How to build a custom image for Compute Engine

In this video, we walk you through a process for creating a custom Compute Engine image based on the Debian Testing release. If you've ever wanted to try your favorite distribution, or run your own highly customized image on Compute Engine, this will be a great tutorial to show you how easy it can be with VirtualBox and a few simple commands.

[GoogleDevelopers]

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In this video, Katharina Probst walks you through a process for creating a custom Compute Engine image based on the Debian Testing release.  If you've ever wanted to try your favorite distribution, or run your own highly customized image on Compute Engine, this will be a great tutorial to show you how easy it can be with VirtualBox and a few simple commands.

[MitchRiedstra]

If you already know how to build virtual machines and export a raw disk image the most informative part of the video starts at: 13:30

[joaquingumucio]

It should be noted that when you clone the Virtualbox .qcow file into de the .raw file, the name of the cloned file MUST ALWAYS be "disk.raw" otherwise the command "gcloud compute images create <name-of-the-image> --source-uri <bucket/filename>" will fail!

[Informatique-pc]

Great video tutorial here.
Do you have a video explaining the process to create "Windows 7 or 8.1" and "Windows Server" compute Engine Images ?

Regards
Marcus

[andrewfitzgerald]

Cool video. Instead of using virtual box and uploading your vm, can you not create your VM in the Google portal and use that as the source to create your image?

[galacoraldevops]

would it not work if my initial disk format prior to .RAW was .VMDK?
After I imported my image and created an instance of it I cannot SSH - I get a timeout.

[thinkalvb]

Is it possible to use Tails OS for google compute engine?; it's a live OS - that's why I asked.

[CranKBec]

Is there any process for making a custom windows image? I want to use my own Windows license.

[joaquingumucio]

When I add my custom image as a custom "template image" for my instances they seem to crash at boot and therefore not run any startup-script!
Any ideas?

[cameronbaker]

When you use virtual box and u dedicate it memory when u close virtual boxs is that memory going to be able to be used normaly

[brianmills]

The only options I have are VDI, VHD, and VMDK. Why would that be? I am using VirtualBox 15.2 on Windows 10. Thanks!

[thecodemasterxl]

Is there any way I can do this in terminal

[wynnelson]

Has anyone done this successfully for a Fedora22 image?