Getting Started with Custom Images

Validated on 9 Aug 2023 • Last edited on 13 Mar 2026

Custom images are Linux and Unix-like images you import to DigitalOcean. You can create Droplets based custom images, which lets you migrate and scale your workloads without spending time recreating your environment from scratch.

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Custom Images Quickstart

Just the essentials to go from zero to working in a few minutes.

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