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Every Azure VM is created from an image — a template that contains the operating system and optionally pre-installed software. Azure provides a rich ecosystem of images through the Azure Marketplace, and you can also create and manage your own custom images.
A VM image is a snapshot of a configured virtual hard disk (VHD) that serves as the template for new VMs. An image includes:
When you create a VM, Azure uses the image to provision the OS disk for the new virtual machine.
The Azure Marketplace is a catalogue of thousands of VM images from Microsoft, open-source communities, and third-party vendors.
Marketplace images are identified by four attributes:
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