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articles/orbital/downlink-aqua.md

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2. [Create a virtual machine (VM)](../virtual-network/quick-create-portal.md#create-virtual-machines) within the virtual network above. Ensure that this VM has the following specifications:
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- Operation System: Linux (Ubuntu 18.04 or higher)
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- Size: at least 32 GiB of RAM
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- Ensure that the VM has at least one standard public IP
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- Ensure that the VM has internet access for downloading tools by having one standard public IP address
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> [!TIP]
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> The Public IP Address here is only for internet connectivity (see [Default outbound access in Azure](https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-network/ip-services/default-outbound-access) for more ways to achieve this) not Contact data.
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3. Create a tmpfs on the virtual machine. This virtual machine is where the data will be written to in order to avoid slow writes to disk:
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```console
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sudo mkdir /media/aqua

articles/orbital/satellite-imagery-with-orbital-ground-station.md

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> - **Name:** receiver-vm
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> - **Operating System:** Linux (CentOS Linux 7 or higher)
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> - **Size:** Standard_D8s_v5 or higher
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> - **IP Address:** Ensure that the VM has at least one standard public IP address
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> - **IP Address:** Ensure that the VM has internet access for downloading tools by having one standard public IP address
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> [!TIP]
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> The Public IP Address here is only for internet connectivity (see [Default outbound access in Azure](https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-network/ip-services/default-outbound-access) for more ways to achieve this) not Contact data.
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At the end of this step, you should have the raw direct broadcast data saved as ```.bin``` files under the ```~/aquadata``` folder on the ```receiver-vm```.
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