This Azure-based virtual machine comes pre-configured with an Ubuntu 20.04 LTS image that is installed with the latest versions of Nginx, Mysql server, and Php.<.p>

This LEMP stack, comprising Ubuntu Linux, Nginx, MySQL, and PHP, creates a powerful web server environment, particularly well-suited for Ubuntu. Ubuntu's stability and user-friendly interface make it an ideal host for this stack, with its extensive package repository simplifying installation and management. Nginx, known for its efficiency and scalability, serves as the frontend proxy, efficiently handling high traffic loads. MySQL, the backend database, offers reliability and scalability, seamlessly integrating with the stack to manage application data. PHP, as the server-side scripting language, enables dynamic content generation, supported by its vast ecosystem and community.

Together, these components form a robust infrastructure, empowering developers to create scalable and efficient web applications effortlessly on Ubuntu.

It is recommended to run the following security script that comes pre-installed with MySQL. This script will prompt, and remove some insecure default settings and lock down access to your database system:

• sudo mysql_secure_installation