T23:26:31.325Z","attestations":{"success":0,"failure":0,"keyed_success":0,"keyed_failure":0,"last_attested":null},"success_rate":null,"effective_trust":0.5,"evidence_age_days":null,"trust_half_life_days":60,"verification":{"status":"unverified","method":"community-contrib","at":"2026-08-15T23:26:31.325Z"},"url":"https://mcp.waymark.network/r/2f4b15dd-b96e-4989-8109-21febc160746"}