# Images The following how-to guides cover common operations related to images. How to work with existing images: * [Use remote images](https://canonical.com/lxd/docs/default/howto/images_remote/index.html.md) * [Manage images](https://canonical.com/lxd/docs/default/howto/images_manage/index.html.md) * [Associate profiles](https://canonical.com/lxd/docs/default/howto/images_profiles/index.html.md) How to import and create images: * [Copy and import images](https://canonical.com/lxd/docs/default/howto/images_copy/index.html.md) * [Create images](https://canonical.com/lxd/docs/default/howto/images_create/index.html.md) ## Related topics Explanation: - [Local and remote images](https://canonical.com/lxd/docs/default/image-handling/index.html.md#about-images) Reference: - [Image format](https://canonical.com/lxd/docs/default/reference/image_format/index.html.md#image-format) - [Remote image servers](https://canonical.com/lxd/docs/default/reference/remote_image_servers/index.html.md#remote-image-servers)