Private Images

You can migrate your images into the IONOS CLOUD infrastructure by uploading them via the FTP. For more information, see FAQ. Your IONOS CLOUD account supports many types of block storage images and ISO images, using an emulated CD-Rom drive, from which you can install an operating system, or software directly. It also supports confidential images for use with Confidential VM.

Image types

The following image types are supported; hence, you can upload any of these:

HDD Images	ISO Images	Confidential Images
- VMWare disk image - Microsoft disk image - RAW disk image - QEMU QCOW image - UDF file system - Parallels disk image	- ISO 9660 CD-ROM	- QCOW2 image

Note: Confidential Image requires a dedicated LAUNCH_ARTIFACTS partition (GPT, ext4) containing the firmware, kernel, and boot configuration files the platform reads at VM start. For more information, see Prepare a Confidential VM Image.

FTP access endpoints

The list below contains the FTP access endpoints for corresponding locations:

Location	FTP access endpoint
Frankfurt am Main (DE)	ftps://ftp-fra.ionos.com ftps://ftp-fra-1.ionos.com ftps://ftp-fra-2.ionos.com
Karlsruhe (DE)	ftps://ftp-fkb.ionos.com
Berlin (DE)	ftps://ftp-txl.ionos.com
London (UK)	ftps://ftp-lhr.ionos.com
Worcester (UK)	ftps://ftp-bhx.ionos.com
Paris (FR)	ftps://ftp-par.ionos.com
Logroño (ES)	ftps://ftp-vit.ionos.com
Las Vegas (US)	ftps://ftp-las.ionos.com
Lenexa (US)	ftps://ftp-mci.ionos.com
Newark (US)	ftps://ftp-ewr.ionos.com

Alternatively, you can also find the FTP addresses on the DCD. To retrieve the details, log in to the DCD with your credentials, and click:

• Menu > Storage & Backup > FTP Image Upload.
• Menu > Storage & Backup > Images & Snapshots > FTP Upload Image.

License

Currently, IONOS CLOUD does not support the Bring-Your-Own-License (BYOL) option for license or subscription based operating systems like Microsoft Windows Server or Red Hat Enterprise Linux. If you want to use one of these two options for private images, IONOS CLOUD will still grant you the license and charge you when a virtual machine boots from the private image.

Private image authentication

Private images inherit the same authentication defined during their creation. Therefore, the option to set an administrator password or apply an SSH key is not displayed when using a private image.

You can create snapshots from provisioned block storage volumes only. It includes the authentication you specified during the creation of the snapshot. IONOS CLOUD does not modify snapshots at any time. If you want to change the authentication configurations, we recommend doing it before reusing the snapshot on a new block storage device.

Quick Links

DCD How-Tos

Learn how to upload an image through FTP, then access and delete a private image in the DCD.

Transition Private Images to UEFI

Learn how to convert your private images to use the UEFI boot mode for improved compatibility and security.