Images - Nscale

Images are the base templates used when creating compute instances. You can use public images or create custom ones. Aliases: images, img Commands that act on one image take its ID either as a positional argument or with --id. If you omit it, the CLI opens an interactive picker, so always pass it in scripts.

Subcommands

list — List images
create — Create a new image
delete — Delete an image

list

List available images, optionally filtered by organization and region.

nscale images list [flags]

Flags

Flag	Description
Organization ID
Region ID
Emit the full JSON payload (mutually exclusive with `-q`)
jq filter for value extraction (see Query output with `-q`)

Example

nscale images list --org <org-id> --region <region-id>

create

Create a new custom image. Accepts input from a JSON file or stdin; with neither, the CLI prompts for the image details.

nscale images create [flags]

Flags

Flag	Description
Organization ID
Region ID
Path to a JSON file
Read JSON from standard input
Preview actions and payload without persisting
Automatically confirm creation
Emit the full JSON payload (mutually exclusive with `-q`)
jq filter for value extraction (see Query output with `-q`)

Examples

nscale images create --file image.json
nscale images create --stdin < image.json
cat image.json | nscale images create --stdin

delete

Delete an existing image.

nscale images delete <image-id> [flags]

Flags

Flag	Description
`--id string`	Image ID
`--org string`	Organization ID
`--region string`	Region ID
`--dry-run`	Preview actions and payload without persisting
`-y, --yes`	Automatically confirm deletion

Example

nscale images delete <image-id> --org <org-id> --yes

Custom Images (Console)

Upload and use custom OS images via the Console UI.

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​list

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​create

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Custom Images (Console)

Subcommands

list

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Example

create

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Examples

delete

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