Azure Linux Deployment

Good news: Edera installs the same way on Azure Linux as it does on any other Linux distribution.

If you’re running Kubernetes on Azure (whether AKS or self-managed), the standard Edera installation process applies without any Azure-specific modifications.

Prerequisites

The same prerequisites from the Prerequisites section apply:

• Kubernetes cluster running on Azure (AKS or self-managed)
• Node access with root/sudo privileges
• Container runtime (containerd)

Installation Process

Follow the standard installation guide:

Run the Edera Installer →

The installer will:

1. Detect your Azure Linux environment
2. Install required dependencies
3. Configure the Edera runtime
4. Set up the Kubernetes integration

No Azure-specific configuration is required.

Azure-Specific Considerations

Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS)

If you’re running AKS, you can deploy Edera using node pools:

az aks nodepool add \
  --resource-group myResourceGroup \
  --cluster-name myAKSCluster \
  --name ederapool \
  --node-count 3 \
  --mode User

Then SSH into the nodes and run the Edera installer as described in the Edera Installer guide.

Azure Linux OS

Azure Linux (formerly CBL-Mariner) is Microsoft’s cloud-optimized Linux distribution. Edera fully supports it and works the same as on other distributions:

• Standard package management
• Systemd-based service management
• Containerd runtime integration

Verifying Installation

After installation, verify Edera is working:

# Check Edera service status
sudo systemctl status edera

# Deploy a test workload
kubectl apply -f - <<EOF
apiVersion: v1
kind: Pod
metadata:
  name: edera-test-azure
spec:
  runtimeClassName: edera
  containers:
  - name: nginx
    image: nginx:latest
EOF

# Verify the pod is running with Edera
kubectl get pod edera-test-azure
kubectl describe pod edera-test-azure | grep "Runtime Class Name"

Azure Integration

Edera works seamlessly with Azure-native features:

• Azure CNI: Full compatibility with Azure’s networking
• Azure managed identities: Works with pod-managed identities
• Azure Storage: Supports Azure Disk and Azure Files volumes
• Azure Monitor: Standard Kubernetes monitoring applies

No special configuration needed—Edera operates at the runtime layer without interfering with Azure platform integrations.

Troubleshooting

If you encounter issues specific to Azure:

Check standard Edera logs (covered in Module 5: Troubleshooting)

What’s Next?

Azure deployment is straightforward. Now let’s look at another cloud platform.

Up next: Linode Deployment →