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.
To upload a custom image of an accepted format:
From the control panel, in the Images section, click the Custom images tab.
Click the Upload Image button to open a file selector, drag and drop to upload a file directly, or click the Import via URL button to provide a link to an image. The control panel supports uploads from HTTP, HTTPS, and FTP URLs.
Fill in the details of your image, like the name, datacenter region, any tags you want to use, and notes. Then, click Upload Image.
From the Droplet create page, under Choose an image, click Custom images.
Choose the custom image you want to use.
Fill out the rest of the choices on the create page, then click Create.
You can create Droplets from custom images in the region in which the custom image is available. To add a custom image to additional regions:
From the control panel, in the Images section, click the Custom images tab.
From a custom image’s More menu, click Add to region.
In the Custom image availability window that opens, select the regions you want to add the custom image to.
From the control panel, click Images, then click the Custom Images tab.
From a custom image’s More menu, click Delete.
Click Delete item in the confirmation window.