<!--[metadata]> +++ title = "Installation on Microsoft Azure platform" description = "Instructions for creating a Docker-ready virtual machine on Microsoft Azure cloud platform." keywords = ["Docker, Docker documentation, installation, azure, microsoft"] [menu.main] parent = "smn_cloud" +++ <![end-metadata]--> # Microsoft Azure ## Creating a Docker host machine on Azure Please check out to the following detailed tutorials on [Microsoft Azure][0] website to find out different ways to create a Docker-ready Linux virtual machines on Azure: * [Docker Virtual Machine Extensions on Azure][1] * [How to use the Docker VM Extension from Azure Cross-Platform Interface][2] * [How to use the Docker VM Extension with the Azure Portal][3] * [Using Docker Machine with Azure][4] ## What next? Continue with the [User Guide](/userguide/). [0]: http://azure.microsoft.com/ [1]: http://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/documentation/articles/virtual-machines-docker-vm-extension/ [2]: http://azure.microsoft.com/documentation/articles/virtual-machines-docker-with-xplat-cli/ [3]: http://azure.microsoft.com/documentation/articles/virtual-machines-docker-with-portal/ [4]: http://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/documentation/articles/virtual-machines-docker-machine/