Ubuntu Server 25.04 LTS

Overview

Ubuntu Server 25.04 LTS is a preconfigured virtual machine image optimized for cloud developers, DevOps teams, and CI/CD pipelines. The image includes the latest OS updates, Azure Linux Agent, cloud-init, Docker Engine, Docker Compose, and a small set of developer utilities so you can provision ready-to-use developer environments quickly.

Who this is for

• Developers and DevOps engineers needing a reproducible cloud dev environment
• Teams that run Dockerized workloads or CI/CD pipelines on Azure
• Security-aware teams who require a generalized, certifiable VM image

Key capabilities

• Ubuntu 25.04 base with current security patches
• Azure Linux Agent installed and configured for VM provisioning
• Docker Engine + Docker Compose preinstalled and configured
• cloud-init for instance initialization and SSH key-based auth
• Minimal security hardening baseline and logging cleanup (image generalized)

Deliverables

• Generalized VHD of Ubuntu Server 25.04 (single OS disk)
• Quickstart guide (SSH access, sample Docker deployment, troubleshooting)
• Support contact and SLA information

Prerequisites & limits

• Valid Azure subscription and VM size supporting your workload
• SSH key-based authentication (no default passwords supplied)
• Image must be deployed from the provided VHD; do not include proprietary credentials
• Trial plans will not include access to commercial third-party licenses

How to get started

1. Select the plan and click Get it now or Contact me.
2. Deploy the VM from the marketplace image and add your SSH public key at provisioning.
3. Follow the Quickstart guide to run the sample Docker container and verify functionality.

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