Further readings on Microsoft Azure and virtual machines

This topic provides additional information on how to create virtual machines and SSH keys.

Create Microsoft Azure virtual machines

Azure CLI

Create and manage Microsoft Azure resources from the command line or in scripts. Learn how to create virtual machines in the Microsoft documentation here.

Azure PowerShell

Create and manage Microsoft Azure resources from the PowerShell command line or using scripts. Learn how to create virtual machines through Azure PowerShell in the Microsoft documentation here.

Microsoft Azure portal

Microsoft Azure portal is a browser-based user interface to create virtual machines and their associated resources. Learn how to create virtual machines with the Microsoft Azure portal in the Microsoft documentation here.

Steps involved in creating Microsoft Azure virtual machines

Create SSH key pair

Generate SSH keys from Windows, as described in the Microsoft documentation here.

Create virtual machine resource

See the Microsoft documentation here.

Connect to virtual machines using SSH client and PuTTY

See the Microsoft documentation here.

Create an Azure database resource

Create an Azure database for PostgreSQL server in the Azure portal

See the Microsoft documentation here.