Create an Azure Resource
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In this lesson, you will learn how to sign into your free Azure account, create a free Virtual Machine (VM), and then delete the VM when it is no longer needed. This step-by-step guide will help you get hands-on experience with Azure services.
Signing Into Your Free Azure Account
First, you'll need to sign into your Azure account to access the Azure Portal and its resources.
Creating a Free Virtual Machine
Next, we'll create a Virtual Machine (VM) using the free tier resources available in your Azure account. This VM will allow you to explore Azure's capabilities without incurring any costs.
When creating resources, make sure you always select "free services eligable" when available. Opting not to select this can incur charges. There is usually a summary screen that will show charges before you incur them.
On this screen you can see the status of the VM creation. You can also see listed ALL of the resources that were created for this Virtual Machine, and their associated resource group.
At the end of this lesson, you need to delete every single one of these resources to avoid using unneccessary credits.
Verify Resource Creation
You can wait for the deploy to complete as shown in the image below:
I prefer to go directly to my resource group and view the deployment there. Click the blue text that should be named FreeResourcesRG to open the resource group:
This will list all the resources in the group:
You should go ahead and connect to the VM using Remote Desktop. Click on FreeVM to open it's settings, and copy the Public IP address:
Then hit your Windows key and search for rdp and launch Remote Desktop Connection.
Enter the IP address of your Azure VM, then click Connect:
Enter the username and password you created earlier and click OK:
Click Yes since we are connecting to our newly create VM:
This validation error occurs because this is a new VM with no trusted certificate behind it. This is fine for lab environments so we can safely ignore it.
You will then be presented with the Azure VM's desktop! Play around for a bit if you'd like, then close the RDP session or shut down the VM.
Deleting the Virtual Machine
Finally, when you're done using the VM, you can delete it to free up resources and avoid any potential charges or waste of your Azure credits. This is also a good practice to keep your Azure environment clean and organized.
Now click the bell icon in the top bar of the screen, and you can wait for the deletion to complete:
Once it is complete, you will see a success message like this:
And that is it! You have successfully created an VM, logged into it, and then deleted several resources. The resource group FreeResourcesRG still exists and will not incur any charges. You can continue to use this Resource Group throughout this course to keep your resources organized.
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