What causes permission denied in Azure DevOps SSH deploy?

Nginx's /var/www/html defaults to root ownership. Run chown -R azureuser:azureuser /var/www/html and chmod 755 before pipelines.

How do I set up Terraform for Azure Ubuntu VM?

Use azurerm provider, define resource group, VNet, NSG (22/80), static PIP, Linux VM. terraform apply spits public IP.

Yes—dynamics change on reboot, breaking SSH connections in pipelines.

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Pushing code and seeing a live site update instantly? That's the dream this Azure stack delivers. But one permissions gremlin nearly derailed it all.

theAIcatchup Apr 10, 2026 3 min read

Always chown /var/www/html to azureuser pre-pipeline to dodge rm permission errors. 𝕏
Static IP essential for reliable VM targeting; dynamics kill deploys on restart. 𝕏
This stack scales static to full apps, blending IaC for cost-effective ownership. 𝕏

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