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title: "Create Custom Image"
canonical: "https://docs.infoblox.com/space/DeploymentGuidevNIOSforOCI/1557364987/Create%20Custom%20Image"
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In order to deploy a vNIOS for OCI instance, you will need to create a custom image to use as a template for the instance.

**Download vNIOS Image**

First, you will need to download the vNIOS image from [https://support.infoblox.com](https://support.infoblox.com/).

1. Login to the Infoblox Support site.
2. Navigate to **Download Center**.
3. Select the NIOS Version. Like **NIOS 9.0.6**
4. Click on Drop down for **vNIOS for Public, Private cloud**s
5. For Offering, Go to **vNIOS for Oracle Cloud Infrastructure.**
6. Click on **Fixed Images**.

![image-20250526-084159.png](media://b692dee8-bcdc-4322-8efa-b3597714e00d)

6. Read the Infoblox EULA.
7. Select the checkbox for **I accept the terms and conditions**. Click **Submit**.

![image-20250526-084902.png](media://42742794-c76e-4d65-95af-bac299038253)

8. Click on the **Download**.

![image-20250526-084359.png](media://c2e24909-0e5f-43b1-8b2e-2da4d685809c)

9. Wait for the qcow2 image to finish downloading. Time will vary based on your Internet connection.