New! Azure Image Builders Portal Integration

Azure Image Builder is a flexible tool used to create custom Windows and Linux images in Azure. It uses HashiCorp Packer in the backend to apply applications, updates, and other settings to a computer based on a new or existing image. Once customized, Image Builder outputs the final image to Azure Blob storage as a VHD, a managed image or to an Azure Compute Gallery. This video goes over the configuration requirements to use Image Builder in a subscription, then creates and image with the portal functionality and outputs the image as a managed image.

00:00 - Start
03:18 - Create Identity and Role
07:24 - Create an Image Template Deployment
09:39 - Customize the Image
13:21 - Build the Image
15:13 - Build a VM from the Managed Image
16:52 - Remove the Image Template

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[maximumclaud]

I've spent the better part of like 3 months watching nothing but cybersecurity videos - I finally dig my hands into the cloud and I just so happen to stumble on a gem! I gotta say you explain this in way better detail, and answer questions that I'm asking myself the moment it comes up. Awesome content, first video in too!

[賴群龍-hq]

Thank you for this video... I spent so much time struggling with creating an image.... This video really help me out :joy

[fbifido]

@14:29 - can we pause the image builder after it created the VM, then manually connect to it and install app our LOB apps?, and then resume the image builder?

[robb]

This is great! I'm looking forward to the next videos!
Do all of the customization scripts run to completion and in order? What if there's a feature update or another large Windows Update that takes a long time to be installed and complete during a reboot?
This is great for a VM prior to joining a domain, but what about installing applications after joining an Active Directory domain?

[MrJthug]

Is it possible to create a windows 11 enterprise image fully update it to use as a golden image to then distribute to new azure ad joined machines? Bare metal joined machines not VM's

[haraprasadnayak]

Great video @Travis . However one issue which I see is each time you need upgrade the image by creating a newer version there is no way you can edit the image template to take a newer version 0.0.2 instead of 0.0.1. Is there a way we can use the same template to build a newer version under the same image gallery and same definition?

[shyamcheekoti]

Where is the link to get .ps1 script having configuration steps from beginning. Please share the link. Thank you

[ShyamKumar-rlrw]

IF I want to download java software and install in the VM, which customizer I should use?

[ThePersBoy]

Very good, is there a way to reach this within Terraform?

[JackSmith-oyrx]

Such a good video - following along and great to learn!

Curious why the create build creates a public IP for the new image ? is there a way to stop that?

[asithad]

Great, i tested this few times, it works. However is it possible to use our own resource group for the staging resource of image builder, customers has certain tags and polices when new RG is created,

[mevoma]

quick question @ciraltos. Great video as always. I've successfully created image template and created a VM using that template. I've come across this issue where i am unable to join the VM using the custom (created) image to Entra ID. have you or anyone come across this issue?

[fbifido]

Why is it so hard to just manually:
1. Create an Azure VM, select Windows 11 24H2 MU /w apps.
2. connect to that VM, install all the needed apps, Remove any Windows-Built-in apps that's not needed.
3. sysprep
4. capture that image

[MrAvinitski]

Great work Microsoft for making something way over complicated, this should not be as complex as it is.