InfrastructureCloud VMs

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

TabUse it for
TemplatesCurated, official OS images maintained by IBEE. The fastest path to a clean install.
ISOsBoot from an ISO image — public ISOs in the IBEE catalog, or your own uploaded ISO.
SnapshotsRestore a manual recovery point captured from another VM.
BackupsRestore a scheduled backup recovery point.

The default is Templates. The available images are automatically filtered based on the VM type — Cloud VM templates only appear on the Cloud VM deploy page, and GPU VM templates on the GPU VM deploy page.

Available templates

The following operating system families are offered as templates:

Ubuntu
Debian
AlmaLinux
Rocky Linux
Fedora
Windows
Windows Standard

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

OS familyDefault userLogin method
UbuntuubuntuSSH key
DebiandebianSSH key
AlmaLinux / Rocky / Fedoracloud-user (or rocky / fedora)SSH key
WindowsAdministratorAuto-generated password (delivered via console)

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 Solutions 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.

Change OS wipes the root disk. Anything on the root disk is destroyed. Snapshot first, or move important data to a block storage volume which survives the rebuild.

ISOs, snapshots, and backups

For non-template installs: