Secure VM with Azurite Blob Storage Backup

August 28th 2025

// Overview

This project shows how I built a secure Linux server on VirtualBox and set up automated backups to Azurite (an Azure Storage emulator). The process included hardening the VM with a firewall and Fail2Ban,configuring SSH for safe access, and using scripts with azcopy to send backups into blob storage. Microsoft Storage Explorer was used to confirm everything worked. Finally, I automated the process with cron and added a dedicated backup user for better security.