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+# Bitswift Blockchain Node on Ubuntu VM
+
+This template delivers the Bitswift network to your VM in about 20 minutes.  Everything you need to get started using the Bitswift blockchain from the command line is included. 
+You may build from source.  Once installed, 'bitswiftd' will begin syncing the public blockchain. 
+You may then connect via SSH to the VM and launch 'bitswiftd' to interface with the blockchain.
+
+<a href="https://portal.azure.com/#create/Microsoft.Template/uri/https%3A%2F%2Fraw.githubusercontent.com%2FAzure%2Fazure-quickstart-templates%2Fmaster%2Fbitswift-blockchain-ubuntu%2Fazuredeploy.json" target="_blank"><img src="http://azuredeploy.net/deploybutton.png"/></a>
+<a href="http://armviz.io/#/?load=https%3A%2F%2Fraw.githubusercontent.com%2FAzure%2Fazure-quickstart-templates%2Fmaster%2Fbitswift-blockchain-ubuntu%2Fazuredeploy.json" target="_blank"><img src="http://armviz.io/visualizebutton.png"/></a>
+
+# What is Bitswift?
+
++ TECHNOLOGY: Proof of Stake
++ SUPPLY: 4 Million 
++ SPEED: 30 seconds
++ INTEREST: 3%
+
+## Distinctive Attributes
+
+One click attach and exist (PoE)
+Stealth Addressing
+Transaction comment fee structure
+Narrations 
+
+
+## Unique Function
+
+COMPANY:
+Bitswift Decentralized Applications (Canada):
+
+* equips your platform with monetization options
+* increases your user count
+* provides additional revenue options
+* expands the options of your platform 
+* enhances your users experience 
+* allows your platform to be able to prove anything without a doubt 
+* provides professional business consulting and integration
+* enforces security (no single database to corrupt)
+* gives your platform an immediate hook into the blockchain ecosystem
+* serves 24/7 support  
+
+
+Registered business operating out of Canada backing the bitswift blockchain
+Canadian Trademark registered on "bitswift" 
+
+For more information, as well as an immediately useable, binary version of
+the Bitswift client sofware, see https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=922982.msg10131608#msg10131608.
+
+
+# Template Parameters
+
+When you click the Deploy to Azure icon above, you need to specify the following template parameters:
+
+* `adminUsername`: This is the account for connecting to your Bitswift host.
+* `adminPassword`: This is your password for the host.  Azure requires passwords to have One upper case, one lower case, a special character, and a number.
+* `dnsLabelPrefix`: This is used as both the VM name and DNS name of your public IP address.  Please ensure an unique name.
+* `installMethod`: This tells Azure to install Bitswift from source.
+* `vmSize`: This is the size of the VM to use.  Recommendations: Use the D series for installations from source.
+
+# Getting Started Tutorial
+
+* Click the `Deploy to Azure` icon above
+* Complete the template parameters, choose your resource group, accept the terms and click Create
+* Wait about 15 minutes for the VM to spin up and install the software
+* Connect to the VM via SSH using the DNS name assigned to your Public IP
+* If you wish to relaunch bitswiftd `sudo bitswiftd`
+* `bitswiftd` will run automatically on restart
+
+# Licensing
+
+Bitswift is released under the terms of the MIT license. See `COPYING` for more information or see http://opensource.org/licenses/MIT.
diff --git a/bitswift-blockchain-ubuntu/azuredeploy.json b/bitswift-blockchain-ubuntu/azuredeploy.json
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+{
+  "$schema": "https://schema.management.azure.com/schemas/2015-01-01/deploymentTemplate.json#",
+  "contentVersion": "1.0.0.0",
+  "parameters": {
+    "adminUsername": {
+      "type": "string",
+      "metadata": {
+        "description": "Username for the Virtual Machine."
+      }
+    },
+    "adminPassword": {
+      "type": "securestring",
+      "metadata": {
+        "description": "Password for the Virtual Machine."
+      }
+    },
+    "dnsLabelPrefix": {
+       "type": "string",
+       "metadata": {
+          "description": "Hostname assigned to the Public IP, also used as the VM Name. Must be lowercase. It should match with the following regular expression: ^[a-z][a-z0-9-]{1,61}[a-z0-9]$ or it will raise an error."
