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+# Deploy a simple Linux VM
+**ubuntu**
+
+This template allows you to deploy a simple Linux VM using a few different options for the Ubuntu version, using the latest patched version. This will deploy a A1 size VM in the resource group location and return the FQDN of the VM.
+
+This template takes a minimum amount of parameters and deploys a Linux VM, using the latest patched version.
+
+Azure requires that an application is added to Azure Active Directory to generate the client_id, client_secret, and tenant_id needed by Terraform (subscription_id can be recovered from your Azure account details). Please go [here](https://www.terraform.io/docs/providers/azurerm/) for full instructions on how to create this.
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+resource "azurerm_resource_group" "rg" {
+  name     = "${var.resource_group}"
+  location = "${var.location}"
+}
+
+resource "azurerm_virtual_network" "vnet" {
+  name                = "${var.virtual_network_name}"
+  location            = "${var.location}"
+  address_space       = ["${var.address_space}"]
+  resource_group_name = "${azurerm_resource_group.rg.name}"
+}
+
+resource "azurerm_subnet" "subnet" {
+  name                 = "${var.rg_prefix}subnet"
+  virtual_network_name = "${azurerm_virtual_network.vnet.name}"
+  resource_group_name  = "${azurerm_resource_group.rg.name}"
+  address_prefix       = "${var.subnet_prefix}"
+}
+
+resource "azurerm_network_interface" "nic" {
+  name                      = "${var.rg_prefix}nic"
+  location                  = "${var.location}"
+  resource_group_name       = "${azurerm_resource_group.rg.name}"
+
+  ip_configuration {
+    name                          = "${var.rg_prefix}ipconfig"
+    subnet_id                     = "${azurerm_subnet.subnet.id}"
+    private_ip_address_allocation = "Dynamic"
+    public_ip_address_id          = "${azurerm_public_ip.pip.id}"
+  }
+}
+
+resource "azurerm_public_ip" "pip" {
+  name                         = "${var.rg_prefix}-ip"
+  location                     = "${var.location}"
+  resource_group_name          = "${azurerm_resource_group.rg.name}"
+  public_ip_address_allocation = "dynamic"
+  domain_name_label            = "${var.dns_name}"
+}
+
+resource "azurerm_storage_account" "stor" {
+  name                = "${var.hostname}stor"
+  location            = "${var.location}"
+  resource_group_name = "${azurerm_resource_group.rg.name}"
+  account_type        = "${var.storage_account_type}"
+}
+
+resource "azurerm_storage_container" "storc" {
+  name                  = "${var.hostname}-vhds"
+  resource_group_name   = "${azurerm_resource_group.rg.name}"
+  storage_account_name  = "${azurerm_storage_account.stor.name}"
+  container_access_type = "private"
+}
+
+resource "azurerm_managed_disk" "disk1" {
+  name                 = "${var.hostname}-osdisk1"
+  location             = "${var.location}"
+  resource_group_name  = "${azurerm_resource_group.rg.name}"
+  storage_account_type = "Standard_LRS"
+  create_option        = "Empty"
+  disk_size_gb         = "30"
+}
+
+resource "azurerm_managed_disk" "disk2" {
+  name                 = "${var.hostname}-disk2"
+  location             = "${var.location}"
+  resource_group_name  = "${azurerm_resource_group.rg.name}"
+  storage_account_type = "Standard_LRS"
+  create_option        = "Empty"
+  disk_size_gb         = "1023"
+}
+
+resource "azurerm_virtual_machine" "vm" {
+  name                  = "${var.rg_prefix}vm"
+  location              = "${var.location}"
+  resource_group_name   = "${azurerm_resource_group.rg.name}"
+  vm_size               = "${var.vm_size}"
+  network_interface_ids = ["${azurerm_network_interface.nic.id}"]
+
+  storage_image_reference {
+    publisher = "${var.image_publisher}"
+    offer     = "${var.image_offer}"
+    sku       = "${var.image_sku}"
+    version   = "${var.image_version}"
+  }
+
+  storage_os_disk {
+    name          = "${var.hostname}-osdisk1"
+    vhd_uri       = "${azurerm_storage_account.stor.primary_blob_endpoint}${azurerm_storage_container.storc.name}/${var.hostname}-osdisk1.vhd"
+    caching       = "ReadWrite"
+    create_option = "FromImage"
+  }
+
+  storage_data_disk {
+    name          = "${var.hostname}-disk2"
+    vhd_uri       = "${azurerm_storage_account.stor.primary_blob_endpoint}${azurerm_storage_container.storc.name}/${var.hostname}-disk2.vhd"
+    disk_size_gb  = "1023"
+    create_option = "Empty"
+    lun           = 0
+  }
+
+  os_profile {
+    computer_name  = "${var.hostname}"
+    admin_username = "${var.admin_username}"
+    admin_password = "${var.admin_password}"
+  }
+
+  boot_diagnostics {
+    enabled     = "true"
+    storage_uri = "${azurerm_storage_account.stor.primary_blob_endpoint}"
+  }
+}
+
+output "hostname" {
+  value = "${var.hostname}"
+}
+
+output "vm_fqdn" {
+  value = "${azurerm_public_ip.pip.fqdn}"
+}
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+variable "resource_group" {
+  description = "The name of the resource group in which to create the virtual network."
+  default = "myresourcegroup"
+}
+
+variable "rg_prefix" {
+  description = "The shortened abbreviation to represent your resource group that will go on the front of some resources."
+  default = "rg"
+}
+
+variable "location" {
+  description = "The location/region where the virtual network is created. Changing this forces a new resource to be created."
+  default     = "southcentralus"
+}
+
+variable "virtual_network_name" {
+  description = "The name for the virtual network."
+  default     = "vnet"
+}
+
+variable "address_space" {
+  description = "The address space that is used by the virtual network. You can supply more than one address space. Changing this forces a new resource to be created."
+  default     = "10.0.0.0/16"
+}
+
+variable "subnet_prefix" {
+  description = "The address prefix to use for the subnet."
+  default     = "10.0.10.0/24"
+}
+
+variable "storage_account_type" {
+  description = "Specifies the name of the storage account. Changing this forces a new resource to be created. This must be unique across the entire Azure service, not just within the resource group."
+  default     = "Standard_LRS"
+}
+
+variable "vm_size" {
+  description = "Specifies the name of the virtual machine resource. Changing this forces a new resource to be created."
+  default     = "Standard_A0"
+}
+
+variable "image_publisher" {
+  description = "name of the publisher of the image (az vm image list)"
+  default     = "Canonical"
+}
+
+variable "image_offer" {
+  description = "the name of the offer (az vm image list)"
+  default     = "UbuntuServer"
+}
+
+variable "image_sku" {
+  description = "image sku to apply (az vm image list)"
+  default     = "16.04-LTS"
+}
+
+variable "image_version" {
+  description = "version of the image to apply (az vm image list)"
+  default     = "latest"
+}
+
+variable "hostname" {
+  description = "VM name referenced also in storage-related names."
+  default     = "myvm"
+}
+
+variable "dns_name" {
+  description = " Label for the Domain Name. Will be used to make up the FQDN. If a domain name label is specified, an A DNS record is created for the public IP in the Microsoft Azure DNS system."
+}
+
+variable "admin_username" {
+  description = "administrator user name"
+  default     = "vmadmin"
+}
+
+variable "admin_password" {
+  description = "administrator password (recommended to disable password auth)"
+  default     = "T3rr@f0rmP@ssword"
+}