Deploying a Custom Template for Linux Virtual Machines Using Password

Making a unique template for the deployment of an Azure Linux virtual machine is a useful way to standardise and accelerate your deployments. Here is a quick rundown of the procedure:

Step 1:

Sign into your Azure Portal, then on the search button type “deploy a custom template" as shown below, select it.

Step 2:

Click on Create a Linux Virtual Machine

Step 3:

• On the Resource group select Create new then give it a name
• Choose any Region of your choice
• On the Admin Username give a Username
• On the Authentication Type Choose Password and input Password of your choice
• Then Review & Create

Create

Step 4:

Go to Resource group after deployment is completed.

Step 5:

On the Resource Group Overview, select simpleLinuxVM

Step 6:

Copy the IP address beside the Public IP Address
Click on the Public IP address.

Step 7:

Increase the idle timeout to “30” minutes to enable the machine to be active for a longer duration.
save

Exit and go back to RG

Step 8:

Open either Power Shell or Git Bash
input ssh username@Ipaddress as shown below, then enter

Input the password, then enter
Note: Passwords inputted are not visible
It should show like this image below

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