MySQL 9.7 LTS Community on Ubuntu 24.04

## MySQL 9.7 LTS Community on Ubuntu 24.04 by cloudimg

MySQL 9.7 LTS Community Server on Ubuntu 24.04 LTS (Noble Numbat), purpose built for Microsoft Azure and maintained by cloudimg. The latest MySQL Long Term Support release on the newest Ubuntu LTS base, pre configured and ready to accept connections within minutes of deployment.

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 before publication

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

* Per VM Credential Generation Root password generated uniquely at first boot and written to /stage/scripts/mysql-credentials.log. No shared credentials baked into the image

What’s Included

* MySQL 9.7 LTS Community Server installed from the official MySQL APT repository (repo.mysql.com) pinned to the noble (Ubuntu 24.04) distribution for timely security patches

* mysql-firstboot.service systemd oneshot that initialises the data directory, sets a unique root password, and creates the cloudimg default database on first customer boot

* mysql.service systemd unit with idempotent data directory initialisation on every cold start

* Helper scripts at /usr/local/sbin for starting and stopping MySQL via systemd

* Ubuntu 24.04 LTS base with latest security patches applied at build time

* Azure Linux Agent for seamless cloud integration and SSH key injection

MySQL 9.7 Long Term Support

MySQL 9.7 LTS is the first Long Term Support release in the MySQL 9.x series, delivering extended patch support beyond the Innovation track. LTS releases receive security and bug fix patches for a multi year period, making MySQL 9.7 LTS the recommended choice for production workloads that require a stable, well supported baseline. Packages are sourced from the official Oracle MySQL APT repository component mysql-9.7-lts.

Use Cases

* Web application backends (LAMP, Django, Rails, Laravel)

* Transactional databases for e-commerce and SaaS platforms

* Content management systems (WordPress, Drupal, Ghost)

* Analytics and reporting databases with moderate query load

* Development and staging environments for MySQL workloads

* Microservices with dedicated per-service MySQL instances

Technical Specifications

* Operating System: Ubuntu 24.04 LTS (Noble Numbat)

* MySQL Version: 9.7.x LTS (official MySQL APT repository, component mysql-9.7-lts)

* Data Directory: /var/lib/mysql

* Default Database: cloudimg

* SQL Port: 3306

* Default User: azureuser (sudo enabled)

* Service Management: systemd (mysql.service, mysql-firstboot.service)

* Recommended Size: Standard_D2s_v3 (2 vCPU, 8 GB RAM)

* VM Generation: Hyper V Gen2 with UEFI boot

Support

cloudimg provides 24/7/365 expert technical support. Guaranteed response within 24 hours, one hour average for critical issues. Contact support@cloudimg.co.uk.

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