alpine publish

Description

Packages an instance into a .tar.gz archive for backup or distribution.

Usage

alpine publish <instance> [<instance>...]

Aliases

pub, archive

Flags

Flag	Shorthand	Type	Default	Description
--encrypt	-e	bool	false	Encrypt the published archive. Prompts for a passphrase.

Details

This command creates a compressed archive (e.g., my-instance.tar.gz) in the current directory. If the -e flag is used, the archive will be encrypted using age and named my-instance.tar.gz.age. The instance can be restored using the alpine import command. For more details, see the Publishing & Importing guide.