Let’s start by creating the Virtual Machine. Go to
https://portal.azure.com
and sign in. You will see this screen which enables you to create Azure resources:
Figure 1. A fragment of the Azure Portal
In the search box, type VM, and pick the first item on the list (Virtual machines):
Figure 2. Selecting the virtual machine Azure resource
In the Virtual machines, click + Create (in the top left corner), and then select Azure virtual machine:
Figure 3. Creating the virtual machine
This takes you to the Create a Virtual Machine wizard as shown below:
Figure 4. Virtual machine wizard
Configure your VM with the following settings:
At this point, your configuration should look like this example:
Figure 5. Virtual machine wizard (configured)
Let’s now configure other aspects of the Virtual Machine:
Figure 6. Administrator account and inbound rules of the virtual machine
Click the Review + create button. The Azure Portal will validate your configuration and, if all is correct, you will see a green box saying: Validation passed:
Figure 7. A summary of the create virtual machine wizard
Click the Create button. The portal will now start the process of creating your VM. You will notice that, apart from the VM itself, the portal creates additional resources for you:
Wait a few moments for the deployment to be completed:
Figure 8. A confirmation screen
Finally, click the Go to resource button. You’ll be redirected to the overview of your newly created virtual machine in Microsoft Azure:
Figure 9. An overview of the virtual machine
Note your Public IP address (top right part of the overview). In this tutorial, this is 52.149.156.228.