Under Administrator account, select SSH public key.įor SSH public key source, leave the default of Generate new key pair, and then enter myKey for the Key pair name.

To learn more about this new capability, see Create virtual machines in an availability zone. Some users will now see the option to create VMs in multiple zones. Size availability and pricing are dependent on your region and subscription. The default size and pricing is only shown as an example. Under Instance details, enter myVM for the Virtual machine name, and choose Ubuntu 18.04 LTS - Gen2 for your Image. In the Basics tab, under Project details, make sure the correct subscription is selected and then choose to Create new resource group. In the Virtual machines page, select Create and then Virtual machine. If you don't have an Azure subscription, create a free account before you begin. To see your VM in action, you also SSH to the VM and install the NGINX web server. This quickstart shows you how to use the Azure portal to deploy a Linux virtual machine (VM) running Ubuntu 18.04 LTS. The Azure portal is a browser-based user interface to create Azure resources. Azure virtual machines (VMs) can be created through the Azure portal.

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