Create pre-configured images
For faster deployment, you may want to start already pre-configured instances.
AWS
From EC2 Management Console : select the instance you wish to use as a template and click on Actions
-> Image
-> Create Image
.
It creates an AMI in the geographic zone where the former instance was launched.
To use this new image on another geographic zone: in AMIs, select the image, then click on Copy AMI
-> Select the zone.
You can now create new instances with this image (See Getting started with AWS).
GCP
In Compute Engine, go to Snapshots
and create a snapshot from the instance configured. To create a new instance from this instance, go to Create instance
in Compute Engine and select the snapshot as the boot disk image (See Getting started ith GCP).
Alibaba
From ECS/Instances, select the instance then click on More
-> Disk and Image
-> Create Custom Image
(More details here).
It creates a custom image in the geographic zone where the former instance was launched.
To use this image on another geographic zone ; in ECS/Images, select the image, then click on Copy Image
-> Target Region
(More details here)
You can now create new instances with this image (See Getting started with Alibaba).