MySQL 8.4 LTS on Ubuntu 24.04 LTS

## MySQL 8.4 LTS on Ubuntu 24.04 LTS by cloudimg

Enterprise grade MySQL 8.4 Long Term Support virtual machine image, purpose built for Microsoft Azure and maintained by cloudimg. The MySQL 8.4 LTS release is supported until April 2032 and is the recommended production branch for new deployments.

Why Choose cloudimg?

* 24/7 Expert Support with guaranteed 24 hour response for all requests and one hour average for critical issues. Contact support@cloudimg.co.uk

* Production Ready from Launch Pre configured, security patched, and validated

* Azure Native Integration Built with Azure Linux Agent, cloud init, Gen2 Hyper V support

* Unique Per-VM Credentials Root password generated on first boot, never shared across deployments

What's Included

* MySQL 8.4 LTS Community Server with latest security patches

* Official MySQL APT repository (repo.mysql.com) for easy upgrades

* mysql-firstboot.service for per-VM unique root password generation

* Azure Linux Agent (waagent) for cloud integration

* Credentials written to /stage/scripts/mysql-credentials.log on first boot (mode 0600, root only)

* Gen2 Hyper V virtual machine support

MySQL 8.4 LTS Long Term Support

MySQL 8.4 LTS is the current Long Term Support release, supported with security and bug fixes until April 2032. It supersedes MySQL 8.0 (end of life April 2026) and is the recommended upgrade path. Applications built on MySQL 8.0 run unchanged on MySQL 8.4 LTS with no code changes required.

Use Cases

* Production web application databases (WordPress, Magento, Laravel, Django)

* SaaS platform backend storage

* E-commerce order and inventory management

* Analytics and reporting workloads

* Migration from MySQL 8.0 to a supported LTS release

* Development and staging environments

Technical Specifications

* Database: MySQL 8.4 LTS Community Server (latest 8.4.x)

* OS: Ubuntu 24.04 LTS (Noble Numbat)

* VM Generation: Hyper V Gen2 with UEFI boot

* Default User: azureuser (sudo enabled)

* MySQL Port: 3306 (TCP), 33060 (X Protocol)

* Auth: caching_sha2_password

* Data Directory: /var/lib/mysql

Support

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