Install MikroTik CHR in Azure | RouterOS Cloud Lab Setup

Published 24/07/2025

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Install MikroTik CHR in an Azure VM and build a cloud-based RouterOS lab for testing firewall, NAT, VPN, and remote networking scenarios. In this video, I show how to deploy MikroTik Cloud Hosted Router CHRCHR in Microsoft Azure, prepare the disk image, create the required Azure resources, and bring up a virtual RouterOS lab without touching your production network. 0:00 - Introduction 0:15 - Description 0:40 - Hardware 1:07 - Software Types 1:40 - Good Things 2:48 - Management 3:34 - My MikroTik Origin 4:02 - Why Virtualize 5:42 - The Solution 6:29 - Download VHDX 7:07 - Convert VHDX to VHD 7:49 - Azure Login 8:06 - Azure Resource Group 8:35 - Storage Account 10:57 - Virtual Disk 11:52 - Network 15:37 - Virtual Machine 17:27 - Azure Firewall 19:11 - Conclusion This walkthrough is useful if you want a safe way to test MikroTik RouterOS features such as firewall rules, NAT, VPNs, remote access, and network design without risking changes on your home or production setup. I cover why virtualizing CHR in Azure can be practical, how to prepare the image for Azure, and how to configure the cloud resources needed to get the lab online. #MikroTik #Azure #RouterOS Subscribe to my X account https://l.samayas.eu/jo3eaYEf3E?P=YT&V=17 Buy me a Coffee : https://l.samayas.eu/jX6xL7EWhd?P=YT&V=17 Studio Equipment Camera Sony Alpha ZV-E10 II: https://l.samayas.eu/k7y90TREl0?P=YT&V=17 Secondary Camera Obsbot Tail Air: https://l.samayas.eu/iFQu9WfmCw?P=YT&V=17 Elgato Prompter: https://l.samayas.eu/fHVrqqXtSc?P=YT&V=17 Microphone Rode Wireless GO II: https://l.samayas.eu/afBINjiBXN?P=YT&V=17