Images in xneelo Cloud
Looking to learn more about images in xneelo Cloud? Read about the public images we provide and features available to create your own custom images.
What are images?
A virtual machine image is a single file that contains a virtual disk that has a bootable operating system installed on it. In xneelo Cloud, images are used to launch new cloud instances.
Using images enables the efficient deployment, scaling, and management of instances, streamlining the process of spinning up new instances or restoring existing ones with specific settings.
There are 2 types of images in xneelo Cloud: public images and custom images.
Public images
Public images are pre-built and maintained by xneelo. They are ready-to-use with an operating system, applications and configurations for your instances. Public images are the recommended boot source for general use cases.
Public images are available to all cloud customers and cannot be edited or deleted from your project. All public images are in the RAW disk format.
You can use our public images at no charge.
Custom images
Custom images are images that you create or upload into your cloud project. These images are exclusively available in your cloud project, not to the public.
If you have specific operating system needs, you can create and configure your own image instead of using a public image.
You can create an image from a snapshot of an instance, that lets you quickly migrate or duplicate instances to scale out your workloads.
Custom images you create are charged, at a rate per gigabyte-hour. See more on the pricing in xneelo Cloud.
Learn more on how to create and manage cloud images in your project.
List of images available
We provide a set of commonly used Linux-based operating systems. This list is updated periodically as new operating systems become available or no longer supported.
The following public images are available to use:
- Almalinux-8
- Almalinux-9
- Centos-stream-9
- Debian-10
- Debian-11
- Debian-12
- Ubuntu-20.04
- Ubuntu-22.04
- Ubuntu-24.04
Now that you understand cloud images, you’re ready to start creating your own instances.
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