How to export VM Image in Azure

How to export VM Image in Azure

Create the snapshot using the below JSON template, if you already have a snapshot then you can skip this step.

{

  "id": "/subscriptions/subid/resourceGroups/MYAPP/providers/Microsoft.Resources/deployments/Snapshot.az-mydisk-os-post-upgrade-20210428111917",

  "name": "Snapshot.az-mydisk-os-post-upgrade-20210428111917",

  "type": "Microsoft.Resources/deployments",

  "tags": {

    "primaryResourceId": "/subscriptions/subid/resourceGroups/MYAPP/providers/Microsoft.Compute/snapshots/az-mydisk-os-post-upgrade",

    "marketplaceItemId": "Microsoft.Snapshot"

  },

  "properties": {

    "templateHash": "13238197693155926102",

    "parameters": {

      "apiVersion": {

        "type": "String",

        "value": "2020-09-30"

      },

      "name": {

        "type": "String",

        "value": "az-mydisk-os-post-upgrade"

      },

      "location": {

        "type": "String",

        "value": "eastus"

      },

      "accountType": {

        "type": "String",

        "value": "Standard_LRS"

      },

      "createOption": {

        "type": "String",

        "value": "Copy"

      },

      "sourceUri": {

        "type": "String",

        "value": "/subscriptions/subid/resourceGroups/MYAPP/providers/Microsoft.Compute/disks/mydisk_OsDisk_1_29a2c78fb9b8b27"

      },

      "incremental": {

        "type": "String",

        "value": "false"

      },

      "diskEncryptionSetType": {

        "type": "String",

        "value": "EncryptionAtRestWithPlatformKey"

      },

      "networkAccessPolicy": {

        "type": "String",

        "value": "DenyAll"

      }

    },

    "mode": "Incremental",

    "debugSetting": {

      "detailLevel": "None"

    },

    "provisioningState": "Succeeded",

    "timestamp": "2021-04-28T15:19:28.849237Z",

    "duration": "PT12.642492S",

    "correlationId": "2008b5e6-9306-4413-b595-0663861bd405",

    "providers": [

      {

        "namespace": "Microsoft.Compute",

        "resourceTypes": [

          {

            "resourceType": "snapshots",

            "locations": [

              "eastus"

            ]

          }

        ]

      }

    ],

    "dependencies": [],

    "outputResources": [

      {

        "id": "/subscriptions/subid/resourceGroups/MYAPP/providers/Microsoft.Compute/snapshots/az-mydisk-os-post-upgrade"

      }

    ],

    "validationLevel": "Template"

  }

}

Make sure that you have appropriate access level set while creating the snapshot. Only with public endpoint connectivity method you will be able to export the snapshot and share it outside of your VNET.

Go to the snapshot:

Then snapshot export:

If you don't see the Generate URL option then change the networking settings to public for this snapshot.

Now click on Generate URL:

Now copy the url in a browser and download the entire image, you can also use wget via command line to download the image.