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Create a Windows Azure Ubuntu Virtual Machine
- Log in to the Microsoft Azure Management Portal
.Multiexcerpt include nopanel true MultiExcerptName ExitDisclaimer PageWithExcerpt wikicontent:Exit Disclaimer to Include - Go to VM Screen, select "+ NEW" from the lower left corner of the screen.
On the pane that appears select, Compute > Virtual Machine > Quick Create.
Code Block DNS Name: pick something unique and memorable Image: Ubuntu Server 13.04 New Password/Confirm: provide a good password for the azureuser Region/Affinity Group: West US
Click Create a virtual machine.
Once your virtual machine is created, select it from the VM screen.
Go to the Endpoints menu.
(+ Add) an Endpoint at the bottom of the screen.
Code Block Provide the following information Name: HTTP Public Port: 80 Private Port: 8000
Restart the VM from the management console.
Troubleshooting note: You may get a message that Endpoint was successfully created but restart failed. In this case, go back to Dashboard (Management Console) and click Restart. In some cases, multiple attempts may be required.
At this point, it appears that a restart is not mandatory to continue with configuration.
Now you can login to it and start configuring things.
- Login to your VM via ssh as: azureuser <password provided at vm build - Step 3)
Things to do once you're in Ubuntu.
sudo apt-get update
enter password (azureuser password from Step 3)
sudo apt-get upgrade -y
sudo apt-get install git python-pip -y
sudo pip install virtualenv
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- Log on to the Azure Portal
.Multiexcerpt include nopanel true MultiExcerptName ExitDisclaimer PageWithExcerpt wikicontent:Exit Disclaimer to Include - In the left pane, click Storage.
- Select your storage account.
- At the bottom of the dashboard, click Manage Access Keys. Copy your access keys, you. You'll need them later.
- At the top of the dashboard page, click Containers.
- At the bottom of the Containers page click Add.
- Create a new container named "bundles". Set the Access to "Private".
- Add another container named "public". Set the Access to "Public Blob".
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