Custom Image How-Tos

Validated on 25 September 2018 • Posted on 25 September 2018

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.

Getting Started

Upload Custom Images

Upload custom images to a DigitalOcean account to create Droplets based on them.

Create Droplets

Create Droplets based on custom images you’ve uploaded to your account.

Custom Image Management

Add Additional Regions

Make your custom image available in additional datacenter regions.

Delete Custom Images

Delete a custom image to permanently remove it from your account.