Deploy HailBytes SAT on Azure

Overview

This tutorial guides you through deploying HailBytes SAT on Microsoft Azure using our pre-built ARM (Azure Resource Manager) template. The deployment creates all necessary resources including VMs, networking, and managed databases.

Watch: Azure deployment walkthrough

Deploy on Azure end-to-end in about five minutes.

HailBytes SAT on Azure Marketplace

Step 1: Access Azure Portal

Log into the Azure Portal and create a new Resource Group for your HailBytes SAT deployment.

Step 2: Deploy ARM Template

Use our ARM template to deploy HailBytes SAT infrastructure:

# Using Azure CLI
az deployment group create \
  --resource-group rg-hailbytes-sat-prod \
  --template-uri https://hailbytes.com/templates/hailbytes-sat-arm-template.json \
  --parameters vmSize=Standard_D8s_v5 adminUsername=azureuser

# Or click this button in the portal:
# Deploy to Azure button links to template

Alternatively, in the Azure Portal: go to "Create a resource" → "Template deployment" → "Build your own template" → paste the ARM template JSON.

Step 3: Configure Deployment Parameters

Fill in the required parameters for your deployment:

Step 4: Review and Create

Validate your configuration and deploy the resources.

Step 5: Access Your HailBytes SAT Dashboard

Once deployment completes, retrieve your connection information:

# Get public IP address
az vm show -d -g rg-hailbytes-sat-prod -n vm-hailbytes-sat-prod \
  --query publicIps -o tsv

# Get deployment outputs
az deployment group show \
  -g rg-hailbytes-sat-prod \
  -n hailbytes-sat-deployment \
  --query properties.outputs

# Outputs will include:
# - adminURL: https://:3333
# - publicURL: https://
# - sshCommand: ssh azureuser@

Navigate to the Admin URL and log in with default credentials (sent to your admin email).

HailBytes SAT login page - the first stop after your Azure deployment completes.

Dashboard on first sign-in - the Setup Progress checklist walks you through MFA, templates, profiles, and your first campaign.

Post-Deployment Configuration

Cost Estimation

Monthly costs for a typical HailBytes SAT deployment. Keep the two halves separate: the infrastructure line is what Azure charges for the VM, database, disk, IP and egress, and the marketplace meter is the HailBytes software fee. Deployments are bring-your-own-cloud, so both land on the same Azure invoice but the meter never included the underlying VM. The infrastructure figure is the whole-stack estimate we publish everywhere — roughly $35/vCPU/month, so $280 at 8 vCPU — rather than a per-resource build-up, so that every page quotes the same number. Pay-as-you-go rates for East US; revalidate before you budget.

Annual commitments cut the meter — 30% for one year paid upfront, 35% for two, 40% for three — delivered as an Azure private offer. At the three-year rate the meter is $10,080/year. See pricing for the full ladder. The B_Gen5_1 database tier is sized for a small population; step it up alongside the app tier for large campaigns.

Next Steps