pct-push

pct push vmid file destination [OPTIONS]

pct push copies a single local file from the Proxmox host into an LXC container. It is commonly used to install bootstrap scripts, drop configuration files, or stage packages without scp/SSH into the guest.After a push, pct exec is often used to chmod and run the file. Ownership options refer to users and groups inside the container when names (not numeric ids) are given.

vmid

The numeric ID of the container (100–999999999)

Path to a local file on the host

Destination path inside the container to write to

Owner user name or id. When using a name, it must exist inside the container

Owner group name or id. When using a name, it must exist inside the container

File permissions (octal by default; prefix with 0x for hexadecimal)

Single-file only; recursive directory push is not supported. Parent directories inside the container must already exist. For large tree copies, mount the filesystem with pct mount or use a network share instead. Name-based --user/--group fail if that account is not defined in the guest.

pct push is part of the Proxmox VE pct (Proxmox Container Toolkit) for managing LXC containers.

pct(1), pct-pull(1), pct-exec(1), pct-enter(1), pct-mount(1)

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