# mc admin cluster bucket

LLMS index: [llms.txt](/llms.txt)

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## Description {#description}

> [!NOTE]
> **Added: RELEASE.2022-06-17T02-52-50Z**

The [`mc admin cluster bucket`](#command-mc.admin.cluster.bucket) command and its subcommands provide tools for manually importing and exporting MinIO bucket metadata.

This metadata includes configurations related to features like [lifecycle management rules](/administration/object-management/object-lifecycle-management/#minio-lifecycle-management). You can use this metadata as a snapshot of the bucket configuration for restoration later, such as part of <abbr title="Business Continuity / Disaster Recovery">BC/DR</abbr> or backup/restore operations.

You can use this command on individual buckets *or* on all buckets in a MinIO deployment. For automatic synchronization of all buckets in a deployment to a remote site, use [site replication](/operations/replication/multi-site-replication/#minio-site-replication-overview).

The [`mc admin cluster bucket`](#command-mc.admin.cluster.bucket) command has the following subcommands:

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      <td><p><a href="/reference/minio-mc-admin/mc-admin-cluster-bucket-import/#command-mc.admin.cluster.bucket.import"><code>import</code></a></p></td>
      <td><p>The <a href="/reference/minio-mc-admin/mc-admin-cluster-bucket-import/#command-mc.admin.cluster.bucket.import"><code>mc admin cluster bucket import</code></a> command imports bucket metadata as created by the <a href="/reference/minio-mc-admin/mc-admin-cluster-bucket-export/#command-mc.admin.cluster.bucket.export"><code>mc admin cluster bucket export</code></a> command.</p></td>
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      <td><p><a href="/reference/minio-mc-admin/mc-admin-cluster-bucket-export/#command-mc.admin.cluster.bucket.export"><code>export</code></a></p></td>
      <td><p>The <a href="/reference/minio-mc-admin/mc-admin-cluster-bucket-export/#command-mc.admin.cluster.bucket.export"><code>mc admin cluster bucket export</code></a> command exports bucket metadata for use with the <a href="/reference/minio-mc-admin/mc-admin-cluster-bucket-import/#command-mc.admin.cluster.bucket.import"><code>mc admin cluster bucket import</code></a> command.</p></td>
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