yandex_compute_image (Resource)
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Updated at February 9, 2026
Creates a virtual machine image resource for the Yandex Compute Cloud service from an existing tarball. For more information, see the official documentation.
Warning
One of source_family, source_image, source_snapshot, source_disk or source_url must be specified.
Example usage
//
// Create a new Compute Image.
//
resource "yandex_compute_image" "foo-image" {
name = "my-custom-image"
source_url = "https://storage.yandexcloud.net/lucky-images/kube-it.img"
}
// You can use "data.yandex_compute_image.my_image.id" identifier
// as reference to existing resource.
resource "yandex_compute_instance" "vm" {
name = "vm-from-custom-image"
# ...
boot_disk {
initialize_params {
image_id = yandex_compute_image.foo-image.id
}
}
}
Arguments & Attributes Reference
created_at(Read-Only) (String). The creation timestamp of the resource.description(String). The resource description.family(String). The name of the image family to which this image belongs.folder_id(String). The folder identifier that resource belongs to. If it is not provided, the default providerfolder-idis used.id(String).labels(Map Of String). A set of key/value label pairs which assigned to resource.min_disk_size(Number). Minimum size in GB of the disk that will be created from this image.name(String). The resource name.os_type(String). Operating system type that is contained in the image. Possible values:LINUX,WINDOWS.pooled(Bool). Optimize the image to create a disk.product_ids(Set Of String). License IDs that indicate which licenses are attached to this image.size(Read-Only) (Number). The size of the image, specified in GB.source_disk(String). The ID of a disk to use as the source of the image. Changing this ID forces a new resource to be created.source_family(String). The name of the family to use as the source of the new image. The ID of the latest image is taken from thestandard-imagesfolder. Changing the family forces a new resource to be created.source_image(String). The ID of an existing image to use as the source of the image. Changing this ID forces a new resource to be created.source_snapshot(String). The ID of a snapshot to use as the source of the image. Changing this ID forces a new resource to be created.source_url(String). The URL to use as the source of the image. Changing this URL forces a new resource to be created.status(Read-Only) (String). The status of the image.hardware_generation[Block]. Hardware generation and its features, which will be applied to the instance when this image is used for creating a boot disk. Provide this property if you wish to override this value, which otherwise is inherited from the source.generation2_features[Block]. A newer hardware generation, which always usesPCI_TOPOLOGY_V2and UEFI boot.legacy_features[Block]. Defines the first known hardware generation and its features.pci_topology(String). A variant of PCI topology, one ofPCI_TOPOLOGY_V1orPCI_TOPOLOGY_V2.
Import
The resource can be imported by using their resource ID. For getting it you can use Yandex Cloud Web Console
# terraform import yandex_compute_image.<resource Name> <resource Id>
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