How to create a Microsoft Azure subscription

Microsoft Azure is a public cloud computing service provided by Microsoft. It includes a lot of services:

  • Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS)It is a cloud computing service that provides required resources, including storage, computing power, networking resources, etc.
  • Platform as a Service (PaaS)It is a cloud computing service that provides a complete platform for the development, testing, and deployment of web apps, mobile apps, etc. This includes all hardware and software tools required for specific app development.
  • Database services, storage capabilities, virtual machines, IoT services, etc.

Create a Microsoft Azure subscription

Follow these steps to create a Microsoft Azure subscription:

Step 1: Sign in to the Azure portal

Sign in to the Azure portal by entering your credentials and clicking the “Sign in” button.

Sign in to the Microsoft Azure portal
Sign in to the Microsoft Azure portal

Step 2: Navigate to the subscriptions

Scroll down and click the “Subscriptions” tab.

Navigate to the "Subscriptions"
Navigate to the "Subscriptions"

Step 3: Add a subscription

Click the “Add” button to add a new subscription.

Click the "Add" button
Click the "Add" button

Step 4: Select your subscription

Select the subscription according to your requirements. It will navigate to the billing profile if it is not set up already.

Select the subscription
Select the subscription

Step 5: Billing account

Set up your billing profile by adding your credit card information.

Step 6: Create a subscription

Once the billing account is completed, go to the “Subscription” page and click the “Add” button.

Click the “Basic” tab and do the following:

  • Write the subscription name.
  • Select the billing account for the payment of the new subscription.
  • Select the billing profile for the payment of the new subscription.
  • Select the invoice section for the payment of the new subscription.
  • Select your plan.
    • If you are using the subscription for development or testing purposes, select Microsoft Azure Plan for DevTest.
    • Select Microsoft Azure Plan otherwise.
"Basics" tab configuration for the subscription
"Basics" tab configuration for the subscription

Click the “Advanced” tab and do the following:

  • Select the subscription directory. Your subscription will be attached to the selected Azure Active Directory (Azure AD).
  • Select the management group. Your subscription will be attached to the selected Azure AD management group.
  • Select the subscription owner. You can add multiple owners from the selected subscription directory only.
"Advanced" tab configuration for the subscription
"Advanced" tab configuration for the subscription

Tags

Enter the tag pairs for the Name and Value in the “Tags” tab.

"Tags" tab configuration for the subscription
"Tags" tab configuration for the subscription

Review + create

Go to the “Review + create” tab and confirm the subscription details. You’ll see a Validation passed message.

"Review + create" tab configuration for the subscription
"Review + create" tab configuration for the subscription

Once you review the subscription details, click the “Create” button to create the subscription.

Subscription created
Subscription created

We have created a Microsoft Azure subscription.

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