Create and manage cloud images

The Images page provides a list of your images, as well as information and actions you can perform.

Steps

1. 1
   Using the menu on the left, navigate to Compute > Images.
2. 2
   A list of Helpful Articles is displayed at the top of the page.
3. 3
   The Delete Images button allows you to delete existing private images.
4. 4
   The Images table shows a list of your current images and associated information in each column.

• Name: Name of the image.
• Type: The file type of the image.
• Status: Whether the image is active for use.
• Visibility: The access permission for the image (Public, Shared or Private).
• Protected: Whether the image can be deleted by any user.
• Disk Format: Format of the image.
• Size: Provisioned size (in GiB).

Read through the sections below for step-by-step guides on each action.

The overview displays information and metadata about an image. 

Steps

1. 1
   Using the menu on the left, navigate to Compute > Images.
2. 2
   In the Key Pairs table, find the key pair you want to view.
3. 3
   Click on the Name (blue, hyperlinked text).
4. 4
   The overview page will display.

This will allow you to upload and create a new custom image to your project. 

There are 2 ways to create a custom image:

1. 1
   Uploading a volume to an image. Follow the steps here.
2. 2
   Creating a snapshot of an instance. Follow the steps here.

Note: Functionality will be added in the future to upload an image directly to your cloud project.

Your custom images should include SSH configuration:

• The image must have sshd installed and configured to run on boot. 
• This is required to connect to your instance via SSH.

This will create a new instance using an image as the boot source. 

Steps

1. 1
   Using the menu on the left, navigate to Compute > Images.
2. 2
   Find the image that you want to use.
3. 3
   Select the Launch button. The Create Instance dialog will appear.
4. 4
   Complete the remaining fields in the dialog and follow the steps here.

This will create a new storage volume from an image.

Steps

1. 1
   Using the menu on the left, navigate to Compute > Images.
2. 2
   Find the image that you want to use.
3. 3
   In the Actions column, select the down ▼ button. A drop-down menu will appear.
4. 4
   Select the Create Volume option. The Create Volume dialog will appear.
5. 5
   In the Name field provide a name for the new volume. Names are not unique identifiers; multiple volumes may have the same name.
6. 6
   In the Description field specify what this volume will be used for.
7. 7
   In the Type field select the volume type you want to use, either:

• Standard
• Premium

1. 8
   In the Size (GiB) field, enter the size of the volume you want to create.

• This must be an integer.
• This must be within the volume size limits.

1. 9
   Click on the Create Volume button to confirm the action.
2. 10
   To view and access the new volume, navigate to Storage > Volumes.

When deleting an image it will be permanently lost. The deleted image cannot be recovered, as it is removed entirely from the platform.

You can only delete private images that you have created that are not protected.

Steps

1. 1
   Using the menu on the left, navigate to Compute > Images.
2. 2
   Find the image that you want to delete.
3. 3
   Select the Delete Image button. The Confirm Delete Image dialog will appear.
4. 4
   Click the Delete Image button to confirm the action.