Red Hat SummitHow to build and upload a Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) image with Image Builder
Learn how to build a Red Hat® Enterprise Linux® (RHEL) image using the Red Hat Image Builder, then upload it to your chosen cloud service.
This learning path is for operations teams or system administrators
Developers might want to check out developers.redhat.com.
Prerequisites for Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) Image Builder
15 mins
Before creating a Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) image, you’ll need to have access to your Red Hat and public cloud account details. You’ll use these to route your image to your target cloud environment(s).
If you already have your account details ready, begin the image creation process on Red Hat Console.
What will you learn?
- Finding your account IDs
What do you need before starting?
- Red Hat account
- An account with Microsoft Azure, Google Cloud Platform (GCP), or AWS
Steps for meeting the prerequisites
- Gather your account IDs for your target cloud services environment or environments.
- Find your subscription, tenant IDs, and resource group in the Microsoft Azure portal.
- Use your Gmail address to authenticate your GCP account.
- In the AWS console, your ID can be found in the Support Center.
- (Optional) If you have an active Red Hat subscription, you can register your instance by choosing the correct activation key from the dropdown menu within the Image Builder, under Subscriptions.
- Open Red Hat Image Builder in the Hybrid Cloud Console and log in with your Red Hat credentials.
You are now ready to create your first image with Image Builder.
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