migrate docker image to another server

docker migration to another server.md

on running docker prod envointment

build docker image from current docker

 docker build -t <DOCKERIMAGE-NAME> .

info: to find out which image you want to migrate enter docker images you will see the images by name

Save the image to a tar file to transfer as a single file

docker save -o <DOCKERIMAGE-NAME>.tar <DOCKERIMAGE-NAME>:latest

now you can copy the tar file via rsync or scp , i prefer scp

scp <DOCKERIMAGE-NAME>.tar <USER>@<REMOTE_IP>:/tmp/

Load the image into local Docker

docker load -i <DOCKERIMAGE-NAME>.tar

If you're using Docker Compose, then run the container via

docker compose up -d <DOCKERIMAGE-NAME>

OR directly

docker run --name <DOCKERIMAGE-NAME> -d <DOCKERIMAGE-NAME>:latest