Do you need self hosted runners for Azure DevOps, and simply want to have the same runners as Microsoft's Hosted Runners without any more fuzz? Look no further. This image is continuously updated with the same cadence as the Microsoft Hosted Runners, with the same application versions installed. The image can be used both as a standalone virtual machine or as a virtual machine scale set (Recommended).

Can you see my data?

No, this is simply a virtual machine image built from the Microsoft runners repository and contains no call home functionality or similar.

Can you access my virtual machine?

No, you control everything yourself.

Why do you recommend using a Virtual Machine Scale Set?

We recommend using a Virtual Machine Scale Set because it can continuously grab the latest image from Azure Marketplace, ensuring that you always have the latest runner, and because it can be used to automatically scale up and down the number of agents you have available, without you needing to worry about it. It is also cheaper, as you do not need to run many idle agents.

How do I configure this?

Please see our documentation on how to configure the Virtual machine scale set in Azure, for optimal experience.