packer/website/content/docs/post-processors/yandex-import.mdx

---
description: >
  The Yandex.Cloud Compute Image Import post-processor create an image from a
  qcow2 image (or from provided Storage object in near future). It uploads qcow2
  to Yandex Object Storage and create new one Compute Image in target folder.
page_title: Yandex.Cloud Compute Image Import - Post-Processors
sidebar_title: Yandex.Cloud Compute Import
---

# Yandex.Cloud Compute Image Import Post-Processor

Type: `yandex-import`

The Yandex.Cloud Compute Image Import post-processor create new Compute Image
from a qcow2 file. As Compute service support image creation from Storage service object
just before request to create its upload file into Storage service.

Assigned Service Account must have write permissions to the Yandex Object Storage.
A new temporary static access keys from assigned Service Account used to upload
file.

## Configuration

### Required:

#### Access

@include 'builder/yandex/AccessConfig-required.mdx'

#### Common

@include 'builder/yandex/CloudConfig-required.mdx'

@include 'post-processor/yandex-export/ExchangeConfig-required.mdx'

### Optional:

#### Access

@include 'builder/yandex/AccessConfig-not-required.mdx'

#### Import

@include 'post-processor/yandex-import/Config-not-required.mdx'

#### Image

@include 'builder/yandex/ImageConfig-not-required.mdx'

## Basic Example

TBD

```json
{
  "variables": {
    "token": "{{env `YC_TOKEN`}}"
  },
  "sensitive-variables": ["token"],
  "builders": [
    {
      "type": "file",
      "source": "xenial-server-cloudimg-amd64-disk1.img",
      "target": "test_artifact.qcow2"
    }
  ],
  "post-processors": [
    {
      "type": "yandex-import",
      "token": "{{user `token`}}",
      "folder_id": "b1g8jvfcgmitdrslcn86",
      "service_account_id": "ajeui8kdvg8qs44fbrbr",

      "bucket": "bucket1",

      "image_name": "my-first-imported-image-{{isotime \"02-Jan-06-03-04-05\" | lower }}",

      "keep_input_artifact": false
    }
  ]
}
```