# VM Portability and Migration Guide

At NeevCloud, we understand the importance of VM portability for customers who may need to migrate or back up their virtual machines to other platforms like AWS, Azure, or private clouds. We provide support for exporting VM images in industry-standard formats.

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**Supported Export Formats: QCOW2, RAW**

These formats are widely accepted for importing VMs into other cloud platforms.

How to Request VM Export

To request a VM export:

1. Open a support ticket via our customer [portal ](https://docs.neevcloud.com/neevcloud-products/support)or email support.
2. Include the following details in your request for processing:

* VM ID
* Public IP or Internal Reference&#x20;
* Preferred Image Format (QCOW2 or RAW)

Our team will validate your request and provide a secure download link for your VM image.

VM export requests are handled securely and typically completed within \[24-48 hours].

Download links are time-bound for security.

**Example Ticket Request Format**

Subject: VM Export Request.

VM ID: \<your-vm-id>

VM IP: \<your-vm-ip>

Preferred format: QCOW2 / RAW


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