incus.snapshot.create(1)

incus.snapshot.create1

Create instance snapshot

Usage

incus snapshot create [:] [] [flags]

Overview

Description:
Create instance snapshots

When --stateful is used, attempt to checkpoint the instance's
running state, including process memory state, TCP connections, ...

Options

--no-expiry[=false]
Ignore any configured auto-expiry for the instance

--reuse[=false]
If the snapshot name already exists, delete and create a new one

--stateful[=false]
Whether or not to snapshot the instance's running state

Options inherited from parent commands

--debug[=false]
Show all debug messages

--force-local[=false]
Force using the local unix socket

-h, --help[=false]
Print help

--project=""
Override the source project``

-q, --quiet[=false]
Don't show progress information

--sub-commands[=false]
Use with help or --help to view sub-commands

-v, --verbose[=false]
Show all information messages

--version[=false]
Print version number

Examples

  incus snapshot create u1 snap0
  	Create a snapshot of "u1" called "snap0".
  incus snapshot create u1 snap0 < config.yaml
  	Create a snapshot of "u1" called "snap0" with the configuration from "config.yaml".

History

2-Sep-2026 Auto generated by spf13/cobra

From incus-client 6.0.4-2+deb13u10 in Debian 13 (Trixie). Parsed by carta from the page's man source.