Options for migrating a VM image to Yandex Cloud
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Updated at October 15, 2026
Case description
You need to migrate a virtual machine from another infrastructure provider or a local hypervisor and then run it in Yandex Cloud.
Solution
You can migrate your VM by creating an image from its boot disk by following this guide.
If your virtual machine resides on a physical hypervisor within a corporate network, prepare its disk for migration, export the disk image from the hypervisor environment, convert it to QCOW2 (preferred) or VMDK format, and then upload it to Object Storage.
Note
If you plan to migrate a Microsoft Windows® VM, please review the policy for hosting such VMs in Yandex Cloud beforehand.