+       }
+    },
+    "installMethod": {
+      "type": "string",
+      "defaultValue": "From_Source",
+      "metadata": {
+        "description": "Method to install Bitswift. From_Source: official Bitswift repo on GitHub."
+      }
+    },    
+    "vmSize": {
+      "type": "string",
+      "defaultValue": "Standard_D1",
+      "allowedValues": [
+        "Standard_A1",
+        "Standard_A2",
+        "Standard_A3",
+        "Standard_D1",
+        "Standard_D2",
+        "Standard_D3"
+      ],
+      "metadata": {
+        "description": "Size of VM"
+      }
+    }
+  },
+  "variables": {
+    "imagePublisher": "Canonical",
+    "imageOffer": "UbuntuServer",
+    "OSDiskName": "BitswiftOSDisk",
+    "imageSKU": "14.04.4-LTS",
+    "nicName": "BitswiftNic",
+    "addressPrefix": "10.0.0.0/16",
+    "subnetName": "BitswiftSubnet",
+    "subnetPrefix": "10.0.0.0/24",
+    "storageAccountType": "Standard_LRS",
+    "storageAccountName": "[concat(uniquestring(resourceGroup().id, 'bitswift'))]",
+    "publicIPAddressName": "BitswiftPublicIP",
+    "publicIPAddressType": "Dynamic",
+    "vmStorageAccountContainerName": "vhds",
+    "vmName": "[parameters('dnsLabelPrefix')]",
+    "virtualNetworkName": "BitswiftVNET",
+    "vnetID": "[resourceId('Microsoft.Network/virtualNetworks',variables('virtualNetworkName'))]",
+    "subnetRef": "[concat(variables('vnetID'),'/subnets/',variables('subnetName'))]",
+    "apiVersion": "2015-06-15"
+  },
+  "resources": [
+    {
+      "type": "Microsoft.Storage/storageAccounts",
+      "name": "[variables('storageAccountName')]",
+      "apiVersion": "[variables('apiVersion')]",
+      "location": "[resourceGroup().location]",
+      "properties": {
+        "accountType": "[variables('storageAccountType')]"
+      }
+    },
+    {
+      "apiVersion": "[variables('apiVersion')]",
+      "type": "Microsoft.Network/publicIPAddresses",
+      "name": "[variables('publicIPAddressName')]",
+      "location": "[resourceGroup().location]",
+      "properties": {
+        "publicIPAllocationMethod": "[variables('publicIPAddressType')]",
+        "dnsSettings": {
+          "domainNameLabel": "[parameters('dnsLabelPrefix')]"
+        }
+      }
+    },
+    {
+      "apiVersion": "[variables('apiVersion')]",
+      "type": "Microsoft.Network/virtualNetworks",
+      "name": "[variables('virtualNetworkName')]",
+      "location": "[resourceGroup().location]",
+      "properties": {
+        "addressSpace": {
+          "addressPrefixes": [
+            "[variables('addressPrefix')]"
+          ]
+        },
+        "subnets": [
+          {
+            "name": "[variables('subnetName')]",
+            "properties": {
+              "addressPrefix": "[variables('subnetPrefix')]"
+            }
+          }
+        ]
+      }
+    },
+    {
+      "apiVersion": "[variables('apiVersion')]",
+      "type": "Microsoft.Network/networkInterfaces",
+      "name": "[variables('nicName')]",
+      "location": "[resourceGroup().location]",
+      "dependsOn": [
+        "[concat('Microsoft.Network/publicIPAddresses/', variables('publicIPAddressName'))]",
+        "[concat('Microsoft.Network/virtualNetworks/', variables('virtualNetworkName'))]"
+      ],
+      "properties": {
+        "ipConfigurations": [
+          {
+            "name": "ipconfig1",
+            "properties": {
+              "privateIPAllocationMethod": "Dynamic",
+              "publicIPAddress": {
+                "id": "[resourceId('Microsoft.Network/publicIPAddresses',variables('publicIPAddressName'))]"
+              },
+              "subnet": {
+                "id": "[variables('subnetRef')]"
+              }
+            }
+          }
+        ]
+      }
+    },
+    {
+      "apiVersion": "[variables('apiVersion')]",
+      "type": "Microsoft.Compute/virtualMachines",
+      "name": "[variables('vmName')]",
+      "location": "[resourceGroup().location]",
+      "dependsOn": [
+        "[concat('Microsoft.Storage/storageAccounts/', variables('storageAccountName'))]",
