Hello Community! We'd like to share a quick update for our AlmaLinux Azure users.
If you've been using the original AlmaLinux Azure image for **x86_64** architecture (VM Image URN: `almalinux:almalinux:*`), you may have gotten an email like this:
> _Your Workloads are running on images that will be deprecated soon_
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> _You're receiving this email because you have virtual machine and/or virtual machine scale set deployments that are running on images scheduled for deprecation._
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> _One or more offers from the publisher, almalinux, have been scheduled for deprecation. You currently have workloads that are running on images within these offers._
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> **_Impact_**
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> • _Following the scheduled deprecation date, you won't be able to deploy any additional virtual machine (VM) or virtual machine scale set (VMSS) instances using any images within these offers._
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> • _Your active VM instances won't be affected following the deprecation date._
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> • _Your existing VMSS deployments will continue to be operational but can't be scaled out following deprecation._
That notice is being sent because we have set that image to be **deprecated and removed from the Azure Marketplace on 30 Dec 2024**. It is important to note, however:
* Your active VM instances **won’t be affected** following the deprecation date, and **will still receive regular updates**.
This change comes as part of our improved processes and partnership with Microsoft, which now allows us to provide enhanced AlmaLinux Core VM offer (VM Image URN: `almalinux:almalinux-x86_64:*`) on the Azure Marketplace. Providing an upgrade path of the existing offer wasn’t possible. Instead, we've decided to use this opportunity to create a new improved offer.
You can get current and up-to-date AlmaLinux Azure images on the Azure Marketplace:
* [AlmaLinux OS (x86_64/AMD64)](https://azuremarketplace.microsoft.com/en-us/marketplace/apps/almalinux.almalinux-x86_64?tab=Overview)
* [AlmaLinux OS (AArch64/ARM64)](https://azuremarketplace.microsoft.com/en-us/marketplace/apps/almalinux.almalinux-arm?tab=Overview)
* [AlmaLinux OS (x86_64/AMD64) HPC](https://azuremarketplace.microsoft.com/en-us/marketplace/apps/almalinux.almalinux-hpc?tab=Overview)
For more details and guidelines, please, check the [Azure Wiki Page](https://wiki.almalinux.org/cloud/Azure.html).
## Get Help
For any help or assistance, please, join us at the *[SIG/Cloud & Virtualization](https://chat.almalinux.org/almalinux/channels/sigcloud)* channel on [chat.almalinux.org](https://chat.almalinux.org/).
