Microsoft Azure Linux

Azure Linux is a Microsoft-maintained, open-source Linux distribution built for Azure that provides a lightweight, security-hardened operating system for virtual machines (VMs), containers, and Kubernetes clusters running on Azure infrastructure.

About Azure Linux

Overview

• What is Azure Linux?
• Architecture overview
• Release cadence and lifecycle
• Supported Azure services

What's new

• What's new in Azure Linux 4.0?

Get started

Get started

• Get started guide

Quickstart

• Create an Azure Linux VM using the Azure portal
• Create a cluster with Azure Linux Container Host for AKS
• Create a cluster with Azure Container Linux (ACL) for AKS

Deployment options

Overview

• Overview of Azure Linux deployment options
• Azure Linux for AKS
• Azure Linux for Virtual Machines and Virtual Machine Scale Sets
• Azure Linux container images

Support and troubleshooting

Overview

• Support options
• Report issues and request features

How-To Guide

• Troubleshoot package upgrade issues
• Troubleshoot outdated kernel versions

Contribute to Azure Linux

How-To Guide

• Contribution best practices
• Contribute to documentation
• Contribute to code

Frequently asked questions (FAQ)

Reference

• General
• Kernel
• Packages
• Azure Linux on AKS