Export and Import Projects

Introduction

Catalyst CLI provides the ability to perform IaC project export and import operations from the local environment. You can export a Catalyst project, including the configurations of its components and its code, as an external ZIP file. You can then import the ZIP file as a new project into any Catalyst account.

A project export is done from its active project directory in the local environment. When you export a project, the export ZIP file is created in a specific format in the same directory. You can only import a project if this ZIP file is in this standard format. The CLI also enables you to directly import any project from a local directory without having to export it first, through a pack command which generates an import-ready ZIP file.

The project export and import feature enables easy transfers of projects between data centers or between Catalyst accounts. It also enables easy access and testing of a project from an external environment, such as a GitHub repository. You can simply clone a Git repo containing a Catalyst project’s components, generate its ZIP file to import it, and easily test the project. You can also easily perform these actions through a remote system, such as a CI system, or write scripts to automate these tasks.

Catalyst also provides you the option to import a project to just the Catalyst remote console, or to both the remote console and the local environment.

Note: You can also perform the IaC project export and import operations from the General Settings in the remote console. You can learn about it from the IaC Settings help page.

Last Updated 2023-04-19 15:32:07 +0530 +0530

ON THIS PAGE