Technical requirements
To follow along with the instructions in this chapter, you'll need the following:
- An outlook.com account that you will use to sign up for your Azure subscription. Make sure that this is an account that you have not previously used to sign up for a free trial Azure subscription. This is because every Microsoft account is entitled to only one free trial signup. You can sign up for a new outlook.com account by going to https://outlook.live.com/owa/ and clicking Create free account.
- A PC with a web browser: The PC can run Windows, macOS, or GUI-based Linux, as long as it has a web browser installed and it has internet connectivity.
- A credit card: This will be needed during the sign-up process to validate your identity. The credit card will not be charged during the trial. You have to explicitly convert a free trial subscription to a pay-as-you-go subscription for it to be charged.
- A valid phone number: This will also be needed to validate your identity.