Introduction
Microsoft Azure, a powerful cloud computing platform, offers a seamless way to create and manage virtual machines. This guide will walk you through the steps of setting up a Windows 10 virtual machine on Azure. By leveraging Azure's robust infrastructure, you can easily deploy and manage your Windows 10 environment, whether it's for development, testing, or production purposes.
Prerequisites:
An active Azure account with a subscription. If you don't have one, you can sign up for a free trial.
An active resource group, which can be created using this link: How to create a Virtual machine on Microsoft Azure.
Create a Virtual Machine:
In the Azure portal search bar, type "Virtual Machines" and select "Virtual machines".
Click "Create".
On the "Basics" tab:
Select your subscription and the resource group you created.
Enter a name for your virtual machine (e.g., "myLinuxVM").
Choose a region for your VM (e.g., "(Europe) UK South").
Select an image for your VM (e.g., "Ubuntu Server 22.04 LTS -64 Gen2").
Choose a size for your VM (e.g., "Standard_B1s - 1").
Select an authentication type (e.g., "SSH public key").
- Upload your SSH public key or generate a new key pair.
Click "Next: Disks".
Review the disk configuration and click "Next: Networking".
Configure the network settings (e.g., virtual network, subnet, public IP address).
Click "Review + create".
Review the configuration and click "Create".
Download the generated private key to complete deployment
Connect to your VM:
Once the VM is created, you can connect to it using SSH.
You'll need the public IP address of your VM and your downloaded SSH private key.
Open a terminal or command prompt and use the following command:
ssh -i your_private_key.pem username@public_ip_addressReplace your_private_key.pem with the path to your private key and username with the username you specified during VM creation.
