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title: "Upload Image to OCI Bucket"
canonical: "https://docs.infoblox.com/space/DeploymentGuidevNIOSforOCI/1557463441/Upload%20Image%20to%20OCI%20Bucket"
format: markdown
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Once the image download is complete, you will need to create an OCI Object Storage Bucket and upload the vNIOS image to it.

1. In  the OCI Console, open the Services menu.

2. Hover on **Object Storage** to expand.

3. Select **Object Storage**.

![image-20250526-085020.png](media://278be74c-8364-448e-a578-f8ee2c8f46ea)

4. Click on **Create Bucket**.

![image-20250526-085123.png](media://29723a61-5a6b-4faf-9fed-0dab29b73193)

5. In the Create Bucket pane, enter a name for your bucket.

6. All other settings can be left as the defaults.

7. Click **Create**.

![image-20250526-085157.png](media://9c5fb42b-3d68-4535-8353-7728b91331ca)

8. Click on your new bucket.

![image-20250526-085222.png](media://dc0acaec-be1b-49ce-a440-3e655dcacd28)

9. On the Bucket Details page, click on **Upload**.

![image-20250526-085245.png](media://18ac3211-3982-4235-9d09-a4527321569a)

10.  On the Upload Objects pane, click **select files**.

11.  Select the NIOS 9.0.6 qcow2 image you downloaded earlier.

12.  Click **Upload**.

![image-20250526-085320.png](media://01908777-8058-4c48-8c8d-32f47149d8d7)

13.  Wait for the upload to complete. Time will vary based on your Internet connection.

14.  Once the upload is finished, click **Close**.

![image-20250526-085350.png](media://90e089f6-ed22-4251-b08e-62b1515e67c4)