Create a Virtual Machine hosted by Azure (via Azure Portal)
Tags: beginners, devops, learning, codenewbie
Published: 2023-11-21 04:12:17

## Getting started in the cloud space shouldn't be hard right ? 

Hello Cloud enthusiast 😊

Trying to create a virtual machine using microsoft azure?

Now ,Let's create one together using these basic steps. **They are simple steps**.


## **Step 1**: 
Register for the free azure subscription if you're learning. This helps a lot and you get $200 credit for free to practice. You will receive an email like this when you register for the free subscription.




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## **Step 2**: 


I want to assume you have signed in and ready to kickstart. 


## **Step 3**:

 On the home page,  click on **virtual machine** and click create



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## **Step 4**:

 Click on the first one that says _"Virtual machine hosted by azure"_


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_**Now we're about to create our virtual machine**_



## **Step 5**: 

Under Project details (resource group )- I am going to create a new resource group and name it 

> _"Novemberworkload"_


## **Step 6**: 

Under Instance details - we have to name the virtual machine - I am going to name it 

> _"Tolulopevm"_

**Region** : Choose Australia east
**Availability options** : Availability zone
**Availability zone**: Choose just one zone- zone 1
**Security type**: Choose Trusted launch virtual machines
**Image** : Choose windows 11pro
**Vm Archicteture**: X64
**Username** : create your username and password ( note that you need to remember this info )



## **Step 7** :

 Now click on the licensing option 


## **Step 8**: 

Review and create

(_sometimes you get a false alarm on validation, simply ignore and create_)


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Go ahead to create after validation passed.


## **Step 9** : 

Your deployment is in progress( **Give it some time**)


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## **Step 10**:

 Your deployment is complete... **_Yayyyy_**


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**You can see our virtual machine is running**

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## **Step 11**:

 Now connect , it's a window vm so we use RDP... click on select


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## **Step 12**:

 We wait for validation, as it have to validate before getting configured


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**_Now our RDP is configured_** we need to **_download_**


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When you download if you are using a window laptop, you connect but on a MAC, your username and password will be required before you connect.


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Put in your password and connect. You can log in using your username and password.


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**Our remote connection is live**...**Yasss**



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**Hey fellow cloud developers, we're done with creating a virtual machine hosted on Azure**. Yippee🎉









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**I hope this is a great help to you as a beginner and if you have been practicing along, well done and great Job Mate!**

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