Creating VM with Azure CLI | Engineering Notes

1) Verify Azure Login

Check the currently logged-in account:

bash

az account show

If not logged in:

bash

az login

2) List Available Resource Groups

bash

az group list

Set your resource group as a variable:

bash

RG_NAME="kml_rg_main-6d63632173014aad"

3) Create the Virtual Machine

bash

az vm create \
	--resource-group $RG_NAME \
	--name nautilus-vm \
	--image Ubuntu2204 \
	--size Standard_B2s \
	--admin-username azureuser \
	--generate-ssh-keys \
	--storage-sku Standard_LRS \
	--os-disk-size-gb 30

Explanation of Parameters

--resource-group → Resource group name

--name → VM name

--image → OS image (Ubuntu 22.04)

--size → VM size

--admin-username → SSH login username

--generate-ssh-keys → Automatically creates SSH key if it does not exist

--storage-sku → Disk type (Standard_LRS)

--os-disk-size-gb → OS disk size (30 GB)

4) Verify VM Creation

Check VM details:

bash

az vm show --resource-group $RG_NAME --name nautilus-vm

Get public IP address:

bash

az vm show \
	--resource-group $RG_NAME \
	--name nautilus-vm \
	--show-details \
	--query 'publicIps' \
	--output tsv

5) Connect to the VM via SSH

bash

ssh azureuser@<Public-IP>

Example:

bash

ssh azureuser@52.186.140.102

Best Practices

Avoid exposing SSH to the public internet in production.

Use NSG rules to restrict SSH access to your IP.

Store SSH keys securely in ~/.ssh/.

Use Infrastructure as Code (Terraform or Bicep) for production deployments.

Result

VM created successfully using Azure CLI.

SSH key generated automatically.

VM accessible via public IP.

Fully DevOps-friendly workflow.