Layer Reference
Commands for capturing and restoring container filesystem state.
create layer
reel --agent create layer --pod <pod> [--container <container>] -n <namespace>
Create a layer (filesystem diff) from a running container.
list layers
reel list layers [flags]
| Flag | Description |
|---|---|
| -n, --namespace | Namespace |
| -A, --all-namespaces | All namespaces |
| -o, --output | Output format: table, json, yaml |
export layer
reel --agent export layer --pod <pod> [--container <container>] -n <namespace> [flags]
| Flag | Description |
|---|---|
| -o, --output | Destination file |
| --compress | Compression: none, fast, default, better, best |
restore layer
reel --agent restore layer <layer-id> <new-pod-name> -n <namespace>
Create a new pod from a stored layer.
rollback layer
reel --agent rollback layer <layer-id> deployment/<name> -n <namespace>
Rollback an existing deployment to a layer's filesystem state.
delete layer
reel delete layer <layer-id>
Delete a single layer capture by ID and free its storage. Find the ID with reel list layers.
Scheduling
Automate layer backups with pod annotations:
annotations:
# reel.io/s3-bucket, reel.io/s3-region, reel.io/s3-secret...
reel.io/schedule: "0 * * * * | upload layer"
See Scheduling Reference for syntax and S3 Evidence Vault for bucket configuration.
See Change Tracking for use case examples.