diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
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@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ We therefore wrote a python module called *linux* (take a look at [linux.c](linu
 Have a look at the [module documentation](https://rawgit.com/Fewbytes/rubber-docker/master/docs/linux/index.html) for more info.
 
 ## Quickstart
+### On AWS
 There are currently 3 options to start the workshop by yourself:
  1. We created a public AMI with the required configuration and utilities
     already installed:
@@ -34,6 +35,30 @@ There are currently 3 options to start the workshop by yourself:
  1. We have a [Vagrantfile](https://www.vagrantup.com/) for you to run using
     your favorite virtual machine hypervisor (NOTE: not yet fully tested).
 
+### On Azure
+We have a [packer template](https://www.packer.io/) so you can create your own
+VM on Azure with the following procedure:
+
+1. Build the image with Packer:
+    ```bash
+    $ packer build packer/rubber-docker-azure.json
+    ```
+1. Create the VM based on the new image:
+   ```bash
+   az vm create \
+	--resource-group PackerImages \
+	--name rubber-docker \
+	--location westus2 \
+	--image rubberDocker \
+	--admin-user ubuntu \
+	--generate-ssh-keys
+    ```
+1. Once the VM is built, you can connect to it with SSH with the username `ubuntu` and 
+   newly created private key: 
+
+    ```bash
+    $ ssh ubuntu@<myPublicIP> -i ~/.ssh/ubuntu
+    ```
 The workshop material is checked out at `/workshop` on the instance:
 - `/workshop/rubber-docker` - this repository, where you do all the work
 - `/workshop/images` - images for containers, already populated with ubuntu and busybox images
diff --git a/packer/rubber-docker-azure.json b/packer/rubber-docker-azure.json
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@@ -0,0 +1,52 @@
+{
+  "variables": {
+    "client_id": "{{env `ARM_CLIENT_ID`}}",
+    "client_secret": "{{env `ARM_CLIENT_SECRET`}}", 
+    "subscription_id": "{{env `ARM_SUBSCRIPTION_ID`}}"
+  },
+  "builders": [{
+    "type": "azure-arm",
+
+    "client_id": "{{user `client_id`}}",
+    "client_secret": "{{user `client_secret`}}",
+    "subscription_id": "{{user `subscription_id`}}",
+
+    "os_type": "Linux",
+    "image_publisher": "Canonical",
+    "image_offer": "UbuntuServer",
+    "image_sku": "16.04-LTS",
+
+    "managed_image_resource_group_name": "PackerImages",
+    "managed_image_name": "rubberDuck",
+
+    "location": "West US 2",
+    "vm_size": "Standard_DS2_v2"
+  }],
+  "provisioners": [{
+    "execute_command": "chmod +x {{ .Path }}; {{ .Vars }} sudo -E sh '{{ .Path }}'",
+    "inline": [
+      "adduser --disabled-password --gecos \"\" ubuntu"
+    ],
+    "inline_shebang": "/bin/sh -x",
+    "type": "shell"
+  },
+  {
+    "type": "file",
+    "source": "vimrc",
+    "destination": "/tmp/vimrc"
+  },
+  {
+    "type": "shell",
+    "script": "bootstrap.sh"
+  },
+  {
+    "execute_command": "chmod +x {{ .Path }}; {{ .Vars }} sudo -E sh '{{ .Path }}'",
+    "inline": [
+      "apt-get update",
+      "apt-get upgrade -y",
+      "/usr/sbin/waagent -force -deprovision && export HISTSIZE=0 && sync"
+    ],
+    "inline_shebang": "/bin/sh -x",
+    "type": "shell"
+  }]
+}