Shards

A shard (.shard file) is a portable bundle for distributing workflows, container images, and reference data together. Shards are useful for offline or air-gapped environments.

Importing a shard

1. Actions → Import Shard.

2. Select a .shard file from your file system.

GLACIER extracts the archive and processes its contents:

1. Workflows — extracted to <configPath>/workflows/local/.

2. Docker images — loaded into the local Docker daemon via docker load.

3. Data assets — copied to <configPath>/data/.

4. Catalogue entry — created or amended in a Local catalogue stored at <configPath>/catalogues/shards/local@main/catalogue.json.

You can track import progress via the status dialog. Once complete, the imported workflows appear in the Library under the Local catalogue.