Virtual Machine Gallery

Explore a curated collection of virtual machine images and configurations designed to accelerate your cloud deployments. Our gallery provides pre-configured operating systems, development stacks, and specialized solutions to get you up and running quickly on Azure.

Featured VM Images

Windows Server 2022 Datacenter

The latest version of Microsoft's server operating system, offering advanced security, hybrid capabilities, and a modernized application platform.

Windows Server Latest

Ubuntu Server 22.04 LTS

A popular, stable, and secure Linux distribution with Long Term Support, ideal for web servers, containers, and general-purpose workloads.

Linux Ubuntu LTS

Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9

A robust and secure Linux platform for enterprise workloads, offering extensive support and compatibility for critical applications.

Linux RHEL Enterprise

SQL Server on Linux

Deploy SQL Server instances on Linux environments, leveraging the flexibility and performance of open-source operating systems.

SQL Server Linux Database

Azure Data Science Virtual Machine

Pre-installed with popular data science and machine learning tools, including Python, R, TensorFlow, and PyTorch.

Data Science Machine Learning Python R

Container-Optimized OS from Google

An immutable, security-focused OS designed for running containers, perfect for Kubernetes and other container orchestration platforms.

Containers Linux Kubernetes

How to Use the Gallery

Using the Azure VM Gallery is straightforward:

Navigate to the Azure portal.
Click on Create a resource.
Search for "Virtual machine" and select it.
In the "Image" field, click See all images or browse the curated categories.
Select your desired VM image from the gallery.
Configure the rest of your virtual machine settings and deploy.

Custom Images

You can also create and use your own custom VM images. This allows you to deploy VMs with specific software configurations, security hardening, and compliance requirements already in place. Learn more about creating custom images.

Key Benefits

Time Savings: Reduce deployment time with pre-configured images.
Consistency: Ensure standardized deployments across your organization.
Security: Utilize images that are regularly patched and maintained.
Flexibility: Choose from a wide range of operating systems and specialized solutions.

For advanced scenarios and more details, refer to the Azure Virtual Machine documentation.