# Microsoft Azure
First, log in to the Microsoft Azure portal
Let's proceed with the setup.
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### Creating a resource group
1. Open Menu / All services / General / **Resource groups**
2. In the Resource groups tab, select **Create**
3. Enter the group name, for example *MikoPBX\_group*
4. Use default values for other fields
5. After entering the values, click the **Review + create** button, then the **Create** button
### Creating a storage account
1. Open Menu / All services / Analyze and transform data / **Storage accounts**
2. In the Storage accounts tab, select **Create**
3. Specify the created resource group *MikoPBX\_group*
4. Enter the storage account name, for example *pbximgs*
5. Use default values for other fields
6. After entering the values, click the **Review + create** button, then the **Create** button
### Configuring the created storage account
1. Go to the card of the created storage account *pbximgs*
2. In the opened tab, go to the Data storage / Containers
3. Add a new container
4. Enter the container name, for example *imgs*
5. Click the **Create** button
6. Open the created container *imgs*
7. In the opened tab, select **Upload**
8. Select a file from the MikoPBX distribution with the **.vhd** extension
9. Click the **Upload** button
### Creating an image
1. Open Menu / All services / Compute / **Images**
2. In the Images tab, select **Create**, let's create a new image based on the uploaded \*.**vhd** file
3. Specify the resource group *MikoPBX\_group*
4. Enter a unique name for the image, for example *MikoPBX\_Azure*
5. Specify the OS type - **Linux**
6. Specify the generation of virtual machines - **Gen 1**
7. Select the blob storage object by clicking **Browse**, *Browse / pbximgs / imgs / \*.vhd*
8. Specify the account type - **Standard HDD**
9. Use default values for other fields
10. After entering the values, click the **Review + create** button, then the **Create** button
### Creating a virtual machine
1. Open Menu / All services / Compute / **Virtual machines**
2. In the Virtual machines tab, select **Create / Azure virtual machine**
3. Specify the resource group *MikoPBX\_group*
4. Enter the virtual machine name, for example *MikoPBX-vm*
5. Choose the previously created image, *See all images / Other items / My images / MikoPBX\_Azure*
6. Specify the machine size (combination of CPU / RAM to be at least 1GB / HDD parameters)
7. Specify the username for the administrator account
If you have an SSH key, do the following
8. Select the source of the SSH public key - **Use existing public key**
9. Specify it in the SSH public key field
If you do not have an SSH key, do the following
8. Select the source of the SSH public key - **Generate new key pair**
9. Specify the key pair name, for example *mikopbx\_key*
Continue with the following instructions:
10. In the license type field, specify **Other**
11. Use default values for the other fields
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To deploy the PBX use **two** disks:
* A **1 Gb** disk for the main system
* A **50+ Gb** disk for storing call recordings
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12. Go to the **Disks** tab
13. Specify the OS disk type
14. Check the **Delete with VM** checkbox
15. Create a new data disk
16. Specify the disk size to be at least 50GB
17. Use default values for the other fields, click **OK**
18. After entering the values, click the **Review + create** button, then click **Create**
### Configuring ports for incoming connections
1. Open the virtual machine you created and go to Networking / Network settings / Rules
2. In the tab, choose **Create inbound port rule**
3. Specify the destination port ranges - **0 - 65535**
4. Choose the protocol **TCP**
5. Specify a name, for example *TCP*
6. Use default values for the other fields
7. After entering the values, click the **Add** button
8. Similarly, create a rule for UDP. Specify the destination port ranges - **0 - 65535**, protocol **UDP**, and name
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Make sure to configure the Firewall on the MikoPBX
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### Starting MikoPBX
1. Open the virtual machine you created and go to the **Connect** section
2. In the drop-down menu under More ways to connect, select **Serial console**
3. Copy the external address of the created virtual machine and enter it in the browser's address bar
4. For login use the login and password provided in Serial console
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