Export Image

You can export an image on both Windows OS and Linux OS by following the steps below.

Prerequisite

ต้องมี image อยู่ใน project

If you want to export using Windows OS, follow these steps:

Download & Install Python
- Download Python from this link: https://www.python.org/ftp/python/3.13.3/python-3.13.3-amd64.exe
- Check the box for "Add python.exe to PATH" and click "Install Now".
Test if Python is working correctly by opening cmd and running the following command:

C:\Users\OhmzPC>python --version
Python 3.13.3

Create a venv to use for the OpenStack client.

C:\Users\OhmzPC>cd Documents

C:\Users\OhmzPC\Documents>mkdir Export_Image

C:\Users\OhmzPC\Documents>cd Export_Image

C:\Users\OhmzPC\Documents\Export_Image>python -m venv osclient

C:\Users\OhmzPC\Documents\Export_Image>osclient\Scripts\activate

(osclient) C:\Users\OhmzPC\Documents\Export_Image>pip install --upgrade pip
Requirement already satisfied: pip in c:\users\ohmzpc\documents\export_image\osclient\lib\site-packages (25.0.1)

(osclient) C:\Users\OhmzPC\Documents\Export_Image>pip install python-openstackclient

(osclient) C:\Users\OhmzPC\Documents\Export_Image>openstack --version
openstack 8.0.0

Download your Public API RC File.

Modify the RC file from .sh to .bat

Change #!/usr/bin/env bash to @echo off
Change # to rem
Change export to set
Change if [ -z "$<Variable>" ]; then unset <Variable>; fi to if "%<Variable>%"=="" set <Variable>=
Example: if [ -z "$OS_USER_DOMAIN_NAME" ]; then unset OS_USER_DOMAIN_NAME; fi becomes if "%OS_USER_DOMAIN_NAME%"=="" set OS_USER_DOMAIN_NAME=
Change read -sr OS_PASSWORD_INPUT to set /p OS_PASSWORD_INPUT=
Open the file in a text editor to make these changes. For example: notepad your_project_RC_file.bat

From (osclient) C:\Users\OhmzPC\Documents\Export_Image>notepad test_project_RC_file.sh

#!/usr/bin/env bash
# To use NIPA Cloud Space public API you need to authenticate against the Identity
# service named keystone, which returns a **Token** and **Service Catalog**.
# The catalog contains the endpoints for all services the user/project has
# access to - such as Compute Instance, Compute Image, Block Storage, Networking.

export OS_AUTH_URL=https://identity-api.nipa.cloud/
# Co-working project identity
export OS_PROJECT_ID=834995e704b44fa888b7xxxxxxxxxxxx
export OS_PROJECT_NAME="test_project"
export OS_USER_DOMAIN_NAME="nipacloud"
if [ -z "$OS_USER_DOMAIN_NAME" ]; then unset OS_USER_DOMAIN_NAME; fi
export OS_PROJECT_DOMAIN_ID="c6b00adf4ed04fc5a958121fadb0e401"
if [ -z "$OS_PROJECT_DOMAIN_ID" ]; then unset OS_PROJECT_DOMAIN_ID; fi
# unset v2.0 items in case set
unset OS_TENANT_ID
unset OS_TENANT_NAME
# performing the action as the **user**.
export OS_USERNAME="test_user@nipa.cloud"
echo "Please enter your NIPA Cloud Space user's password for project $OS_PROJECT_NAME as user $OS_USERNAME: "
read -sr OS_PASSWORD_INPUT
export OS_PASSWORD=$OS_PASSWORD_INPUT
# NIPA Cloud Space only have 1 region "NCP-TH"
export OS_REGION_NAME="NCP-TH"
# Don't leave a blank variable, unset it if it was empty
if [ -z "$OS_REGION_NAME" ]; then unset OS_REGION_NAME; fi
export OS_INTERFACE=public
export OS_IDENTITY_API_VERSION=3

To (osclient) C:\Users\OhmzPC\Documents\Export_Image>notepad test_project_RC_file.bat

@echo off
rem To use NIPA Cloud Space public API you need to authenticate against the Identity
rem service named keystone, which returns a **Token** and **Service Catalog**.
rem The catalog contains the endpoints for all services the user/project has
rem access to - such as Compute Instance, Compute Image, Block Storage, Networking.

set OS_AUTH_URL=https://identity-api.nipa.cloud/
rem Co-working project identity
set OS_PROJECT_ID=834995e704b44fa888b7xxxxxxxxxxxx
set OS_PROJECT_NAME=test_project
set OS_USER_DOMAIN_NAME=nipacloud
if "%OS_USER_DOMAIN_NAME%"=="" set OS_USER_DOMAIN_NAME=
set OS_PROJECT_DOMAIN_ID=c6b00adf4ed04fc5a958121fadb0e401
if "%OS_PROJECT_DOMAIN_ID%"=="" set OS_PROJECT_DOMAIN_ID=
rem unset v2.0 items in case set
set OS_TENANT_ID=
set OS_TENANT_NAME=
rem performing the action as the **user**.
set OS_USERNAME=test_user@nipa.cloud
echo Please enter your NIPA Cloud Space user's password for project %OS_PROJECT_NAME% as user %OS_USERNAME%:
set /p OS_PASSWORD_INPUT= 
set OS_PASSWORD=%OS_PASSWORD_INPUT%
rem NIPA Cloud Space only have 1 region "NCP-TH"
set OS_REGION_NAME=NCP-TH
rem Don't leave a blank variable, unset it if it was empty
if "%OS_REGION_NAME%"=="" set OS_REGION_NAME=
set OS_INTERFACE=public
set OS_IDENTITY_API_VERSION=3

Run the .bat file and check if you can use the OpenStack client in your project.

