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# Azure Appliance
1. Download the Azure Cloud appliance Image from the PBI Management Portal.
2. To upload the Appliance Image to the Azure Portal, follow these steps:
1. Go to .
2. Navigate to **Storage Accounts**.
3. Select your storage account: .
4. Click on **Storage browser**.
5. Go to **Blob containers** and select .
6. Click on **Upload** and choose the file you downloaded in step 1 to upload it.
Make sure you verify that the upload is complete before moving on.
3. To create an image, navigate to **Images** → **Create**, and then apply the following configurations:
1. **Resource group**: Select or create the desired resource group.
2. **Image name**: Enter a unique name for the image.
3. **OS type**: Select `Linux` from the available options.
4. **VM Generation**: Choose `Gen 1` here.
5. **Storage blob**: Browse and select the uploaded file that you want to use for the image.
6. **Account type:** `Standard SSD`.
Once you have configured everything, proceed to create the image.
4. Wait until the disk deployment is complete. Then, navigate to **Virtual Machines** → **Create**, and apply the following configurations:
1. Use the same **Resource group** as in **step 3**.
2. Assign a name to your VM.
3. For the Image, go to **See all images** → **My images** and select the image you’ve created.
4. For **Public inbound ports**, allow `HTTP (80)`.
{% hint style="warning" %}
**Attention:** It is recommended to close port 80 after the Key is registered on the appliance console to avoid any security Issues.
{% endhint %}
{% hint style="info" %}
**Note**: For **low to medium** loads, the recommended configuration is:
* 4 vCPUs per 10 users.
* 16 GB of memory per 10 users.
* 36 GB of disk space per 10 users.
{% endhint %}
5. Click **Next**: **Disks** and apply the following configurations:
* **OS Disk type**: `Standard SSD`.
* **Image Default**: `32GB` (recommended per 10 users)
Then, click **Next**: **Networking** and select:
* **Virtual network**: As applicable for your network.
* **Public IP**: `None`.
* **Subnet**: As applicable for your network
* Add Port `80` and `443` rules
6. Click on **Review** + **Create**, then click **Create**.
7. After that, download the private key, create the resource, and then return to the VM creation process.
7. Wait until the VM is deployed.
8. Once it's done, click **Go to resource** or navigate to the Virtual Machines section to find your VM.
9. After locating it, check for the VM's private IP address. Open a new browser tab and enter the IP address to access the VM.
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