How to Create and Publish an Image on RunC.AI

On RUNC.AI, an image is like a packaged working environment that contains all the software, dependencies, and configurations you need.

With it, you or other users can deploy the environment in one click without repeating installation and configuration.

This guide will walk you through:

1.  How to create an image on RUNC.AI

2.  How to publish it to the Image Community so others can use it

Preparation

1.  From the RUNC.AI homepage, go to the Images Community

2.  In the console, under Community / Explore / Instances, create and run an Instance first.

Create and Publish an Image

The platform supports creating images from two sources:

● From Instance

● From Container Registry

1. How to create and publish an image from an Instance?

There are two ways to create an image from an instance:

Option 1

Step 1: In the console, go to the My Images section and click the New Image button. Under “Select The Image Source,” choose From Instance.

Step 2: Fill in the configuration details for the image you want to create.

Step 3: Click the README tab to start editing the image description and usage guide.

Please note: the content in the left editing panel must use Markdown format. The right panel will display a live preview of your README.

Once the README is completed and the image is uploaded to the community, it will be shown on your image’s page in the Community section.

Step 4:After editing the README, click Save, then click Create. Your image will now be created, and you will see it listed under My Images.

Step5：Click Publish to start the publishing process. Here, you can review and modify the image’s configuration and README.

If no changes are needed, click Preview to see the image cover and basic information. After confirming everything is correct, click Publish.

The image will go through a 3-business-day review process, and once approved, it will be available in the Community.

If you want to cancel the publication, click Cancel Publish.

Option 2

Go to the Instances page and locate the instance you want to create.

Click More → Create Image. You will then see it appear in My Images. From there, repeat Step 5 above to publish it.

2.  How to create and publish an image from a Container Registry?

Step 1: Prepare your image externally.

● For example, use the Docker command docker push to create an image.

● Then use docker push to upload it to an image repository (e.g., Docker Hub).

Step 2: In My Images, click New Image, then choose From Container Registry.

Step 3: Paste the image URL into the Container Image field.

Step 4: (For private repositories) Add login credentials.

● Go to Settings → Container Registry Auth to add your credentials.

Step 5: Select the Region.

Note: You must specify the region where the image will be pulled. For any subsequent instance deployment, you can only select the region where the image is located.

Step 6: Complete the image information and README.

Then repeat the steps from the above section ”How to create and publish an image from an Instance?”, simply follow Steps 3 to 5 of Option 1 to complete the creation and publishing of the image.

Additional Information

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