# phpman > man > systemd-importd(8)

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## 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/systemd-nspawn/1/markdown)



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