# kraft cloud volume import

```
kraft cloud volume import [FLAGS]
```

### Examples

```
# Import data from a local directory "path/to/data" to a volume named "my-volume"
$ kraft cloud volume import --source path/to/data --volume my-volume

# Import data from a local Dockerfile "path/to/Dockerfile" to a volume named "my-volume"
$ kraft cloud volume import --source path/to/Dockerfile --volume my-volume

# Import data from a docker registry "docker.io/nginx:latest" to a volume named "my-volume"
$ kraft cloud volume import --source docker.io/nginx:latest --volume my-volume

# Import data from a local cpio file "path/to/file" to a volume named "my-volume"
$ kraft cloud volume import --source path/to/file --volume my-volume

# Import data from a local cpio file "path/to/file" to a volume named "my-volume" on the port 10000
$ kraft cloud volume import --source path/to/file --volume my-volume --port 10000

```

## Options

```
  -f, --force            Force import, even if it might fail
  -h, --help             help for import
      --image string     Volume import image to use (default "official/utils/volimport:1.0")
  -p, --port int         Custom port to connect to the volume import service instance on (default 42069)
  -s, --source string    Path to the data source (directory, Dockerfile, Docker link, cpio file) (default ".")
  -t, --timeout uint     Timeout for the import process in seconds when unresponsive (default 10)
  -v, --volume string    Identifier of an existing volume (name or UUID)
  -w, --workdir string   Working directory for the import process
```

## Options inherited from parent commands

```
      --allow-insecure   Allow insecure connections to the Unikraft Cloud API
      --metro string     Unikraft Cloud metro location
      --token string     Unikraft Cloud access token
```

## See Also

* [`kraft cloud volume`](/docs/cli/kraft/cloud/volume): Manage persistent volumes on KraftCloud