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Day 1 of 5
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Azure in 5 Days — Day 1

Azure Portal and Resource Groups

Create a free Azure account, understand subscriptions and resource groups, install the Azure CLI, and deploy your first resource.

Azure Resource Model

Everything in Azure lives inside a Resource Group — a logical container for related resources. Put a web app, its database, and its storage in one group. Delete the group when done and everything goes with it.

Azure CLI Setup
# Install: aka.ms/installazurecliwindows (or brew install azure-cli on Mac)
az login
az account list
az account set --subscription 'Your Subscription Name'

# Create a resource group
az group create --name myapp-rg --location eastus

# List resources in a group
az resource list --resource-group myapp-rg --output table
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Use resource groups per environment: myapp-dev-rg, myapp-prod-rg. Delete the dev group on Friday to avoid weekend charges. Create a fresh one Monday.
📝 Day 1 Exercise
Set Up Your Azure Environment
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Day 1 Summary

  • Resource groups are containers. Everything lives in one. Delete the group = delete everything in it.
  • az login → az account set → az group create. Three commands to get oriented.
  • Regions matter for latency and compliance. Pick the one closest to your users.
  • Azure free tier includes $200 credit for 30 days + always-free tier for many services.
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Day 2: Virtual Machines
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