Deploying an Azure RedhHat or CentOS Linux VM with Nginx using Terraform

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Update the source_image_reference on this section of the linux-vm-main.tf file, to configure the distro and version of Linux.

source_image_reference {
  publisher = var.centos-publisher
  offer     = var.centos-offer
  sku       = "7_8-gen2" 
  version   = "latest"
}

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Linux Distros on Azure

Below is a list of Publisher and Offer combinations of endorsed Linux Distros on Azure, use them to list SKUs available.

RedHat Enterprise Linux (RHEL):

Publisher = "RedHat"
Offer = "RHEL"

CentOS Linux:

Publisher = "OpenLogic"
Offer = "CentOS"

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Bootstrapping the Linux Server to Install Nginx Open Source (only valid for RHEL and CentOS)

Execute a bash script to install to Nginx:

#! /bin/bash
sudo yum update -y
sudo yum install epel-release -y
sudo yum install nginx -y
sudo systemctl enable nginx
sudo systemctl start nginx

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How to Find Azure Linux VM Images for Terraform using PowerShell

Login into Azure:

Connect-AzAccount

The process starts by defining our Azure region using a variable:

$Location = "West Europe"

Then we define the Publisher and the Offer using variables:

$Publisher = "OpenLogic"
$Offer = "CentOS"

Finally, we list all SKUs for this OS:

Get-AzVMImageSku -Location $Location -PublisherName $Publisher -Offer $Offer | Select Skus