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Updated on 2024-06-11 GMT+08:00
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KooGallery Images

What Is a KooGallery Image?

KooGallery is an online store where you can purchase third-party images that have the OS, application environments, and software preinstalled. You can use these images to deploy websites and application development environments in just a few clicks. No additional configuration is required.

KooGallery images have been strictly tested by Huawei Cloud and service providers to ensure the image content security.

How Do I Use a KooGallery Image?

You can use a KooGallery image to:

  • Create an ECS

    On the ECS creation page, select Marketplace image for Image and click Select Image. Search for the required KooGallery image, select the image, and click OK.

    Figure 1 Selecting a KooGallery image
  • Change the OS of an ECS

    Locate the row that contains the target ECS, choose More > Change OS in the Operation column. Select Marketplace image. Search for the required KooGallery image, select the image, and click OK.

    Figure 2 Changing the OS

    The ECS must be in the Stopped state and its Billing Mode cannot be Yearly/Monthly.

What Do I Do If No KooGallery Image Is Available When I Change the OS of an ECS?

There are some restrictions on using a KooGallery image to change the OS of an ECS.

For example:

  • If an ECS is created from a private image in KooGallery and is billed on a yearly/monthly basis, the OS cannot be changed.

How Do I Publish an Image in KooGallery?

An image can be published in KooGallery based on certain specifications. Huawei Cloud KooGallery is a trusted platform for delivering software and service transactions. It is dedicated to providing users with high-quality and easy-to-use software, services, and solutions based on cloud computing and big data, meeting the requirements of Huawei Cloud users for fast cloud migration and service development.

The prerequisites for publishing an image in KooGallery are as follows:

  • A system disk image has been created.

    Data disk images and full-ECS images cannot be published in KooGallery.

  • The account has passed the enterprise real-name authentication.
  • Use an account instead of an IAM user to log in to the console.

For details, see Image Release Guide.