Create an Azure virtual machine (VM) using Azure Linux 4.0

This article shows you how to create an Azure Linux 4.0 virtual machine (VM) on Azure using the Azure portal, the Azure CLI, an ARM template, or Terraform.

Prerequisites

An Azure subscription. If you don't have one, create a free account.
For CLI-based methods:
- Install the Azure CLI.
- Sign in using the az login command.
For Terraform:
- Terraform and the Azure provider configured for your subscription.

Create an Azure Linux 4.0 VM

For a guided, UI-driven walkthrough, go to the Launch an Azure Linux VM quickstart.

Create an Azure resource group using the az group create command. Replace the placeholder values with your own values.
```
az group create --name <resource-group-name> --location <location>
```

Create an Azure VM using an Azure Linux 4.0 Marketplace image using the az vm create command. Replace the placeholder values with your own values.

az vm create \
  --resource-group <resource-group-name> \
  --name <vm-name> \
  --image microsoftazurelinux:azurelinux-4:4:latest \
  --admin-username azureuser \
  --generate-ssh-keys

Deploy an Azure Linux 4.0 VM with an ARM template by setting the storageProfile of your Microsoft.Compute/virtualMachines resource to reference an Azure Linux 4.0 Marketplace image. For example:

"storageProfile": {
  "imageReference": {
    "publisher": "microsoftazurelinux",
    "offer": "azurelinux-4",
    "sku": "4",
    "version": "latest"
  },
  "osDisk": {
    "createOption": "fromImage"
  }
}

For a complete ARM Template example and step-by-step deployment instructions, see the Create and deploy your first ARM template tutorial.

Deploy an Azure Linux 4.0 VM with Terraform by setting the source_image_reference to reference an Azure Linux 4.0 Marketplace image. For example:

  source_image_reference {
    publisher = "microsoftazurelinux"
    offer     = "azurelinux-4"
    sku       = "4"
    version   = "latest"
  }

For a complete main.tf example and step-by-step deployment instructions, see the Create a Linux VM with Terraform quickstart.

Connect to your Azure Linux 4.0 VM

Connect to your Azure Linux VM over SSH using the guidance in Connect to a Linux VM in Azure.

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Last updated on 2026-06-02