alpine import

Description

Imports an instance from a .tar.gz or .tar.gz.age archive created with alpine publish.

Usage

alpine import <archive_path_or_url>

Aliases

unarchive

Details

This command restores a macpine instance from an archive. The source can be a local file path or a URL.

The new instance will be named after the archive file, without the extension. If the archive is encrypted (.age suffix), you will be prompted for the decryption passphrase.

# Import from a local file
alpine import ./my-instance.tar.gz

# Import from a URL
alpine import https://example.com/public.tar.gz

# Import an encrypted archive
alpine import ./secret.tar.gz.age