VM Deployment Quick Reference

Overview

The Besu network can be deployed on Azure Virtual Machines (VMs) or Virtual Machine Scale Sets (VMSS) with Docker Engine, as an alternative to AKS deployment.

Quick Start

1. Enable VM Deployment

# Set VM deployment enabled in terraform.tfvars
vm_deployment_enabled = true

2. Configure Variables

# Copy example file
cp terraform/terraform.tfvars.vm.example terraform/terraform.tfvars.vm

# Edit with your values
nano terraform/terraform.tfvars.vm

3. Deploy

cd terraform
terraform init
terraform plan -var-file=terraform.tfvars.vm
terraform apply -var-file=terraform.tfvars.vm

Features

✅ Individual VMs or VM Scale Sets
✅ Multi-region deployment
✅ Automatic Docker installation
✅ Automatic Besu configuration
✅ Cloud-init setup
✅ Managed Identity for Key Vault
✅ Boot diagnostics
✅ Network security groups

Node Types

Validators: Private subnets, no public IPs
Sentries: Public IPs, P2P enabled
RPC Nodes: Public IPs, RPC enabled

Documentation

See VM Deployment Guide for detailed instructions.

Comparison

See Deployment Comparison for AKS vs VM deployment comparison.

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