Azure Portal

As explained in Building Web APIs with ASP.NET Core

Azure Portal is Azure's web-based graphical management interface for administering cloud services and resources.

Azure Portal is Azure’s web-based graphical interface for administering cloud services and resources. Open https://portal.azure.com after creating or selecting an Azure account; a free account includes introductory credits for experimentation. section 12.2.1 section 7.3.3

For deployment work, the portal turns infrastructure setup into guided configuration. Selecting Virtual Machines and choosing Create > Azure Virtual Machine opens a wizard organized into Basics, Disks, Networking, Management, Monitoring, Advanced, and Tags. section 12.2.2

A practical VM setup typically includes:

• Choose the active subscription, create a resource group, name the VM, select a nearby region, and configure the image and architecture. section 12.2.2
• Use Windows Server 2022 Datacenter: Azure Edition - Gen 2 with X64 architecture for the demonstrated Windows VM. section 12.2.2
• Consider Azure Spot pricing for unused capacity, while recognizing that Azure may evict these VMs when capacity is needed. section 12.2.2

Creating a deployment VM

From the portal dashboard, search for virtual machine, select Create, and configure a resource group such as Manning, a VM name such as MyBGList-Win-01, a nearby region, and the required image and login settings. Review the configuration before deployment. section 12.2.2

Figure 12.7 Create a new VM in Azure.

Use the VM creation figure to follow the portal navigation from the dashboard to the virtual-machine configuration workflow. section 12.2.2

How Building Web APIs with ASP.NET Core covers it

How deep it goes

Walks through account access and VM configuration panels, while stopping short of comprehensive portal administration.

Examples

Uses a Windows Server VM workflow, resource-group naming, Azure Spot pricing, and Application Insights instance setup.

What it assumes

Requires an Azure account or free-account signup before accessing the portal and deploying resources.

What you can do after

Operate/configure Azure Portal to create a Windows VM and begin setting up Application Insights.

How it connects

Connects Azure Portal with Azure services, virtual machines, Azure Monitor, Application Insights, and management APIs.

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