diff --git a/packages/api/src/main.js b/packages/api/src/main.js
index d262f552f..546bf0ed2 100644
--- a/packages/api/src/main.js
+++ b/packages/api/src/main.js
@@ -78,6 +78,8 @@ function start() {
     app.use(getExpressPath('/'), express.static('/home/dbgate-docker/public'));
   } else if (platformInfo.isAwsUbuntuLayout) {
     app.use(getExpressPath('/'), express.static('/home/ubuntu/build/public'));
+  } else if (platformInfo.isAzureUbuntuLayout) {
+    app.use(getExpressPath('/'), express.static('/home/azureuser/build/public'));
   } else if (processArgs.runE2eTests) {
     app.use(getExpressPath('/'), express.static(path.resolve('packer/build/public')));
   } else if (platformInfo.isNpmDist) {
@@ -140,6 +142,10 @@ function start() {
     const port = process.env.PORT || 3000;
     logger.info(`DbGate API listening on port ${port} (AWS AMI build)`);
     server.listen(port);
+  } else if (platformInfo.isAzureUbuntuLayout) {
+    const port = process.env.PORT || 3000;
+    logger.info(`DbGate API listening on port ${port} (Azure VM build)`);
+    server.listen(port);
   } else if (platformInfo.isNpmDist) {
     getPort({
       port: parseInt(
diff --git a/packages/api/src/utility/directories.js b/packages/api/src/utility/directories.js
index 1038382f3..c6c9716d3 100644
--- a/packages/api/src/utility/directories.js
+++ b/packages/api/src/utility/directories.js
@@ -82,6 +82,9 @@ function packagedPluginsDir() {
   if (platformInfo.isAwsUbuntuLayout) {
     return '/home/ubuntu/build/plugins';
   }
+  if (platformInfo.isAzureUbuntuLayout) {
+    return '/home/azureuser/build/plugins';
+  }
   if (platformInfo.isNpmDist) {
     // node_modules
     return global['PLUGINS_DIR'];
diff --git a/packages/api/src/utility/hardwareFingerprint.js b/packages/api/src/utility/hardwareFingerprint.js
index 08f42bc86..1be04fbb2 100644
--- a/packages/api/src/utility/hardwareFingerprint.js
+++ b/packages/api/src/utility/hardwareFingerprint.js
@@ -73,6 +73,7 @@ async function getPublicHardwareFingerprint() {
       region: fingerprint.region,
       isDocker: platformInfo.isDocker,
       isAwsUbuntuLayout: platformInfo.isAwsUbuntuLayout,
+      isAzureUbuntuLayout: platformInfo.isAzureUbuntuLayout,
       isElectron: platformInfo.isElectron,
     },
   };
diff --git a/packages/api/src/utility/platformInfo.js b/packages/api/src/utility/platformInfo.js
index 3fd34dee5..8c9348547 100644
--- a/packages/api/src/utility/platformInfo.js
+++ b/packages/api/src/utility/platformInfo.js
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ const isNpmDist = !!global['IS_NPM_DIST'];
 const isDbModel = !!global['IS_DB_MODEL'];
 const isForkedApi = processArgs.isForkedApi;
 const isAwsUbuntuLayout = fs.existsSync('/home/ubuntu/build/public');
+const isAzureUbuntuLayout = fs.existsSync('/home/azureuser/build/public');
 
 // function moduleAvailable(name) {
 //   try {
@@ -57,6 +58,7 @@ const platformInfo = {
   allowConnectionFromEnvVariables: !!isDbModel,
   defaultKeyfile: path.join(os.homedir(), '.ssh/id_rsa'),
   isAwsUbuntuLayout,
+  isAzureUbuntuLayout,
 };
 
 module.exports = platformInfo;