# Custom Images – DigitalOcean Documentation

> Upload custom images to use guest operating systems and pre-packaged libraries on DigitalOcean Droplets.



## Getting Started with Custom Images

Quickstarts and intermediate tutorials to get started.

- [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.

## Custom Images How-Tos

How to accomplish specific tasks in detail, like creation/deletion, configuration, and management.

- [How to Upload Custom Images](https://docs.digitalocean.com/products/custom-images/how-to/upload/index.html.md): Upload custom images to a DigitalOcean account to create Droplets based on them.
- [How to Add Custom Images to Additional Regions](https://docs.digitalocean.com/products/custom-images/how-to/add-regions/index.html.md): Make your custom image available in additional datacenter regions.
- [How to Delete Custom Images](https://docs.digitalocean.com/products/custom-images/how-to/delete/index.html.md): Delete a custom image to permanently remove it from your account.
- [How to Create Droplets from Custom Images](https://docs.digitalocean.com/products/custom-images/how-to/create-droplets/index.html.md): Create Droplets based on custom images you've uploaded to your account.

## Custom Images Details

Features, plans and pricing, availability, limits, known issues, and more.

- [Custom Images Features](https://docs.digitalocean.com/products/custom-images/details/features/index.html.md): Once you upload a custom image to your DigitalOcean account, you can create Droplets based on that image. When you upload a custom image, you select a region for it to be available in. You can create Droplets based on a custom image in that region, and you …
- [Custom Images Pricing](https://docs.digitalocean.com/products/custom-images/details/pricing/index.html.md): Custom images are free to upload and charged at $0.06 per GB per month to store. There is no additional charge to add an image to additional regions. When you create Droplets from a custom image, pricing is based on the Droplet price with no additional …
- [Custom Images Availability](https://docs.digitalocean.com/products/custom-images/details/availability/index.html.md): Custom images are available in all regions. You can create Droplets from custom images in any region where you’ve added the image.
- [Custom Images Limits](https://docs.digitalocean.com/products/custom-images/details/limits/index.html.md): Limits and known issues for custom images.