In this guide we will be using Azure Quickstart Gallery to deploy a template that creates a Virtual Machine
Step 1:
Visit portal.azure.com, login or sign up if you don't have an account, you can get a free account at azure.microsoft.com/en-us/free/
Step 2:
On the Azure portal page click the search box and enter deploy a custom template, then click deploy a custom template
Step 3:
Click create a linux virtual machine
Step 4:
Resource Group
Create a new resource group by clicking create new option shown below the input bar, you can use any name of your choice
Region
Select a region where the Virtual Machine will be located, in this example i will be using East US
VM Name
Enter a VM name of your choice
Admin Username
Enter a username of your choice in this example i will be using Azureuser
Authentication type
Tick Password
Admin Password or Key
Set a password of your choice, in this example i will be using Password123*
Step 5:
As you can see the rest of the settings has been populated for us, this is the benefit of using a custom template to create VM, Click Review + Create
Step 6:
Click Create button when validation has been passed to begin creating your new Virtual Machine using Azure Quickstart Custom template
Step 7:
When deployment is completed, Click Go to resource
Step 8:
Click on the virtual machine
Step 9:
Viola!!! your Virtual Machine created with Azure Quickstart Custom Template is running
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