+        "[concat('Microsoft.Network/networkInterfaces/', variables('nicName'))]"
+      ],
+      "properties": {
+        "hardwareProfile": {
+          "vmSize": "[parameters('vmSize')]"
+        },
+        "osProfile": {
+          "computerName": "[variables('vmName')]",
+          "adminUsername": "[parameters('adminUsername')]",
+          "adminPassword": "[parameters('adminPassword')]"
+        },
+        "storageProfile": {
+          "imageReference": {
+            "publisher": "[variables('imagePublisher')]",
+            "offer": "[variables('imageOffer')]",
+            "sku": "[variables('imageSKU')]",
+            "version": "latest"
+          },
+          "osDisk": {
+            "name": "osdisk",
+            "vhd": {
+              "uri": "[concat('http://',variables('storageAccountName'),'.blob.core.windows.net/',variables('vmStorageAccountContainerName'),'/',variables('OSDiskName'),'.vhd')]"
+            },
+            "caching": "ReadWrite",
+            "createOption": "FromImage"
+          }
+        },
+        "networkProfile": {
+          "networkInterfaces": [
+            {
+              "id": "[resourceId('Microsoft.Network/networkInterfaces',variables('nicName'))]"
+            }
+          ]
+        },
+        "diagnosticsProfile": {
+          "bootDiagnostics": {
+            "enabled": "true",
+            "storageUri": "[concat('http://',variables('storageAccountName'),'.blob.core.windows.net')]"
+          }
+        }
+      }
+    },  
+    {
+      "type": "Microsoft.Compute/virtualMachines/extensions",
+      "name": "[concat(variables('vmName'),'/newuserscript')]",
+      "location": "[resourceGroup().location]", 
+      "apiVersion": "[variables('apiVersion')]",
+      "dependsOn": [
+        "[concat('Microsoft.Compute/virtualMachines/', variables('vmName'))]"
+      ],
+      "properties": {
+        "publisher": "Microsoft.OSTCExtensions",
+        "type": "CustomScriptForLinux",
+        "typeHandlerVersion": "1.4",
+        "autoUpgradeMinorVersion": true,
+        "settings": {
+          "fileUris": [
+            "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Azure/azure-quickstart-templates/master/bitswift-blockchain-ubuntu/build_swift.sh"
+          ],
+          "commandToExecute": "[concat('sh build_swift.sh ', parameters('installMethod'))]"
+        }
+      }
+    }
+  ]
+}
diff --git a/bitswift-blockchain-ubuntu/azuredeploy.parameters.json b/bitswift-blockchain-ubuntu/azuredeploy.parameters.json
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+{
+  "$schema": "http://schema.management.azure.com/schemas/2015-01-01/deploymentParameters.json#",
+  "contentVersion": "1.0.0.0",
+  "parameters": {
+    "dnsLabelPrefix": {
+      "value": "GEN-UNIQUE-11"
+    },
+    "adminUsername": {
+      "value": "azureuser"
+    },
+    "adminPassword": {
+      "value": "GEN-PASSWORD"
+    },
+    "installMethod": {
+      "value": "From_Source"
+    },    
+    "vmSize": {
+      "value": "Standard_D1"
+    }
+  }
+}
diff --git a/bitswift-blockchain-ubuntu/build_swift.sh b/bitswift-blockchain-ubuntu/build_swift.sh
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+#!/bin/bash
+
+set -e 
+
+date
+ps axjf
+
+#################################################################
+# Update Ubuntu and install prerequisites for running Bitswift #
+#################################################################
+sudo apt-get update
+#################################################################
+# Build Bitswift from source                                    #
+#################################################################
+NPROC=$(nproc)
+echo "nproc: $NPROC"
+#################################################################
+# Install all necessary packages for building Bitswift          #
+#################################################################
