# Images These how-to guides cover common operations related to LXD images. ## Work with existing images Images are used to create instances. Pre-configured images can be downloaded from remote servers and managed locally, including configuring profiles to use specific images. * [Manage image registries](https://canonical.com/lxd/docs/latest/howto/image_registries/index.html.md) * [Use remote images](https://canonical.com/lxd/docs/latest/howto/images_remote/index.html.md) * [Manage images](https://canonical.com/lxd/docs/latest/howto/images_manage/index.html.md) * [Associate profiles](https://canonical.com/lxd/docs/latest/howto/images_profiles/index.html.md) ## Import and create images Images can be copied or imported from other servers or files. They can also be created from scratch, or from existing instances or snapshots. * [Copy and import images](https://canonical.com/lxd/docs/latest/howto/images_copy/index.html.md) * [Create images](https://canonical.com/lxd/docs/latest/howto/images_create/index.html.md) ## Related topics Explanation: - [Local and remote images](https://canonical.com/lxd/docs/latest/image-handling/index.html.md#about-images) Reference: - [Image format](https://canonical.com/lxd/docs/latest/reference/image_format/index.html.md#image-format) - [Image registries](https://canonical.com/lxd/docs/latest/reference/image_registries/index.html.md#ref-image-registries) - [Built-in image registries](https://canonical.com/lxd/docs/latest/reference/remote_image_servers/index.html.md#remote-image-servers)