Running Fedora 43 Cloud Base (qcow2) on OCI Compute – Step-by-Step Guide
Overview Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI) allows users to import custom OS images and run operating systems beyond the marketplace-provided images. This capability is particularly useful for testing cutting-edge Linux distributions , validating application compatibility, or standardizing OS builds across environments. In this post, I demonstrate how to import and run a Fedora 43 Cloud Base image (qcow2) on OCI Compute , using OCI Object Storage and the Custom Image feature. Note that Fedora is not listed as supported operating system on OCI - https://docs.oracle.com/en-us/iaas/Content/Compute/Tasks/importingcustomimagelinux.htm ⚠️ This demonstration is performed in a personal OCI tenancy using test resources only. No customer data, environments, or screenshots are used. Oracle Products Used Oracle Cloud Infrastructure OCI Compute OCI Custom Images OCI Object Storage OCI IAM Virtual Cloud Network (VCN) Why F...