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TPU Container Instance Image Management

The Image Management page is used to view and maintain official images, community images, and your custom images. Path: "Image Management" in the left navigation of the console.

Image Sources

  • Official Images: Pre-installed environments provided by the platform, covering common Linux distributions and large model inference/training images (such as Qwen, Mistral, Llama, etc.), suitable for immediate use.
  • Community Images: Public images shared by developers, which can be referenced directly or copied to your own image library for modification.
  • My Images: Personal images uploaded by you or saved through instances, supporting multi-region retention and version management.

Common Operations

  1. Search and Filter: Enter the image name at the top and select the region, supporting fuzzy matching.
  2. View Details: Click the image name to view image details, including image version, creation time, size, source, etc.
  3. Edit Information: You can modify metadata such as image remarks and version numbers to distinguish different uses.
  4. Delete Image: Images no longer in use can be deleted from the My Images list to release storage quota (please confirm that they are not referenced by instances before deletion).
  5. Copy Image Address: Click the image address in any list to copy it, used for quick pasting when creating an instance.
  6. Save Instance as Image: If you need to solidify a running instance into an image, please refer to the operation instructions in TPU Container Instance Management.

Usage Suggestions

  • Before deploying in a production environment, it is recommended to test based on official images and save as custom images to ensure environment consistency.
  • For large models or multi-stage tasks, prioritize using official/community verified images to reduce build time.
  • Image deletion is an irreversible operation. Please confirm that there are no instance dependencies and that it has been backed up to an offline repository.