Metadata tarball is missing metadata.yaml

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I have exported a container using the LXC API endpoint /instances/name/backups/export, however when i try to import using lxc image import a1-1591635854.tar.gz --alias a1-import

I get the following error

Error: Metadata tarball is missing metadata.yaml

What am I missing?

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Do you get the same issue if you use the lxc export CLI?

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Also what versions of lxd are available?

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No I don’t get the same issue with the CLI, I am able to import fine.

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4.1

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I guess I am using the API to export a backup and the CLI to export a container as an image, which are two different things.

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Is there a specific command for importing backups generated using the API backup export endpoint?

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The commands to use are:

lxc export <container> backupfile.tar.gz
lxc import backupfile.tar.gz
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Thanks, it worked perfectly - I totally missed the obvious, i was following an old discussion on backing up and restoring, when there was no need too. doh!

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Is there any script to create it automatically backup backupfile.tar.gz file for the listed container in every night? Thnx

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@hafijaa This article has some bash goodness

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