(osclient) C:\Users\OhmzPC\Documents\Export_Image>test_project_RC_file.bat
Please enter your NIPA Cloud Space user's password for project test_project as user test_user@nipa.cloud: <ใส่ password>
(osclient) C:\Users\OhmzPC\Documents\Export_Image>openstack token issue
+------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
| Field      | Value                                                                                                                                                                                   |
+------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
| expires    | 2025-04-26T03:59:41+0000                                                                                                                                                                |
| id         | gAAAAABoCwithNSV3tPsaDzi54VvrSxIz6V9rreRJBurlVV2e4Ii5aolilEBRWtUnargn4iKPu8ru-Rt0XqXJl3HHs1x5ZzmH-oM-XQoFRRi7ov_ofiuhryudjdbvSmKHX7d0ZsrEOIvrbCkAqH4gnPNlpsbNc6dnnY5P1s5vmqDrXsOAOB9ywY |
| project_id | 834995e704b44fa888b7xxxxxxxxxxxx                                                                                                                                                     |
| user_id    | e6275119d15648bfb7c2xxxxxxxxxxxx                                                                                                                                                        |
+------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+

List the images in your project with the command:

(osclient) C:\Users\OhmzPC\Documents\Export_Image>openstack image list
+--------------------------------------+--------------------------------------+--------+
| ID                                   | Name                                 | Status |
+--------------------------------------+--------------------------------------+--------+
| d00037bf-85f6-4bc3-b271-xxxxxxxxxxxx | ubuntu-24-v250307                    | active |
+--------------------------------------+--------------------------------------+--------+

Download the desired image from your project with the command:

(osclient) C:\Users\OhmzPC\Documents\Export_Image>openstack image save --file <ชื่อ file image>.qcow2 <image_ID>

ตัวอย่าง
(osclient) C:\Users\OhmzPC\Documents\Export_Image>openstack image save --file ubuntu-24-v250307.qcow2 d00037bf-85f6-4bc3-b271-xxxxxxxxxxxx

Once the download is complete, you will have the image file.

(osclient) C:\Users\OhmzPC\Documents\Export_Image>dir
 Volume in drive C is Windows
 Volume Serial Number is XXXX-XXXX

 Directory of C:\Users\OhmzPC\Documents\Export_Image

04/25/2025  11:08 AM    <DIR>          .
04/25/2025  10:43 AM    <DIR>          ..
04/25/2025  10:57 AM             1,270 test_project_RC_file.bat
04/25/2025  10:49 AM             1,343 test_project_RC_file.sh
04/25/2025  10:51 AM    <DIR>          osclient
04/25/2025  11:09 AM     1,243,992,064 ubuntu-24-v250307.qcow2
               3 File(s)  1,243,994,677 bytes
               3 Dir(s)  326,236,172,288 bytes free

If you want to export using Linux, follow these steps:

First, prepare the environment for your specific OS.

For macOS:

Download & Install Python.

1.1 Install Homebrew (if not already installed).

$ /bin/bash -c "$(curl -fsSL <https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Homebrew/install/HEAD/install.sh>)"

1.2 Install Python via Homebrew.

$ brew update
$ brew install python3

1.3 Test if Python is working correctly with the command:

$ python3 --version
Python 3.12.3

Create a venv to use for the OpenStack client.

$ cd ~/
$ python3 -m venv osclient
$ source osclient/bin/activate
(osclient) $ pip install --upgrade pip
(osclient) $ pip install python-openstackclient
(osclient) $ openstack --version
openstack 8.0.0

For Ubuntu/Debian:

Download & Install Python.

root@test-export-image:~# apt update -y
root@test-export-image:~# apt install -y python3 python3-pip python3-venv

Test if Python is working correctly with the command:

root@test-export-image:~# python3 --version
Python 3.12.3

Create a venv to use for the OpenStack client.

root@test-export-image:~# mkdir /opt/osclient
root@test-export-image:~# cd /opt/osclient/
root@test-export-image:/opt/osclient# python3 -m venv osclient
root@test-export-image:/opt/osclient# source /opt/osclient/osclient/bin/activate
(osclient) root@test-export-image:/opt/osclient# pip install --upgrade pip
(osclient) root@test-export-image:/opt/osclient# pip install python-openstackclient
(osclient) root@test-export-image:/opt/osclient# openstack --version
openstack 8.0.0

For Rocky/AlmaLinux:

Download & Install Python.

