OS images

When you deploy a Cloud VM, the Operating System picker lets you choose where the boot disk comes from. There are four sources.

Sources

The default is Templates.

Available templates

The following operating system families are offered as templates:

Pick the family card, then choose a version from the OS Version dropdown — for example Ubuntu 24.04. The selection is confirmed with a Selected: <version> chip below the dropdown.

How templates are built

IBEE templates are derived from upstream cloud images and hardened with:

• cloud-init for first-boot configuration (hostname, SSH keys, networking).
• qemu-guest-agent pre-installed for Storage Utilization metrics and graceful shutdown.
• The official package repositories for the distribution.
• Security updates current to the image release date.

Each template has a stable name like golden-ubuntu-24-04-base-v1. The vN suffix increments when IBEE refreshes the base image.

Default credentials

For Linux, password login is disabled by default — provide an SSH key during deploy (Create a VM). For Windows, retrieve the initial password from the Console in the IBEE Cloud portal, then change it on first login.

Switching OS

You can change the OS of an existing VM under Settings → Change OS. This rebuilds the root disk from the selected template.

ISOs, snapshots, and backups

For non-template installs:

• ISOs — see ISOs for uploading and booting from an ISO.
• Snapshots — see Restore a snapshot.
• Backups — see Restore from backup.

Related pages

• Create a VM
• Custom images
• SSH keys