# Instances The following how-to guides cover common operations related to instances. How to create and manage instances: * [Create instances](https://canonical.com/lxd/docs/default/howto/instances_create/index.html.md) * [Configure instances](https://canonical.com/lxd/docs/default/howto/instances_configure/index.html.md) * [Manage instances](https://canonical.com/lxd/docs/default/howto/instances_manage/index.html.md) * [Use profiles](https://canonical.com/lxd/docs/default/profiles/index.html.md) * [Troubleshoot errors](https://canonical.com/lxd/docs/default/howto/instances_troubleshoot/index.html.md) * [Auto attach Ubuntu Pro](https://canonical.com/lxd/docs/default/howto/instances_ubuntu_pro_attach/index.html.md) How to work with instances: * [Access files](https://canonical.com/lxd/docs/default/howto/instances_access_files/index.html.md) * [Access the console](https://canonical.com/lxd/docs/default/howto/instances_console/index.html.md) * [Run commands](https://canonical.com/lxd/docs/default/instance-exec/index.html.md) * [Use cloud-init](https://canonical.com/lxd/docs/default/cloud-init/index.html.md) * [Add a routed NIC to a VM](https://canonical.com/lxd/docs/default/howto/instances_routed_nic_vm/index.html.md) How to export and move instances: * [Back up instances](https://canonical.com/lxd/docs/default/howto/instances_backup/index.html.md) * [Migrate instances](https://canonical.com/lxd/docs/default/howto/instances_migrate/index.html.md) How to import instances: * [Import existing machines](https://canonical.com/lxd/docs/default/howto/import_machines_to_instances/index.html.md) How to pass an NVIDIA GPU to a container with a Docker workload: * [Pass NVIDIA GPUs](https://canonical.com/lxd/docs/default/howto/container_gpu_passthrough_with_docker/index.html.md) ## Related topics Explanation: - [Instance types in LXD](https://canonical.com/lxd/docs/default/explanation/instances/index.html.md#expl-instances) Reference: - [Container runtime environment](https://canonical.com/lxd/docs/default/container-environment/index.html.md#container-runtime-environment) - [Instance configuration](https://canonical.com/lxd/docs/default/explanation/instance_config/index.html.md#instance-config)