The following steps outline the process for building a ready-to-use image using the Cockpit web console.

1. Create or Import a Blueprint – Blueprints provide the specifications for creating a ready-to-use image. You can choose to accept all the default property settings, or you can optionally add packages and define custom settings for properties such as users, groups, firewall ports, ssh keys, services, and so on. For more information on how to create a blueprint, or, import a blueprint file to Cockpit, see this topic: Create and Manage Blueprints.

2. Create an Image From a Blueprint – Creating an image from a blueprint involves selecting: 1) the blueprint, 2) an output file type, and 3) an image size. The image creation process can take up to 10 minutes to complete. A status message indicating the progress of the image appears in the Status column. A Ready state appears when the image process completes and is ready to download. For further details about creating an image, see Create an Image From a Blueprint.

3. Download the Generated Image – All generated blueprint images appear in the Images section of the Blueprint page. Clicking Download image enables you to download a generated image for use. Optionally, you can download the image log file by clicking Download logs. For further details about downloading an image, see Download a Generated Image.