---
name: "lxd-migrate"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "lxd-migrate"
version: "5.0.2+git20231211.1364ae4-9+deb13u7"
release: "Debian 13 (Trixie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/lxd-migrate"
---

# lxd-migrate(1)

LXD physical to instance migration tool

## NAME

lxd-migrate - LXD physical to instance migration tool

## DESCRIPTION

### Description:

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  Physical to instance migration tool

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  This tool lets you turn any Linux filesystem (including your current one) into a LXD instance on a remote LXD host.

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  It will setup a clean mount tree made of the root filesystem and any additional mount you list, then transfer this through LXD's migration API to create a new instance from it.

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  The same set of options as \`lxc launch\` are also supported.

### Usage:

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  lxd-migrate \[flags\]

### Flags:

- **-h**, **--help**

  Print help

- **--rsync-args**

  Extra arguments to pass to rsync

- **--version**

  Print version number