As cloud infrastructure grows, so does the need for secure and efficient ways to manage virtual machines (VMs). Enter Azure Bastion, a fully managed service that provides seamless and secure RDP/SSH connectivity to your Azure VMs—without exposing them to the public internet. And now, with the Azure Bastion Developer SKU, it’s even more affordable for dev/test environments.

👁️‍🗨️ Bastion Developer is currently available in 36 regions (new)! 👁️‍🗨️

💪 When you connect with Bastion Developer, the deployment requirements are different than when you deploy using other SKUs. Typically when you create a bastion host, a host is deployed to the AzureBastionSubnet in your virtual network. The Bastion host is dedicated for your use, whereas Bastion Developer isn’t. Because the Bastion Developer resource isn’t dedicated, the features for Bastion Developer are limited.

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✅ Best Practices for Azure Bastion

To make the most of Azure Bastion (Developer SKU or otherwise), follow these best practices:

Disable public IPs on your VMs to reduce attack surface.

Use role-based access control (RBAC) to limit who can use Bastion.

Monitor Bastion usage with Azure Monitor and log analytics.

Avoid using Bastion for production workloads if using the Developer SKU—upgrade to the Standard SKU for scalability and broader network integration.