doctl compute image
Generated on 9 Apr 2025
from doctl version
v1.124.0
Description
The sub-commands of doctl compute image manage images. A DigitalOcean image can be used to create a Droplet.
Currently, there are five types of images: snapshots, backups, custom images, distributions, and one-click application.
- Snapshots provide a full copy of an existing Droplet instance taken on demand.
- Backups are similar to snapshots but are created automatically at regular intervals when enabled for a Droplet.
- Custom images are Linux-based virtual machine images that you may upload for use on DigitalOcean. We support the following formats: raw, qcow2, vhdx, vdi, or vmdk.
- Distributions are the public Linux distributions that are available to be used as a base to create Droplets.
- Applications, or one-click apps, are distributions pre-configured with additional software, such as WordPress, Django, or Flask.
Flags
| Option | Description |
|---|---|
--help, -h |
Help for this command |
Related Commands
| Command | Description |
|---|---|
| doctl compute | Display commands that manage infrastructure |
| doctl compute image create | Create custom image |
| doctl compute image delete | Permanently delete an image from your account |
| doctl compute image get | Retrieve information about an image |
| doctl compute image list | List images on your account |
| doctl compute image list-application | List available One-Click Apps |
| doctl compute image list-distribution | List available distribution images |
| doctl compute image list-user | List user-created images |
| doctl compute image update | Update an image's metadata |
Global Flags
| Option | Description |
|---|---|
--access-token, -t |
API V2 access token |
--api-url, -u |
Override default API endpoint |
--config, -c |
Specify a custom config file Default: |
--context |
Specify a custom authentication context name |
--http-retry-max |
Set maximum number of retries for requests that fail with a 429 or 500-level error
Default: 5 |
--http-retry-wait-max |
Set the minimum number of seconds to wait before retrying a failed request
Default: 30 |
--http-retry-wait-min |
Set the maximum number of seconds to wait before retrying a failed request
Default: 1 |
--interactive |
Enable interactive behavior. Defaults to true if the terminal supports it (default false)
Default: false |
--output, -o |
Desired output format [text|json] Default: text |
--trace |
Show a log of network activity while performing a command Default: false |
--verbose, -v |
Enable verbose output Default: false |