Many cloud providers and virtualization environments also provide tools to export virtual disks to one of the compatible formats listed above, so, if possible, you should use these to simplify the import process. You can then install software and applications on top of this base image to bake a new image, using tools like Packer and VirtualBox. If possible, you should use one of the DigitalOcean-provided images as a base, or an official distribution-provided cloud image like Ubuntu Cloud. Finally, we’ll boot up a Droplet using the uploaded image. Following that, we’ll upload this compressed image file to DigitalOcean Spaces, from which we can import it as a Custom Image.

Then, we’ll create the image using the dd command-line utility and compress it using gzip. To do this, we’ll configure the system and install some software prerequisites. We’ll begin by ensuring that our image meets the Custom Images requirements. If you don’t already have a compatible image to upload to DigitalOcean, you can create and compress a disk image of your Unix-like or Linux system, provided it has the prerequisite software and drivers installed. DigitalOcean’s Custom Images feature allows you to bring your custom Linux and Unix-like virtual disk images from an on-premises environment or another cloud platform to DigitalOcean and use them to start DigitalOcean Droplets.Īs described in the Custom Images documentation, the following image types are supported natively by the Custom Images upload tool:Īlthough ISO format images aren’t officially supported, you can learn how to create and upload a compatible image using VirtualBox by following How to Create a DigitalOcean Droplet from an Ubuntu ISO Format Image.

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