How to move an instance to another project
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Problem
There is no option in Google Cloud Console or Cloud SDK to move a Google Compute Engine instance between projects.
Environment
- Google Cloud console
- Cloud SDK
Solution
- Stop the VM Instance.
gcloud compute instances stop INSTANCE_NAME --zone=ZONE --project=OLD_PROJECT_ID
- Create an image from the VM Instance disk.
gcloud compute images create IMAGE_NAME --source-disk=DISK_NAME --source-disk-zone=DISK_ZONE --project=OLD_PROJECT_ID
- Confirm the image is created and present.
gcloud compute images list --project=OLD_PROJECT_ID
- Create a new VM Instance using the newly created image.
gcloud compute instances create INSTANCE_NAME --image=IMAGE_NAME --image-project=OLD_PROJECT_ID --project=NEW_PROJECT_ID
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Last updated 2024-12-12 UTC.
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