Before signing up for Azure Account
- You’ll need to create a Microsoft account. You can sign up here
- Ensure you enable Multifactor Authentication for better security
To create a free Azure Account refer steps mentioned here
After signing up for Azure Account
- Click on the Cog/Gear symbol to view & change the Portal settings as per your preference
- Navigate to Resource group or type “Resource group” in the search bar in the Azure Portal
- Create a Resource Group, it will help organize all the resources that you’ll create in it. Also tag it for better organization & billing visibility
- Navigate to Storage account or type “Storage account” in the search bar in the Azure Portal
- Create a Storage account in the resource group that you created, chose region closest to you or the default location. Also tag it for better organization & billing visibility. This Storage account creation may take a while
- On successful completion or failure, you should be able to see the details in activity log or bell icon
- Enable the cloud shell & use the storage account that you created. This will allow you to run interact with Azure Portal using PowerShell/Bash
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