Hi Ross, Am I reading [1] correctly that Azure VMs are started from VHDs? If so, we already have a function for creating virutalbox images that converts a raw image containing a base NixOS system to VDI using qemu-img, so it should be straightforward to tweak that to create a VHD instead.
[1]: http://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/documentation/articles/virtual-machines-linux-create-upload-vhd/ ~Shea On Fri, Sep 05, 2014 at 09:32:58PM +0000, Ross Gardler (MS OPEN TECH) wrote: > I see that NixOS has images available for some of the popular clouds, but not > for Azure. I'd love to see a NixOS image on VM > Depot<http://vmdepot.msopentech.com/>. VM Depot is a community managed > repository of virtual machines for Azure. We have something like 8 different > Linux distros and around 1700 images built on those distros (ranging from > developer stacks through to end user applications). > > The first step to getting folks to publish NixOS based images is to have a > base distribution of NixOS available and, preferably, updated every time > there is an official release of NixOS. Is anyone here interested in creating > and upload an image to VM Depot? I'm happy to help guide the process. > > Some common questions for the curious: > > > 1) Does it cost anything to store an image on VM Depot? No - all storage > costs are paid by Microsoft Open Technologies, Inc (my employer) > > 2) Does it cost anything to publish an image on VM Depot? Probably not - > You will need an Azure subscription to temporarily store the image and there > will be bandwidth charges for the initial copy. However, there are mechanisms > by which we can ensure open source projects have sufficient Azure credits to > do this without receiving a bill. Create a free Windows Azure trial > subscription<http://www.windowsazure.com/en-us/pricing/free-trial/?WT.mc_id=AA4C1C935> > to get started straight away (one month, $200 credit) > > 3) Are there an restrictions on what can be uploaded to VM Depot? - > Short answer - if its open source then no there are no restrictions. Long > answer is in the Terms of Use http://vmdepot.msopentech.com/ToU.htm > > 4) Why would I want to upload an image to VM Depot? It is easy for > people to deploy a VM from VM Depot to Azure. This means it is easy for > people to experiment with your project. More people experimenting means more > users, more users means more potential contributors to the project and more > potential customers for those employing contributors. > > 5) How do I get started creating a new VM based on an existing > distribution? See > http://msopentech.com/blog/2014/05/14/deploy-customize-freebsd-virtual-machine-image-microsoft-azure/ > for a description of the general process (need not be FreeBSD as the > starting image, the process is the same for any of the other images available) > > 6) How do I get started creating a new base distribution VM? > http://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/documentation/articles/virtual-machines-linux-tutorial/ > > 7) Who can I contact for assistance? Ross Gardler - > [email protected] > > Microsoft Open Technologies, Inc. > A subsidiary of Microsoft Corporation > MS Open Tech is hiring<http://aka.ms/msopentechjobs>! Ask me for details if > anyone you know is interested (http://aka.ms/msopentechjobs) > > _______________________________________________ > nix-dev mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.science.uu.nl/mailman/listinfo/nix-dev _______________________________________________ nix-dev mailing list [email protected] http://lists.science.uu.nl/mailman/listinfo/nix-dev
