# Adding data to an existing artifact file?

**URL:** <https://hub.mender.io/t/adding-data-to-an-existing-artifact-file/5074>\
**Category:** General Discussions\
**Created:** [June 30, 2022, 3:57pm UTC](https://hub.mender.io/t/adding-data-to-an-existing-artifact-file/5074 "2022-06-30T15:57:29Z")\
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**Author:** ![sjuengst](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex036/user_avatar/hub.mender.io/sjuengst/32/633_2.png) [@sjuengst](https://hub.mender.io/u/sjuengst)\
**Post date:** [June 30, 2022, 3:57pm UTC](https://hub.mender.io/t/adding-data-to-an-existing-artifact-file/5074/1 "2022-06-30T15:57:29Z")

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I have two Mender artifacts: a rootfs image artifact and a separate artifact which contains data for my custom update module. I’d like to combine them into a single artifact file for ease of management on the server. Is there a way to add the update module artifact to the rootfs artifact with the mender-artifact tool, or should I write my own tool for this?

Thanks,

Stu

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**Author:** ![kacf](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex036/user_avatar/hub.mender.io/kacf/32/146_2.png) [@kacf](https://hub.mender.io/u/kacf)\
**Post date:** [July 5, 2022, 8:07am UTC](https://hub.mender.io/t/adding-data-to-an-existing-artifact-file/5074/2 "2022-07-05T08:07:35Z")

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Unfortunately no. There is a ticket [to enable multi payload artifacts](https://tracker.mender.io/browse/MEN-2355), but it hasn’t been a priority up till now. I don’t think it will be prioritized in the nearest future either, I’m afraid. 🙁