---
title: One-time Configuration Import Example
slug: ps/help/en_us/vtm/cfgimport/one-time-configuration-import-example
docTags: 
createdAt: 2026-08-02T08:46:48.881Z
---

The following example shows how to perform a one-time configuration import within Docker, and additionally how to invoke the Configuration Importer on standard deployments.

Save the following sample YAML configuration document as the file "./import/config/example-config.yaml":

| example-config.yaml                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             |
| ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| <br />```bash
version: 6.1
```<br />```bash
```<br />```bash
virtual_servers:
```<br />```bash
- name: example-service
```<br />```bash
properties:
```<br />```bash
basic:
```<br />```bash
enabled: true
```<br />```bash
port: 80
```<br />```bash
protocol: http
```<br />```bash
pool: discard
```<br />```bash
request_rules: [ basic-response ]
```<br />```bash
```<br />```bash
rules:
```<br />```bash
- name: basic-response
```<br />```bash
content: |
```<br />```bash
http.sendResponse("200 OK", "text/plain", "Hello World\n", "X-Served-By: Ivanti vTM");
``` |

### Example Docker Deployment

When deploying the Traffic Manager container, mount the "import" directory as a volume and specify the mount path in the ZEUS\_BASE\_CONFIG environment variable. After installing the Traffic Manager, the container's startup script searches for configuration documents within the "config" subdirectory of the mounted volume and performs a one-time import of the configuration documents contained there.

To deploy a fully configured Traffic Manager inside a Docker container, use the following command:

```bash
# Assumes the sample configuration document is saved as
# /import/config/example-config.yaml

docker run --name=vtm-config-example \
            -v `pwd`/import:/import \
            -p 8080:80 \
            -p 9090:9090 \
            -e ZEUS_BASE_CONFIG=/import \
            -e ZEUS_EULA=accept \
            -e ZEUS_PASS=admin \
            --privileged \
            --init \
            -t \
            -d \
            pulsesecure/vtm:<version>
```

The above example launches a Traffic Manager container named "vtm-config-example" that is populated with the configuration specified in "/import/config/example-config.yaml". To verify that the deployment was successful, make an HTTP request to port 8080 on your Traffic Manager’s primary IP address or hostname. This should result in a "Hello World" response.

To see that the configuration has been correctly applied, access the Administration Interface (Admin UI) of the Traffic Manager instance on port 9090.

### Example for Standard Deployments

Standard software or virtual appliance deployments of the Traffic Manager include the Configuration Importer tool as standard, but without built-in support for invoking it at install time.

An administrator can invoke the Configuration Importer manually from the command-line using the following command:

```bash
# Assumes the sample configuration document is saved as
# /import/config/example-config.yaml

$ZEUSHOME/zxtm/bin/config-import --chdir /import ./config
```

In this example, the Configuration Importer uses "/import" as its base directory and imports the configuration specified in any documents found in the "/import/config" directory.