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# Starter Environments

## About Docker Image Management

To  Build compute capsules, End-users use deployed Docker images as starter environments. You can manage and deploy Docker images for end users as a Code Ocean VPC administrator.

From the Admin Panel, click on **Starter Environments** in the sidebar to enter the Base image deployment page. 

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In this guide, you will learn the following:

1. [Deploy Base Image](/admin-guide/v2.4/the-admin-dashboard/docker-images-management/deploy-base-image.md)
2. [Image Action](/admin-guide/v2.4/the-admin-dashboard/docker-images-management/image-actions.md)
3. [Deploying Private Docker Base Images](/admin-guide/v2.4/the-admin-dashboard/docker-images-management/deploying-private-docker-base-images.md)