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How to upload custom image to CloudFerro Cloud cloud using OpenStack Horizon dashboard🔗
In this tutorial, you will upload custom image stored on your local computer to CloudFerro Cloud cloud, using the Horizon Dashboard. The uploaded image will be available within your project alongside default images from CloudFerro Cloud cloud and you will be able to create virtual machines using it.
What We Are Going To Cover🔗
- How to check for the presence of image in CloudFerro Cloud cloud
- How different images might behave
- How to upload an image using Horizon dashboard
- Example: how to upload image for Debian 11
- What happens if you lose Internet connection during upload
Prerequisites🔗
No. 1 Account
You need a CloudFerro Cloud hosting account with access to the Horizon interface: https://horizon.cloudferro.com.
No. 2 Custom image you wish to upload
You need to have the image you wish to upload. It can be one of the following image formats:
aki ami ari iso qcow2 raw vdi vhd vhdx vmdk
The following container formats are supported:
aki ami ari bare docker ova ovf
For the explanation of these formats, see article What Image Formats are Available in OpenStack CloudFerro Cloud cloud.
No. 3 Uploaded public SSH key
If the image you wish to upload requires you to attach an SSH public key while creating the virtual machine, the key will need to be uploaded to CloudFerro Cloud cloud. One of these articles should help: