This guide addresses an issue that may occur when starting an instance on Public Cloud Infomaniak.

Preamble

• Check for any ongoing issues on https://infomaniakstatus.com/.
• For Public Cloud specifically, the list of scheduled maintenance and ongoing issues can be found at https://status.infomaniak.cloud/.

Using Image IDs

The images of the different operating systems, offered by Infomaniak in the Images section and listed in the Source section when you launch a new instance of your Public Cloud, are regularly updated but without changing their name.

Having a stable name can cause issues with automation tools like heat or terraform with the risk that they recreate the VMs without this being desired.

This issue can be avoided by using the image ID or a personal image: