How to clone a Virtual Machine?

You can configure a standard Virtual Machine once and then create any number of copies. The cloning process depends on the instance type.

Volume-backed Virtual Machines

1. Shut down the Virtual Machine using the Stop command in the Actions dropdown menu, and wait until its status changes to Shutoff;
2. Delete the Virtual Machine;
3. Go to the Volume Snapshots section, click Create, enter a name for the Snapshot, select the required Volume, and click Save;
4. Wait until the status changes to Available;
5. When creating a new Virtual Machine, in the New Volume from Snapshot section, select the prepared Volume Snapshot. Virtual Machines created this way will be exact replicas of the original.

Local Virtual Machines

1. Shut down the Virtual Machine using the Stop command in the Actions dropdown menu, and wait until its status changes to Shutoff.
2. In the Actions dropdown menu, select Create Snapshot, enter a snapshot name, and click Create Snapshot.
3. Wait until the status changes to Active.

This snapshot can now be selected when creating a new Virtual Machine. All Virtual Machines created from it will be exact copies of the original.