Create a VM Using a Predefined Image

Create a VM instance and make sure to Allow HTTP and HTTPS traffic

Now, SSH into it and install apache and commands for that are listed below

• sudo su

• apt update

• apt -y install apache2

apache is installed

Close this SSH, and copy your External IP and paste it into the browser

You will be able to see apache2 page that means your apache is successfully installed

Close this page

Now, stop your instance as we are going to create an image of this vm

After that, from the left hand-side pannel, under Storage select Images

Click on Create Image

Name your image, select source and for source-disk select the instance which you have created earlier

Now, click on create

Now, go back to VM instances and here we will create another instance but it’s gonna be little different from the previous way

While creating VM, under Boot Disk section click on CHANGE

Go to Custom Images and select your previously created image

Click on select button

Under Firewall, select Allow HTTP traffic and Allow HTTPS traffic

Click on create button

Now, our instance is ready which we have have created by using custom image

Now, copy the External IP of this newly created instance and hit it in the browser, you will be able to see the apache2 default page which we have intsalled in our previous instance i.e. gauri-instance

You’ve successfully launched VMs using custom and predefined images! Ready for the next challenge? In the following post, we’ll tackle creating VMs from snapshots. Stay tuned, it’s going to be exciting!