Create Pre-configured Images

Create Pre-configured Images

For faster deployment, you may want to start with pre-configured Genymotion instances.

AWS (Amazon EC2)

• AMI is the Amazon Machine Image. AMI is a template used to launch an EC2 instance.

1. Create a Genymotion instance and set it up with all the settings, tools and applications you need.

2. From the EC2 Management console, select the created instance and click on Actions > Image and templates > Create Image. The Create Image operation will create an AMI in the geographic zone where the instance was launched. The AMI can be found in the Image > AMIs page.

3. When creating new instances, simply select the AMI you created from My AMIs.

4. Make sure to use similar settings, especially the same security group(s) or firewall rules, as the original instance.

Use a custom image in another geographic zone (AWS)

• From Image > AMIs, select the AMI you created and choose Actions > Copy AMI. Then select the target region for the copy.

Google Cloud Platform (Compute Engine)

• To reuse a custom image in Google Cloud, go to Compute Engine and create a snapshot from the Genymotion instance. The snapshot can be used as a base custom image.

1. In Compute Engine, go to Snapshots and create a snapshot from the Genymotion instance.

2. To create a new instance with this custom image, go to Create instance in Compute Engine and select the snapshot you created as the boot disk image.

Alibaba Cloud (ECS)

• Use a custom image in Alibaba Cloud by creating a custom image from the ECS instance.

1. From ECS/Instances, select the Genymotion instance and click More > Disk and Image > Create Custom Image. This action creates a custom image in the geographic zone where the former instance was launched.

2. To create a new instance with this custom image, click Create an instance from the ECS Console in Overview.

3. In the Image section, select Custom image and choose the image you created from the drop-down menu. This action launches an instance with the same settings and contents as the original instance.

• Use a custom image in another geographic zone (ECS)

1. In ECS/Images, select the custom image. Click Copy Image > Target Region.

2. Go to the Virtual Machine section, select the instance to use as a template and click Export Template.

3. Download the template as a .zip file, add it to your library or deploy it directly.

4. To use the new template, refer to Use exported templates for details and instructions.