Image Management Service — build once, deploy anywhere in Pakistan.
Create system and data disk images from any VM, import private images from your own environment, and roll them out across Karachi and Islamabad in minutes. Encrypted at rest, replicated across regions, and managed entirely from the QCloud console — no FX, no offshore queues, no surprises.
No credit card required · $100 credit · 1-month free trial
| Name | OS | Ver | Region | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| img-web-prod-v12 | Ubuntu 22.04 | v12 | KHI-1 | Available |
| img-db-postgres-v04 | CentOS 9 | v4 | ISB-1 | Available |
| img-app-golden-v07 | Win Srv 2022 | v7 | KHI-1 | Replicating |
| img-legacy-erp | Debian 12 | v2 | ISB-1 | Available |
Trusted by Pakistan's enterprise leaders for image lifecycle management.
One service. Every image. Across every region.
QCloud Image Management Service (IMS) is the central catalog for every system and data disk image in your QCloud estate. Create images from a running ECS instance, import your own external image file, build a full-ECS snapshot that includes attached data disks, or pick from a library of pre-built operating systems and Marketplace stacks. Every image is encrypted, versioned, and ready to clone into new instances in under a minute.
Why teams choose QCloud IMS.
Built on the four advantages that matter most when you are running images at scale — control, security, portability, and flexibility.
Easier to Manage
Spin up VMs from public images or bring your own private image file, and deploy services in batches from a single catalog — no manual rebuilds, no drift.
Secure by Default
Every image is encrypted at rest using AES-256 and stored under a hardened multi-region security model. Access is governed by granular IAM and audit logging.
Trouble-free Imports
Bring private images from on-prem, VMware, AWS or Azure exports and use them to create QCloud servers in minutes — the simplest path off legacy infrastructure.
Flexible Access
Manage every image through the QCloud Console, the public API, or your existing Terraform pipelines. Same catalog, same versions, three control surfaces.
Everything you need to manage images at scale.
Build private images from any server or external file.
Create a private image from a running ECS instance with a single click — or import an existing image file from your local environment or another cloud. Modify, version, tag, and share your images with other QCloud tenants directly from the console. Every change is recorded in an immutable version tree.
Spin up a fleet in seconds from any image.
Use any public or private image to provision one server or hundreds — the QCloud control plane orchestrates parallel creation, attaches the right networks and storage, and registers each instance with monitoring and backup automatically.
Every popular OS — pre-built, patched, and ready.
QCloud maintains a curated library of public images covering every major Linux distribution and Windows Server release. Each image is regularly patched and security-hardened, and ships with the QCloud agent pre-installed for monitoring, backup, and metering — so your fleet is production-ready the moment it boots.
Pick the right image source for every workload.
QCloud IMS supports five image sources — each engineered for a different stage of the workload lifecycle. Switch between them in the console, or pick programmatically through the API.
Official QCloud-maintained images, free with every ECS.
A curated, hardened library of Linux distributions and Windows Server releases — patched and re-released by QCloud's security team, ready to boot in any region.
--image-id img-public-ubuntu-22-04 \
--region KHI-1
✓ Instance ecs-web-09 created
Your own images, built from any ECS instance or imported file.
Snapshot a running VM or upload a virtual disk file. QCloud encrypts, versions, and stores your custom images in a private catalog — replicable across regions on demand.
--from-instance ecs-web-01 \
--name img-web-prod-v13
✓ Image registered · encrypted · v13
Private images shared across tenants and projects.
Share any custom image with another QCloud tenant. Recipients consume the image without spending their own quota, and access can be revoked instantly at any time.
--image-id img-app-golden-v07 \
--to-tenant tnt-acme-bank
✓ Share granted · audit logged
Pre-installed software stacks from vetted ISVs.
Subscribe with a single click — LAMP/LEMP stacks, WordPress, Magento, Odoo, GitLab and more. Every Marketplace image carries a QCloud security review and is billed in PKR.
--product-code mkt-wordpress-7
✓ Subscribed · ready to deploy
A complete snapshot of an instance — system + every data disk.
Capture an entire ECS — system disk and every attached data disk — as one image. Ideal for golden masters, DR snapshots, and packaged migrations.
--from-instance ecs-erp-prod
✓ Full-ECS image · 4 disks · 280 GB
Built for the workloads Pakistan actually runs.
From banking compliance to telco rollouts, six recurring patterns show up in every QCloud IMS deployment.
Banking & Financial Services
Build hardened, regulator-compliant golden images once — then redeploy across branch infrastructure with consistent State Bank / PECA baselines.
Telecom & ISP
Spin up identical edge VMs at scale across the country using a single image catalog. Update once, replicate everywhere.
Public Sector & Government
Maintain a sovereign image library inside Pakistan with full audit logging and no offshore exposure — required for sensitive workloads.
E-commerce & Retail
Pre-bake your application stack, dependencies, and CMS into one image; scale your fleet up before a sale, scale down after.
Healthcare & Pharma
Reproducible, encrypted images for clinical and analytics workloads — easy to validate, easy to roll back, simple to audit.
SaaS & ISVs
Package your product into a shareable image and distribute it to enterprise customers through the QCloud Marketplace.
Stop maintaining images by hand.
Building, patching, and shipping VM images manually scales poorly. QCloud IMS replaces the busywork with a managed workflow.
| Capability | Manual Image Management | QCloud IMS |
|---|---|---|
| Image creation time | Hours per image — scripts, sysprep, validation | Single click — minutes from running VM |
| Version control | Spreadsheets, naming conventions, drift | Immutable version tree per image |
| Cross-region replication | Manual export + re-import per region | One-click replicate to KHI-1 / ISB-1 |
| Encryption at rest | Optional, must be configured per file | Always-on AES-256, included |
| Cross-tenant sharing | Email files, password-protect, hope for the best | Audited, revocable shares from the console |
| OS patching | Track CVEs, rebuild manually | Public images patched and re-released by QCloud |
| Full-instance snapshots | Custom scripting per VM family | Native full-ECS snapshots with data disks |
| Billing model | Hidden ops overhead | Transparent, included with every ECS, PKR billed |
From source disk to deployed fleet — in four steps.
Select source
Pick a running ECS, an existing snapshot, or upload an external image file in qcow2, vhd, vmdk, raw, or ova format.
Create & version
QCloud encrypts the image, assigns an immutable version, and registers it in your private catalog with full metadata.
Replicate across regions
Replicate to KHI-1, ISB-1, or both — automatically, in parallel, with checksum validation at the destination.
Deploy at scale
Launch one VM or one hundred — same image, same configuration, same security baseline, in any region.
Every major OS. Every major source.
QCloud IMS doesn't lock you in. Bring images from anywhere, run them anywhere, and switch between Linux distributions and Windows Server releases without rebuilding your tooling.
Supported Operating Systems
Versions: Ubuntu 18.04 · 20.04 · 22.04 · 24.04 LTS · CentOS 8/9 · Debian 11/12 · RHEL 8/9 · Alma 8/9 · Rocky 8/9 · Windows Server 2019 · 2022.
Supported Sources & Formats
Custom kernel modules, cloud-init, and bring-your-own-license arrangements supported — talk to a specialist.
Built for enterprise scale.
Everything you wanted to know about QCloud IMS.
Ready to join Pakistan's enterprise cloud?
Free $100 credit. 1-month free trial. Structured cloud assessment, migration support, and 24/7 in-country specialists — every QCloud subscription includes Image Management Service.
No credit card required · Production workloads welcome · PKR billing
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