+sudo apt-get install -y qt4-qmake libqt4-dev libminiupnpc-dev libdb++-dev libdb-dev libcrypto++-dev libqrencode-dev libboost-all-dev build-essential libboost-system-dev libboost-filesystem-dev libboost-program-options-dev libboost-thread-dev libboost-filesystem-dev libboost-program-options-dev libboost-thread-dev libssl-dev libdb++-dev libssl-dev ufw git
+sudo add-apt-repository -y ppa:bitcoin/bitcoin
+sudo apt-get update
+sudo apt-get install -y libdb4.8-dev libdb4.8++-dev
+
+cd /usr/local
+file=/usr/local/bitswift
+if [ ! -e "$file" ]
+then
+	sudo git clone https://github.com/BitSwift-v2/bitswift.git bitswift
+fi
+
+cd /usr/local/bitswift/src
+file=/usr/local/bitswift/src/bitswiftd
+if [ ! -e "$file" ]
+then
+	sudo make -j$NPROC -f makefile.unix
+fi
+
+sudo cp /usr/local/bitswift/src/bitswiftd /usr/bin/bitswiftd
+
+################################################################
+# Configure to auto start at boot		                           #
+################################################################
+file=$HOME/.bitswift 
+if [ ! -e "$file" ]
+then
+	sudo mkdir $HOME/.bitswift
+fi
+printf '%s\n%s\n%s\n%s\n' 'daemon=1' 'server=1' 'rpcuser=u' 'rpcpassword=p' | sudo tee $HOME/.bitswift/bitswift.conf
+file=/etc/init.d/bitswift
+if [ ! -e "$file" ]
+then
+	printf '%s\n%s\n' '#!/bin/sh' 'sudo bitswiftd' | sudo tee /etc/init.d/bitswift
+	sudo chmod +x /etc/init.d/bitswift
+	sudo update-rc.d bitswift defaults	
+fi
+
+/usr/bin/bitswiftd
+echo "Bitswift has been setup successfully and is running..."
+exit 0
diff --git a/bitswift-blockchain-ubuntu/metadata.json b/bitswift-blockchain-ubuntu/metadata.json
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+{
+  "itemDisplayName": "Bitswift Blockchain on Ubuntu",
+  "description": "This template deploys a Bitswift node on a Ubuntu virtual machines. Bitswift information can be found at https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=922982.msg10131608#msg10131608",
+  "summary": "Deploy Bitswift on Ubuntu to take advantage of the services running on the blockchain",
+  "githubUsername": "sigwo",
+  "dateUpdated": "2016-03-26"
+}
diff --git a/blocknet-blockchain-on-ubuntu/README.md b/blocknet-blockchain-on-ubuntu/README.md
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+# Blocknet Blockchain Node on Ubuntu VM
+
+This template delivers the Blocknet network to your VM in about 20 minutes.  Everything you need to get started using the Blocknet blockchain from the command line is included. 
+You may build from source.  Once installed, 'blocknetd' will begin syncing the public blockchain. 
+You may then connect via SSH to the VM and launch 'blocknetd' to interface with the blockchain.
+
+<a href="https://portal.azure.com/#create/Microsoft.Template/uri/https%3A%2F%2Fraw.githubusercontent.com%2FAzure%2Fazure-quickstart-templates%2Fmaster%2Fblocknet-blockchain-on-ubuntu%2Fazuredeploy.json" target="_blank"><img src="http://azuredeploy.net/deploybutton.png"/></a>
+<a href="http://armviz.io/#/?load=https%3A%2F%2Fraw.githubusercontent.com%2FAzure%2Fazure-quickstart-templates%2Fmaster%2Fblocknet-blockchain-on-ubuntu%2Fazuredeploy.json" target="_blank"><img src="http://armviz.io/visualizebutton.png"/></a>
+
+# What is Blocknet?
+
+What is Blocknet?
+----------------
+
+The Blocknet is a revolutionary advancement in cryptographic technology:
+a true peer-to-peer protocol between nodes on different blockchains. This 
+is the foundation of a technology stack incorporating an API and an 
+application platform, which enables open-ended application possibilities 
+and vastly reduces development time.
+
+Services include:
+
+The Blocknet enables multi-blockchain services to be delivered to devices that only contain a single blockchain.
+Thus, device and network resources are conserved, and a flexible, mobile, indefinitely extensible future is enabled.
+
+For more information, as well as an immediately useable, binary version of
+the Blocknet client sofware and network, see http://www.blocknet.co.
+
+# Template Parameters
+
+When you click the Deploy to Azure icon above, you need to specify the following template parameters:
+
+* `adminUsername`: This is the account for connecting to your Blocknet host.
