# az vm

> Manage virtual machines in Azure.
> Part of `az`, the command-line client for Microsoft Azure.
> More information: <https://docs.microsoft.com/cli/azure/vm>.

- List details of available Virtual Machines:

`az vm list`

- Create an `UbuntuServer 18.04 LTS` Virtual Machine and generate ssh keys:

`az vm create --resource-group {{rg}} --name {{vm_name}} --image {{Canonical:UbuntuServer:18.04-LTS:latest}} --admin-user {{azureuser}} --generate-ssh-keys`

- Stop a Virtual Machine:

`az vm stop --resource-group {{rg}} --name {{vm_name}}`

- Deallocate a Virtual Machine:

`az vm deallocate --resource-group {{rg}} --name {{vm_name}}`

- Start a Virtual Machine:

`az vm start --resource-group {{rg}} --name {{vm_name}}`

- Restart a Virtual Machine:

`az vm restart --resource-group {{rg}} --name {{vm_name}}`

- List VM images available in the Azure Marketplace:

`az vm image list`