# How to associate profiles with an image You can associate one or more profiles with a specific image. Instances that are created from the image will then automatically use the associated profiles in the order they were specified. To associate a list of profiles with an image, add the profiles to the image configuration in the `profiles` section (see [Edit image properties](https://canonical.com/lxd/docs/latest/howto/images_manage/index.html.md#images-manage-edit)). CLI Use the [`lxc image edit`](https://canonical.com/lxd/docs/latest/reference/manpages/lxc/image/edit/index.html.md#lxc-image-edit-md) command to edit the `profiles` section: ```yaml profiles: - default ``` API To update the full image properties, including the `profiles` section, send a PUT request with the full image data: ```none lxc query --request PUT /1.0/images/ --data '' ``` See [`PUT /1.0/images/{fingerprint}`](/lxd/latest/api/#/images/image_put) for more information. UI The UI does not currently support editing the image configuration. Therefore, you cannot associate profiles with an image through the UI. Most provided images come with a profile list that includes only the `default` profile. To prevent any profile (including the `default` profile) from being associated with an image, pass an empty list. #### NOTE Passing an empty list is different than passing `nil`. If you pass `nil` as the profile list, only the `default` profile is associated with the image. You can override the associated profiles for an image when creating an instance by adding the `--profile` or the `--no-profiles` flag to the launch or init command (when using the CLI), or by specifying a list of profiles in the request data (when using the API).