{
  "id": 12661238,
  "title": "How to create a virtual machines in azure : A Step-by-Step Guide",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/07/how-to-create-a-virtual-machines-in-azure-a-step-by-step-guide",
  "topic": "tech",
  "section": "Tech",
  "published": "2026-10-07T16:09:28.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Dev.to",
    "slug": "dev-to",
    "url": "https://dev.to/oserieme/how-to-create-a-virtual-machines-in-azure-a-step-by-step-guide-2d1c"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "A Virtual Machine (VM) is a software-based computer that runs inside a physical computer or a cloud environment, behaving like a real computer with its own operating system, storage, memory, applications, and network settings. In this article, the focus is on creating a virtual machine in Azure, a step-by-step guide that begins with logging into the Azure Portal using a Microsoft account with an active Azure subscription. The guide then explains how to search for Virtual Machines in the Azure Portal and create an Azure virtual machine, which opens the Create a virtual machine page for configuring the required settings before deployment.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}