If you have a Visual Studio Professional subscription, you’re eligible for $50 in monthly Azure credits. These credits can be used for virtual machines, storage, databases, and other Azure services.
To get started, you’ll first create Azure resources—the building blocks of any Azure deployment.
Create a Virtual Machine
Select your subscription and choose an existing resource group (or create a new one). Then pick your region and select an image such as Windows Server 2016 Datacenter.
For VM size, a good balance of performance and cost is Standard B2ms (2 vCPUs, 8 GiB RAM). The extra memory makes RDP sessions much smoother.
Networking Settings
Once your VM is deployed, open the Networking blade in the Azure Portal. Here you can configure inbound port rules for:
- RDP (3389)
- HTTP (80)
- HTTPS (443)
- SQL Server or any custom ports
Azure locks down ports by default, so you must explicitly open the ones your VM needs.
With your VM created and networking configured, you’re ready to deploy apps, host websites, or experiment with Azure services—all covered by your monthly Visual Studio credit.
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