Azure Portal Tour: Getting Started

Search Bar

Located at the top of the portal, the search bar is your fastest way to find resources, services, and documentation. Try searching for "Virtual Machines" or "Resource Groups".

Left-Hand Navigation Menu

This menu provides quick access to frequently used services and your most recent resources. You can "pin" services here for even faster access.

• Home: Your dashboard overview.
• All services: Browse and discover the full range of Azure offerings.
• Resource groups: Logical containers for your Azure resources.
• Virtual machines: Manage your compute resources.
• Storage accounts: Store and manage data.

Azure Cloud Shell

Access a browser-based shell experience (Bash or PowerShell) directly from the portal. Click the Cloud Shell icon (>_) in the header bar.

Your Dashboard

The default "Home" page is your dashboard. You can customize it by adding, removing, and rearranging tiles to display the information most important to you.

Create a Resource Group

Resource groups are fundamental for organizing your Azure services. Let's create one:

• Click "Resource groups" in the left-hand menu or search for it.
• Click "+ Create".
• Select your Subscription and enter a name for your resource group (e.g., "MyFirstResourceGroup").
• Choose a Region.
• Click "Review + create", then "Create".

Create a Virtual Machine

Deploy your first virtual machine:

• Search for "Virtual machines" and click it.
• Click "+ Create" then "Azure virtual machine".
• Fill in the required details (Subscription, Resource group, VM name, Region, Image, Username, Password).
• Review your settings and click "Create".