# phpman > info > SYSTEMD-IMPORTD.SERVICE

[SYSTEMD-IMPORTD.SERVICE(8)](https://www.chedong.com/phpMan.php/man/SYSTEMD-IMPORTD.SERVICE/8/markdown)  systemd-importd.service [SYSTEMD-IMPORTD.SERVICE(8)](https://www.chedong.com/phpMan.php/man/SYSTEMD-IMPORTD.SERVICE/8/markdown)

NAME
       systemd-importd.service, systemd-importd - VM and container image
       import and export service

SYNOPSIS
       systemd-importd.service

       /lib/systemd/systemd-importd

DESCRIPTION
       systemd-importd is a system service that allows importing, exporting
       and downloading of system images suitable for running as VM or
       containers. It is a companion service for [systemd-machined.service(8)](https://www.chedong.com/phpMan.php/man/systemd-machined.service/8/markdown),
       and provides the implementation for [machinectl(1)](https://www.chedong.com/phpMan.php/man/machinectl/1/markdown)'s pull-raw, pull-tar,
       import-raw, import-tar, import-fs, export-raw, and export-tar commands.

       See [org.freedesktop.import1(5)](https://www.chedong.com/phpMan.php/man/org.freedesktop.import1/5/markdown) and [org.freedesktop.LogControl1(5)](https://www.chedong.com/phpMan.php/man/org.freedesktop.LogControl1/5/markdown) for a
       description of the D-Bus API.

SEE ALSO
       [systemd(1)](https://www.chedong.com/phpMan.php/man/systemd/1/markdown), [machinectl(1)](https://www.chedong.com/phpMan.php/man/machinectl/1/markdown), [systemd-machined.service(8)](https://www.chedong.com/phpMan.php/man/systemd-machined.service/8/markdown), systemd-
       [nspawn(1)](https://www.chedong.com/phpMan.php/man/nspawn/1/markdown)

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