Azure account setup

If you don't already have an Azure account, create an account or use an existing account.

Configure your credentials locally (see official documentation)

Check your configuration:

$ az account list
[
  {
    "cloudName": "AzureCloud",
    "homeTenantId": "xxx",
    "id": "xxx",
    "isDefault": true,
    "managedByTenants": [],
    "name": "My Azure Subcription",
    "state": "Enabled",
    "tenantId": "xxx",
    "user": {
      "name": "you@example.com",
      "type": "user"
    }
  }
]

Quotas

You may need to increase quota to create the desired instance type. If you get an error related to quota:

• Go to Azure console and open "Quotas" service
• Go to Compute > filter for your Subscription / Location and search for NC, NC or the instance type prefix you want to use
• Click on quota name and New Quota Request
• Fill-out the quota request and submit

Quota is usually accepted within 24 to 48h.

Google Cloud

If you don't already have a Google Cloud account, create an account or use an existing account.

Configure your credentials locally (see official documentation)

Check your configuration:

$ gcloud auth list

Credentialed Accounts
ACTIVE  ACCOUNT
*       your_email@gmail.com

Quotas

You may need to increase quota to create the desired instance type. If you get an error related to quota, see Google Cloud Quota doc to update your quotas.