+* `adminPassword`: This is your password for the host.  Azure requires passwords to have One upper case, one lower case, a special character, and a number.
+* `dnsLabelPrefix`: This is used as both the VM name and DNS name of your public IP address.  Please ensure an unique name.
+* `installMethod`: This tells Azure to install Blocknet from source.
+* `vmSize`: This is the size of the VM to use.  Recommendations: Use the D series for installations from source.
+
+# Getting Started Tutorial
+
+* Click the `Deploy to Azure` icon above
+* Complete the template parameters, choose your resource group, accept the terms and click Create
+* Wait about 15 minutes for the VM to spin up and install the software
+* Connect to the VM via SSH using the DNS name assigned to your Public IP
+* If you wish to relaunch blocknetd `sudo blocknetd`
+* `blocknetd` will run automatically on restart
+
+# Licensing
+
+Blocknet is released under the terms of the MIT license. See `COPYING` for more information or see http://opensource.org/licenses/MIT.
diff --git a/blocknet-blockchain-on-ubuntu/azuredeploy.json b/blocknet-blockchain-on-ubuntu/azuredeploy.json
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+{
+  "$schema": "https://schema.management.azure.com/schemas/2015-01-01/deploymentTemplate.json#",
+  "contentVersion": "1.0.0.0",
+  "parameters": {
+    "adminUsername": {
+      "type": "string",
+      "metadata": {
+        "description": "Username for the Virtual Machine."
+      }
+    },
+    "adminPassword": {
+      "type": "securestring",
+      "metadata": {
+        "description": "Password for the Virtual Machine."
+      }
+    },
+    "dnsLabelPrefix": {
+       "type": "string",
+       "metadata": {
+          "description": "Hostname assigned to the Public IP, also used as the VM Name. Must be lowercase. It should match with the following regular expression: ^[a-z][a-z0-9-]{1,61}[a-z0-9]$ or it will raise an error."
+       }
+    },
+    "installMethod": {
+      "type": "string",
+      "defaultValue": "From_Source",
+      "metadata": {
+        "description": "Method to install blocknet. From_Source: official blocknet repo on GitHub."
+      }
+    },    
+    "vmSize": {
+      "type": "string",
+      "defaultValue": "Standard_D1",
+      "allowedValues": [
+        "Standard_A1",
+        "Standard_A2",
+        "Standard_A3",
+        "Standard_D1",
+        "Standard_D2",
+        "Standard_D3"
+      ],
+      "metadata": {
+        "description": "Size of VM"
+      }
+    }
+  },
+  "variables": {
+    "imagePublisher": "Canonical",
+    "imageOffer": "UbuntuServer",
+    "OSDiskName": "blocknetOSDisk",
+    "imageSKU": "14.04.4-LTS",
+    "nicName": "blocknetNic",
+    "addressPrefix": "10.0.0.0/16",
+    "subnetName": "blocknetSubnet",
+    "subnetPrefix": "10.0.0.0/24",
+    "storageAccountType": "Standard_LRS",
+    "storageAccountName": "[concat(uniquestring(resourceGroup().id, 'blocknet'))]",
+    "publicIPAddressName": "blocknetPublicIP",
+    "publicIPAddressType": "Dynamic",
+    "vmStorageAccountContainerName": "vhds",
+    "vmName": "[parameters('dnsLabelPrefix')]",
+    "virtualNetworkName": "blocknetVNET",
+    "vnetID": "[resourceId('Microsoft.Network/virtualNetworks',variables('virtualNetworkName'))]",
+    "subnetRef": "[concat(variables('vnetID'),'/subnets/',variables('subnetName'))]",
+    "apiVersion": "2015-06-15"
+  },
+  "resources": [
+    {
+      "type": "Microsoft.Storage/storageAccounts",
+      "name": "[variables('storageAccountName')]",
+      "apiVersion": "[variables('apiVersion')]",
+      "location": "[resourceGroup().location]",
+      "properties": {
+        "accountType": "[variables('storageAccountType')]"
+      }
+    },
+    {
+      "apiVersion": "[variables('apiVersion')]",
+      "type": "Microsoft.Network/publicIPAddresses",
+      "name": "[variables('publicIPAddressName')]",
+      "location": "[resourceGroup().location]",
+      "properties": {
+        "publicIPAllocationMethod": "[variables('publicIPAddressType')]",
+        "dnsSettings": {
+          "domainNameLabel": "[parameters('dnsLabelPrefix')]"
+        }
+      }
+    },
