VictoriaMetrics on Ubuntu 24.04 LTS by cloudimg

## VictoriaMetrics on Ubuntu 24.04 LTS by cloudimg

VictoriaMetrics is the fast, cost-effective and scalable open-source time-series database and monitoring solution. It is a drop-in Prometheus replacement for long-term metrics storage: it speaks PromQL (and the extended MetricsQL), ingests via Prometheus remote-write, Influx, Graphite and OpenTSDB protocols, and uses a fraction of the RAM and disk of comparable systems. The cloudimg image installs VictoriaMetrics single-node 1.145.0 as a dedicated systemd service, binds it to loopback behind an nginx reverse proxy on port 80, persists all time-series data on a dedicated Azure data disk, and generates a unique web login on the first boot of every VM. Backed by 24/7 expert support.

Dedicated Data Disk

All time-series data lives on a dedicated, independently resizable Azure data disk mounted at /var/lib/victoria-metrics, separate from the OS disk and re-provisioned with every VM. Snapshot it to back up your metrics history.

Secure By Default

VictoriaMetrics single-node has no built-in authentication, so the HTTP listener is bound to loopback and nginx fronts it on port 80 with HTTP Basic auth. The per-VM admin password is unique to each VM, generated on first boot and stored in a root-only file. Front the proxy with TLS for production.

Why Choose cloudimg?

* 24/7 Expert Support with guaranteed 24 hour response. 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

What is Included

* VictoriaMetrics single-node 1.145.0 installed at /opt/victoriametrics

* The vmui web UI and the Prometheus-compatible query and ingest API, fronted by nginx on port 80

* HTTP Basic auth with a per-VM password in a root-only file

* A dedicated Azure data disk at /var/lib/victoria-metrics for all time-series data

* victoriametrics.service and nginx.service as systemd units, enabled and active

Use Cases

Long-term Prometheus metrics storage, a single-node monitoring backend for application and infrastructure metrics, a Grafana data source, high-cardinality observability, and a self-hosted, cost-effective alternative to managed metrics services.

Visit www.cloudimg.co.uk/guides/victoriametrics-on-ubuntu-24-04-azure for the full user guide.

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