Azure Virtual Machines (VMs) can be easily created using the Azure portal, a browser-based interface for managing Azure resources. This guide will show you how to deploy a Linux VM running Ubuntu Server 22.04 LTS and connect to it via SSH to install the NGINX web server.

Step 1: Sign in to Azure

Sign in to the https://portal.azure.com/

Step 2: Create virtual machine

• Search for Virtual machine

• Select the subscription and resource group

• Select the virtual machine name, region, availability options, security type. Image should be Ubuntu

• Size

• Under Administrator account, select SSH public key.

In Username enter azureuser.

For SSH public key source, leave the default of Generate new key pair, and then enter VirtualVM2_key for the Key pair name.

Review and create

• On the Create a virtual machine page, you can see the details about the VM you are about to create. When you are ready, select Create.

• Click on download private key and create resource. The file will be download as VirtualVM2_Key.pem. Go ahead and copy the key for the next step

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When the deployment is finished, select Go to resource.

On the page for your new VM, select the public IP address and copy it to your clipboard.

Step 3: Connect to Virtual Machine

• When the deployment is finished, select Go to resource.

• On the page for your new VM, select the public IP address and copy it to your clipboard.

• Create an SSH connection with the VM on your power shell using the following command prompt

The pem key and the public IP address

Respond with a yes

sudo apt-get -y update

sudo apt-get -y install nginx

Step 4: Open your IP address on your computer