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Image registry storing the boot images Nova and Ironic use to launch instances — supports raw, qcow2, vmdk, AMI, and ISO with optional checksum verification, signed images, and metadata properties for instance-shape compatibility

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Sub-services (3)

Images

Boot images in raw / qcow2 / vmdk / AMI / ISO formats

Metadata Definitions

Schema for image metadata used by Nova for instance-shape validation

Tasks

Async import / clone / convert workflows

Tags

imagesamiregistryopen-source

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Pricing

Pricing model:free