--- title: Microsoft Azure Linux Kernel tags: [kernel, linux, microsoft, azure] license: mit --- # Microsoft Azure Linux Kernel Real open-source Azure Linux distribution kernel source (`microsoft/azurelinux` branch 3.0-dev), collected via the **Microsoft Azure for Nonprofits** program. Azure Linux is built and optimized for Azure cloud compute — used in AKS, Azure Arc, and Azure IoT. Source: https://github.com/microsoft/azurelinux ## Program 🟦 **Microsoft Azure for Nonprofits** — $2,000 USD Azure services credits per year with access to full Azure compute portfolio.