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    This guide explains how to create a VM from a cloud image.
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# Create a VM from a Cloud Image

## Download a public cloud image from URL

Proxmox does not natively support QCOW2 images, but provider can do the conversion for you.

Example of how to create a CentOS 8 VM from a "generic cloud" `qcow2` image. CentOS 8 images are available at [cloud.centos.org](https://cloud.centos.org/centos/8-stream/x86_64/images/):

{{ codefile "terraform" "examples/guides/cloud-image/centos-qcow2/main.tf" }}

Ubuntu cloud images are available at [cloud-images.ubuntu.com](https://cloud-images.ubuntu.com/). Ubuntu cloud images are in `qcow2` format as well, but stored with `.img` extension, so they can be directly uploaded to Proxmox without renaming.

{{ codefile "terraform" "examples/guides/cloud-image/ubuntu-img/main.tf" }}

For [large images](https://registry.terraform.io/providers/bpg/proxmox/latest/docs/resources/virtual_environment_file#important-notes), you may want to use a dedicated temporary directory [configured](https://registry.terraform.io/providers/bpg/proxmox/latest/docs#tmp_dir) for provider via `tmp_dir` attribute, instead of system's default temporary directory. This is especially useful if you are deploying from a container with limited disk space.

## Create a VM from an exiting image on Proxmox

If you already have a cloud image on Proxmox, you can use it to create a VM:

{{ codefile "terraform" "examples/guides/cloud-image/debian-from-storage/main.tf" }}