+    {
+      "apiVersion": "[variables('apiVersion')]",
+      "type": "Microsoft.Network/virtualNetworks",
+      "name": "[variables('virtualNetworkName')]",
+      "location": "[resourceGroup().location]",
+      "properties": {
+        "addressSpace": {
+          "addressPrefixes": [
+            "[variables('addressPrefix')]"
+          ]
+        },
+        "subnets": [
+          {
+            "name": "[variables('subnetName')]",
+            "properties": {
+              "addressPrefix": "[variables('subnetPrefix')]"
+            }
+          }
+        ]
+      }
+    },
+    {
+      "apiVersion": "[variables('apiVersion')]",
+      "type": "Microsoft.Network/networkInterfaces",
+      "name": "[variables('nicName')]",
+      "location": "[resourceGroup().location]",
+      "dependsOn": [
+        "[concat('Microsoft.Network/publicIPAddresses/', variables('publicIPAddressName'))]",
+        "[concat('Microsoft.Network/virtualNetworks/', variables('virtualNetworkName'))]"
+      ],
+      "properties": {
+        "ipConfigurations": [
+          {
+            "name": "ipconfig1",
+            "properties": {
+              "privateIPAllocationMethod": "Dynamic",
+              "publicIPAddress": {
+                "id": "[resourceId('Microsoft.Network/publicIPAddresses',variables('publicIPAddressName'))]"
+              },
+              "subnet": {
+                "id": "[variables('subnetRef')]"
+              }
+            }
+          }
+        ]
+      }
+    },
+    {
+      "apiVersion": "[variables('apiVersion')]",
+      "type": "Microsoft.Compute/virtualMachines",
+      "name": "[variables('vmName')]",
+      "location": "[resourceGroup().location]",
+      "dependsOn": [
+        "[concat('Microsoft.Storage/storageAccounts/', variables('storageAccountName'))]",
+        "[concat('Microsoft.Network/networkInterfaces/', variables('nicName'))]"
+      ],
+      "properties": {
+        "hardwareProfile": {
+          "vmSize": "[parameters('vmSize')]"
+        },
+        "osProfile": {
+          "computerName": "[variables('vmName')]",
+          "adminUsername": "[parameters('adminUsername')]",
+          "adminPassword": "[parameters('adminPassword')]"
+        },
+        "storageProfile": {
+          "imageReference": {
+            "publisher": "[variables('imagePublisher')]",
+            "offer": "[variables('imageOffer')]",
+            "sku": "[variables('imageSKU')]",
+            "version": "latest"
+          },
+          "osDisk": {
+            "name": "osdisk",
+            "vhd": {
+              "uri": "[concat('http://',variables('storageAccountName'),'.blob.core.windows.net/',variables('vmStorageAccountContainerName'),'/',variables('OSDiskName'),'.vhd')]"
+            },
+            "caching": "ReadWrite",
+            "createOption": "FromImage"
+          }
+        },
+        "networkProfile": {
+          "networkInterfaces": [
+            {
+              "id": "[resourceId('Microsoft.Network/networkInterfaces',variables('nicName'))]"
+            }
+          ]
+        },
+        "diagnosticsProfile": {
+          "bootDiagnostics": {
+            "enabled": "true",
+            "storageUri": "[concat('http://',variables('storageAccountName'),'.blob.core.windows.net')]"
+          }
+        }
+      }
+    },  
+    {
+      "type": "Microsoft.Compute/virtualMachines/extensions",
+      "name": "[concat(variables('vmName'),'/newuserscript')]",
+      "location": "[resourceGroup().location]", 
+      "apiVersion": "[variables('apiVersion')]",
+      "dependsOn": [
+        "[concat('Microsoft.Compute/virtualMachines/', variables('vmName'))]"
+      ],
+      "properties": {
+        "publisher": "Microsoft.OSTCExtensions",
+        "type": "CustomScriptForLinux",
+        "typeHandlerVersion": "1.4",
+        "autoUpgradeMinorVersion": true,
+        "settings": {
+          "fileUris": [
+            "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Azure/azure-quickstart-templates/master/blocknet-blockchain-on-ubuntu/build_blocknet.sh"
+          ],
+          "commandToExecute": "[concat('sh build_blocknet.sh ', parameters('installMethod'))]"