[root@test-export-image ~]# yum update -y
[root@test-export-image ~]# yum install -y python3 python3-pip python3-virtualenv

Test if Python is working correctly with the command:

[root@test-export-image ~]# python3 --version
Python 3.12.3

Create a venv to use for the OpenStack client.

[root@test-export-image ~]# mkdir /opt/osclient
[root@test-export-image ~]# cd /opt/osclient/
[root@test-export-image osclient]# python3 -m venv osclient
[root@test-export-image osclient]# source /opt/osclient/osclient/bin/activate
(osclient) [root@test-export-image osclient]# pip install --upgrade pip
(osclient) [root@test-export-image osclient]# pip install python-openstackclient
(osclient) [root@test-export-image osclient]# openstack --version
openstack 8.0.0

After preparing the environment for your OS, follow these steps:

After preparing the environment for your OS, follow these steps:

Review the RC_file.sh.

(osclient) root@test-export-image:/opt/osclient# vim test_project_RC_file.sh
#!/usr/bin/env bash
# To use NIPA Cloud Space public API you need to authenticate against the Identity
# service named keystone, which returns a **Token** and **Service Catalog**.
# The catalog contains the endpoints for all services the user/project has
# access to - such as Compute Instance, Compute Image, Block Storage, Networking.

export OS_AUTH_URL=https://identity-api.nipa.cloud/
# Co-working project identity
export OS_PROJECT_ID=834995e704b44fa888b7xxxxxxxxxxxx
export OS_PROJECT_NAME="test_project"
export OS_USER_DOMAIN_NAME="nipacloud"
if [ -z "$OS_USER_DOMAIN_NAME" ]; then unset OS_USER_DOMAIN_NAME; fi
export OS_PROJECT_DOMAIN_ID="c6b00adf4ed04fc5a958121fadb0e401"
if [ -z "$OS_PROJECT_DOMAIN_ID" ]; then unset OS_PROJECT_DOMAIN_ID; fi
# unset v2.0 items in case set
unset OS_TENANT_ID
unset OS_TENANT_NAME
# performing the action as the **user**.
export OS_USERNAME="test_user@nipa.cloud"
echo "Please enter your NIPA Cloud Space user's password for project $OS_PROJECT_NAME as user $OS_USERNAME: "
read -sr OS_PASSWORD_INPUT
export OS_PASSWORD=$OS_PASSWORD_INPUT
# NIPA Cloud Space only have 1 region "NCP-TH"
export OS_REGION_NAME="NCP-TH"
# Don't leave a blank variable, unset it if it was empty
if [ -z "$OS_REGION_NAME" ]; then unset OS_REGION_NAME; fi
export OS_INTERFACE=public
export OS_IDENTITY_API_VERSION=3

Source the .sh file and check if you can use the OpenStack client in your project.

(osclient) root@test-export-image:/opt/osclient# source test_project_RC_file.sh
Please enter your NIPA Cloud Space user's password for project test_project as user test_user@nipa.cloud:<ใส่ password>
(osclient) root@test-export-image:/opt/osclient# openstack token issue
+------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
| Field      | Value                                                                                                                                                                                   |
+------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
| expires    | 2025-04-26T04:36:06+0000                                                                                                                                                                |
| id         | gAAAAABoCxE24s4f-T2MOyOFsLcfGWvbf1zwQBZfwC3KcqiKSpod1OuDJa3xdWaBvtMui7w9Hr3B0OHkQYx8u1aQYKodxhyKSLIcazwG1JbwAbt-Vgx8KAcU5zWQGAkPoOUmWuyNFW0ZkzONKU0HOmISAr8DM1bErVjWL7Il595Xmzmjr_889Uo |
| project_id | 834995e704b44fa888b7xxxxxxxxxxxx                                                                                                                                                        |
| user_id    | e6275119d15648bfb7c2xxxxxxxxxxxx                                                                                                                                                        |
+------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
(osclient) root@test-export-image:/opt/osclient#

List the images in your project with the command:

(osclient) root@test-export-image:/opt/osclient# openstack image list
+--------------------------------------+--------------------------------------+--------+
| ID                                   | Name                                 | Status |
+--------------------------------------+--------------------------------------+--------+
| d00037bf-85f6-4bc3-b271-xxxxxxxxxxxx | ubuntu-24-v250307                    | active |
+--------------------------------------+--------------------------------------+--------+

Download the desired image from your project with the command:

(osclient) root@test-export-image:/opt/osclient# openstack image save --file <ชื่อ file image> <image_ID>

ตัวอย่าง
(osclient) root@test-export-image:/opt/osclient# openstack image save --file ubuntu-24-v250307.qcow2 d00037bf-85f6-4bc3-b271-xxxxxxxxxxxx

Once the download is complete, you will have the image file.

(osclient) root@test-export-image:/opt/osclient# ls -lh
total 1.2G
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 1.4K Apr 25 11:31 test_project_RC_file.sh
drwxr-xr-x 5 root root 4.0K Apr 25 11:26 osclient
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 1.2G Apr 25 11:38 ubuntu-24-v250307.qcow2
(osclient) root@test-export-image:/opt/osclient#

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