Steps to copy docker image from one machine to other machine

Save the docker image

Export image

root@ubuntu:/personal# docker images

REPOSITORY TAG IMAGE ID CREATED SIZE

ubuntu 14.04 0ccb13bf1954 3 weeks ago 188 MB

root@ubuntu:/personal/haproxy# docker save -o ubuntu.tar ubuntu:14.04

root@ubuntu:/personal/haproxy# ls

ubuntu.tar

Load image

Import image

root@ubuntu:/personal/haproxy# docker images

root@ubuntu:/personal/haproxy# docker load -i ubuntu.tar

root@ubuntu:/personal/haproxy# docker images

REPOSITORY TAG IMAGE ID CREATED SIZE

ubuntu 14.04 0ccb13bf1954 3 weeks ago 188 MB

Reference

http://stackoverflow.com/questions/23935141/how-to-copy-docker-images-from-one-host-to-another-without-via-repository

https://www.jamescoyle.net/how-to/1512-export-and-import-a-docker-image-between-nodes