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+title: "Pulumi Azure Classic Provider Version 6.0.0"
+date: 2024-09-24T15:04:00
+draft: false
+meta_desc: "Release of the next version of the Azure Classic Pulumi Provider"
+meta_image: meta.png
+authors:
+    - daniel-bradley
+tags:
+    - azure
+    - release
+---
+
+The latest major release of the Azure Classic Pulumi Provider is available now!
+Our 6.0 release contains the [latest upstream changes](https://github.com/hashicorp/terraform-provider-azurerm/releases/tag/v4.0.1) to keep you up-to-date along with the latest features and improvements from Pulumi.
+
+The Azure Classic provider is derived from the upstream Terraform AzureRM provider and can also be used to provision most resources on Azure, and can be used to complement the [Pulumi Azure Native provider](https://www.pulumi.com/registry/packages/azure-native/) - our recommended provider which has amazing resource coverage due to being derived directly from the official specifications.
+The provider is open source and available on GitHub so you can always follow along with current issues and developments, or even open your first pull request.
+
+<!--more-->
+
+Here are a few links to help you get started if you are new to Pulumi:
+
+- [Getting Started](https://www.pulumi.com/docs/iac/get-started/azure/) - A guided walkthrough for creating your first project
+- [Setup & Install](https://www.pulumi.com/registry/packages/azure/installation-configuration/) - Instructions on installing the Azure Classic provider
+- [How-to guides](https://www.pulumi.com/registry/packages/azure/how-to-guides/) - Learn how to use the Azure Classic provider to provision specific resources
+- [Pulumi AI](https://www.pulumi.com/ai) - Ask Pulumi AI to create a new project
+
+## Looking Back
+
+Since the last major release of this provider, we have continuously shipped improvements to our ecosystem, bringing the latest Pulumi features to your production stack.
+We have rolled out an [improved diffing strategy](https://github.com/pulumi/pulumi-terraform-bridge/issues/1785) and [fixed state upgrades](https://github.com/pulumi/pulumi-terraform-bridge/pull/2081) in the Pulumi Terraform Bridge, removing spurious diffs on preview and increasing confidence when deploying. Additionally we have improved accuracy and coverage for registry documentation, via better example conversion and [general docs improvements](https://github.com/pulumi/pulumi-terraform-bridge/issues/1794) for bridged providers.
+
+### New Modules
+
+Over the last two years, we have added support for several new modules. Among these are:
+
+- [Arc](https://www.pulumi.com/registry/packages/azure/api-docs/arc/) & [Arc Kubernetes](https://www.pulumi.com/registry/packages/azure/api-docs/arckubernetes/)
+- [Chaos Studio](https://www.pulumi.com/registry/packages/azure/api-docs/chaosstudio/)
+- [Confidential Ledger](https://www.pulumi.com/registry/packages/azure/api-docs/confidentialledger/)
+- [Container App](https://www.pulumi.com/registry/packages/azure/api-docs/containerapp/)
+- [Cost Management](https://www.pulumi.com/registry/packages/azure/api-docs/costmanagement/)
+- [Custom IP](https://www.pulumi.com/registry/packages/azure/api-docs/customip/)
+- [Datadoc](https://www.pulumi.com/registry/packages/azure/api-docs/datadog/)
+- [Elastic Cloud](https://www.pulumi.com/registry/packages/azure/api-docs/elasticcloud/)
+- [Elastic SAN](https://www.pulumi.com/registry/packages/azure/api-docs/elasticsan/)
+- [Fluid Relay](https://www.pulumi.com/registry/packages/azure/api-docs/fluidrelay/)
+- [Managed Lustre](https://www.pulumi.com/registry/packages/azure/api-docs/managedlustre/)
+- [Private 5G Core](https://www.pulumi.com/registry/packages/azure/api-docs/mobile/)
+- [New Relic](https://www.pulumi.com/registry/packages/azure/api-docs/newrelic/)
+- [NGINXaaS](https://www.pulumi.com/registry/packages/azure/api-docs/nginx/)
+- [Orbital Ground Station](https://www.pulumi.com/registry/packages/azure/api-docs/orbital/)
+- [Palo Alto](https://www.pulumi.com/registry/packages/azure/api-docs/paloalto/)
+- [Privileged Identity Management](https://www.pulumi.com/registry/packages/azure/api-docs/pim/)
+- [Red Hat OpenShift](https://www.pulumi.com/registry/packages/azure/api-docs/redhatopenshift/)
+- [Voice (AI Services)](https://www.pulumi.com/registry/packages/azure/api-docs/voice/)
+- [SAP Workloads](https://www.pulumi.com/registry/packages/azure/api-docs/workloadssap/)
+
+### API Coverage Growth
+
+The below chart shows the growth of this provider by resource, function, and supporting types since Version 5.
+
+![azure-coverage](./azure-coverage.png)
+
+## Upgrading
+
+You can find our v5 to v6 Migration Guide [on the Pulumi Registry](https://www.pulumi.com/registry/packages/azure/v6-migration/).