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Published June 2, 2020

Create preconfigured disk images that can be rapidly deployed to new or existing Compute Instances.

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Basics

Create an Image

Capture an Image : Create an Image from an existing Compute Instance.
Upload an Image : Create an Image from an image file.

Deploy an Image

Deploy an Image to a New Compute Instance : Create a new Compute Instance using an Image.
Deploy an Image to an Existing Compute Instance : Deploy an Image by either rebuilding an existing Compute Instance or adding a disk.

Going Further

Using the Linode Packer Builder to Create Custom Images

Cloning and Disks

Custom Distributions

Install a Custom Distribution on a Linode

Migration

Migrating a Google Cloud Platform VM Instance to Linode

This page was originally published on June 2, 2020.

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Basics
1. Create an Image
2. Deploy an Image
Going Further
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