AlmaLinux 9

Option A: Azure Portal

• Open the Azure Marketplace and search for "AlmaLinux 9 on Azure SecureAnyCloud"
• Select the image and click Create
• On the basics tab, set:
• Subscription: Select your Azure subscription
• Resource Group: Create new or select existing
• Virtual Machine Name: Enter a name for your VM
• Region: Select your preferred Azure region
• Size: Standard_B2s recommended
• Under Administrator Account, select SSH public key and enter your key
• Under Inbound Port Rules, allow SSH (port 22)
• Click Review + Create, then Create

Option B: Azure CLI

az vm image terms accept --urn sac1647283583153:almalinux-9:default:latest
az vm create \
  --resource-group myResourceGroup \
  --name my-almalinux-9-azure-vm \
  --image sac1647283583153:almalinux-9:default:latest \
  --size Standard_B2s \
  --admin-username azureuser \
  --generate-ssh-keys \
  --public-ip-sku Standard

Once your VM is running, connect to it over SSH:

ssh azureuser@<public-ip-address>

To find your VM's public IP:

az vm show --resource-group myResourceGroup --name my-almalinux-9-azure-vm --show-details --query publicIps -o tsv

After you connect, verify the operating system:

cat /etc/os-release uname -r

Check disk space and memory:

df -h free -h

Verify the Azure Linux Agent is running:

systemctl status waagent

Apply the latest security patches:

sudo dnf update -y

The Azure Network Security Group (NSG) controls inbound and outbound traffic. You can also configure the local firewall on the VM:

sudo firewall-cmd --list-all

To allow additional ports:

sudo firewall-cmd --permanent --add-port=80/tcp sudo firewall-cmd --permanent --add-port=443/tcp sudo firewall-cmd --reload