+        }
+      }
+    }
+  ]
+}
diff --git a/blocknet-blockchain-on-ubuntu/azuredeploy.parameters.json b/blocknet-blockchain-on-ubuntu/azuredeploy.parameters.json
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..af5854f677c2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/blocknet-blockchain-on-ubuntu/azuredeploy.parameters.json
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+{
+  "$schema": "http://schema.management.azure.com/schemas/2015-01-01/deploymentParameters.json#",
+  "contentVersion": "1.0.0.0",
+  "parameters": {
+    "dnsLabelPrefix": {
+      "value": "GEN-UNIQUE-11"
+    },
+    "adminUsername": {
+      "value": "azureuser"
+    },
+    "adminPassword": {
+      "value": "GEN-PASSWORD"
+    },
+    "installMethod": {
+      "value": "From_Source"
+    },    
+    "vmSize": {
+      "value": "Standard_D1"
+    }
+  }
+}
diff --git a/blocknet-blockchain-on-ubuntu/build_blocknet.sh b/blocknet-blockchain-on-ubuntu/build_blocknet.sh
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..087e6bd5dcd6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/blocknet-blockchain-on-ubuntu/build_blocknet.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,61 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+
+set -e 
+
+date
+ps axjf
+
+#################################################################
+# Update Ubuntu and install prerequisites for running Blocknet  #
+#################################################################
+sudo apt-get update
+#################################################################
+# Build Blocknet source                                         #
+#################################################################
+NPROC=$(nproc)
+echo "nproc: $NPROC"
+#################################################################
+# Install all necessary packages for building Blocknet          #
+#################################################################
+sudo apt-get install -y git qt5-default qt5-qmake qtbase5-dev-tools qttools5-dev-tools build-essential libboost-dev libboost-system-dev libboost-filesystem-dev libboost-program-options-dev libboost-thread-dev libssl-dev libdb++-dev libevent-dev libminiupnpc-dev libqrencode-dev
+sudo add-apt-repository -y ppa:bitcoin/bitcoin
+sudo apt-get update
+sudo apt-get install -y libdb4.8-dev libdb4.8++-dev
+
+cd /usr/local
+file=/usr/local/blocknet
+if [ ! -e "$file" ]
+then
+	sudo git clone https://github.com/atcsecure/blocknet.git blocknet
+fi
+
+cd /usr/local/blocknet/src
+mkdir obj
+file=/usr/local/blocknet/src/blocknetd
+if [ ! -e "$file" ]
+then
+	sudo make -j$NPROC -f makefile.unix
+fi
+
+sudo cp /usr/local/blocknet/src/blocknetd /usr/bin/blocknetd
+
+################################################################
+# Configure to auto start at boot		               #
+################################################################
+file=$HOME/.blocknet 
+if [ ! -e "$file" ]
+then
+	sudo mkdir $HOME/.blocknet
+fi
+printf '%s\n%s\n%s\n%s\n' 'daemon=1' 'server=1' 'rpcuser=u' 'rpcpassword=p' | sudo tee $HOME/.blocknet/blocknet.conf
+file=/etc/init.d/blocknet
+if [ ! -e "$file" ]
+then
+	printf '%s\n%s\n' '#!/bin/sh' 'sudo blocknetd' | sudo tee /etc/init.d/blocknet
+	sudo chmod +x /etc/init.d/blocknet
+	sudo update-rc.d blocknet defaults	
+fi
+
+/usr/bin/blocknetd
+echo "Blocknet has been setup successfully and is running..."
+exit 0
diff --git a/blocknet-blockchain-on-ubuntu/metadata.json b/blocknet-blockchain-on-ubuntu/metadata.json
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..d16799a3c15b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/blocknet-blockchain-on-ubuntu/metadata.json
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+{
+  "itemDisplayName": "Blocknet Blockchain on Ubuntu",
+  "description": "This template deploys a Blocknet node on a Ubuntu virtual machines. Blocknet services include enabling multi-blockchain services to be delivered to devices that only contain a single blockchain",
+  "summary": "Deploy Blocknet on Ubuntu to take advantage of the services running on the blockchain",
+  "githubUsername": "sigwo",
+  "dateUpdated": "2016-03-24"
+}