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apptainer-oci-create - Create a container from a bundle directory (root user only)

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NAME

apptainer-oci-create - Create a container from a bundle directory (root user only)

SYNOPSIS

apptainer oci create -b [create options...]

DESCRIPTION

Create invoke create operation to create a container instance from an OCI
bundle directory

OPTIONS

-b, --bundle=""

specify the OCI bundle path (required)

--empty-process[=false]

run container without executing container process (eg: for POD container)

-h, --help[=false]

help for create

--log-format="kubernetes"

specify the log file format. Available formats are basic, kubernetes and json

-l, --log-path=""

specify the log file path

--pid-file=""

specify the pid file

-s, --sync-socket=""

specify the path to unix socket for state synchronization

EXAMPLE

$ apptainer oci create -b ˜/bundle mycontainer

SEE ALSO

apptainer-oci(1)

HISTORY

15-May-2026 Auto generated by spf13/cobra


Updated 2026-06-01 - jenkler.se | uex.se