# Getting Started with Custom Images

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.

[Custom Images Quickstart](https://docs.digitalocean.com/products/custom-images/getting-started/quickstart/index.html.md): Just the essentials to go from zero to working in a few minutes.