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Include PageTEXT Templates PCRTEXT Templates PCRPublic cloud libraries can have many thousands of virtual machine templates (e.g. AWS has 19,000 AMIs) that are difficult to find and manage. In addition, administrators cannot control the content of public cloud templates. In the Apps library, you can define a cache of details of your approved or certified public cloud templates. And you can customize the templates' representation to make it even easier for cloud users to find the right template. 

Display public cloud templates in the Apps Library

The Abiquo Apps library is a collection of virtual machine templates that enables users to quickly and easily deploy virtual machines. To open the Apps library, click the Apps library icon  Image Added in the main menu bar.

Click on the Public tab. In the Public list, click on the name of the public cloud region. By default you will see any templates you can deploy within this region.

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To display the details of a template, move the mouse over the template. A tool tip will display the template information.

The virtual machine templates in the Apps library may be marked with symbols that indicate their purpose. A shared template is marked with an orange user symbol in the lower left corner.  

Filter local public cloud templates

You can filter to find the templates you want to work with in the Apps library. To open the filter, click the funnel Filter button. Enter filter values and click Accept.

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Click Clear to reset filter values to defaults, which will be to display all local templates.

Use Templates

In the Virtual datacenters view, click and drag a template into your virtual appliance to create a virtual machine with this template.