.NET on Azure development environment checklist

This checklist is provided to help you make sure you have your development environment correctly configured for .NET development with Azure

Create an Azure account

To access Azure services or run applications in Azure, you need an Azure account.

If you are a Visual Studio subscriber, you have monthly free Azure credits available to you every month
Create a free Azure account and receive $200 in credits and select services free for 12 months
Use an account assigned to you by your company's Azure administrator

Popular tools like Visual Studio and Visual Studio Code have extensions available to let you work with Azure right from your IDE.

In addition to using the Azure portal, you will want to install the Azure CLI to create and manage Azure resources.

These additional tools are designed to make you more productive when working with Azure.

Install Azure PowerShell if you plan on using PowerShell scripts to create and manage Azure resources.
Install Azure Developer CLI if you plan on using the Developer CLI to streamline development workflows.
Install Azure Storage Explorer to upload, download, and manage data in Azure storage resources including blobs, queues, tables, and CosmosDB.
Install Azure Data Studio if you are working with Azure SQL.

You will use these sites frequently when doing Azure development. Bookmark them for quick reference.