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This document explains how to create a virtual machine (VM) instance that has properties similar to an existing VM using the Google Cloud console.

If you have a VM with properties that you want to reuse, then you can create a VM based on it. You can create the VM by using the same properties as the reference VM or by modifying them. This is useful when you need to quickly create a VM, such as in the following scenarios:

• Rapid deployment

• Scaling

• Testing

• Disaster recovery

To create a VM with similar properties to an existing VM, do the following:

1. In the Google Cloud console, go to the VM instances page.

   Go to VM instances

2. In the Name column, click the name of an existing VM which you want to use to create your VM.

   The VM instance details page opens.

3. Click Create similar.

   The Create an instance page opens. By default, the Google Cloud console specifies the same properties as the reference VM.

4. Customize the properties of the VM.

   Note: To view the equivalent Google Cloud CLI, Compute Engine API, or Terraform code to create the VM, click Equivalent code.

5. Click Create.

If you encounter issues when creating VMs, then see Troubleshoot creating, updating and deleting VMs.

• Add persistent disks to the new VM
• Transfer files to the new VM
• Create a VM from an image
• Create a VM from an instance template
• Connect to the VM

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Last updated 2025-08-07 UTC.

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