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= Configuring an {azure-short} account
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Before you can install {product-title} on {azure-first}, you must configure an {azure-short} account with the correct identity and permissions before you start the installation.

[IMPORTANT]
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All {azure-short} resources that are available through public endpoints are subject to resource name restrictions. For a list of terms that {azure-short} restricts for resource names, see "Resolve errors for reserved resource names".
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include::modules/installation-azure-limits.adoc[leveloffset=+1]

[role="_additional-resources"]
.Additional resources
* xref:../../scalability_and_performance/optimization/optimizing-storage.adoc#optimizing-storage[Optimizing storage]
* link:https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-subscription-service-limits[Azure subscription and service limits, quotas, and constraints ({azure-short} documentation)]

include::modules/installation-azure-network-config.adoc[leveloffset=+1]

include::modules/installation-azure-subscription-tenant-id.adoc[leveloffset=+1]

include::modules/installation-azure-identities.adoc[leveloffset=+1]

[role="_additional-resources"]
.Additional resources

* link:https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/entra/identity/managed-identities-azure-resources/overview#managed-identity-types[Managed identity types ({azure-short} documentation)]

include::modules/installation-azure-permissions.adoc[leveloffset=+2]

[role="_additional-resources"]
.Additional resources

* link:https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/role-based-access-control/role-assignments-portal[Assign {azure-short} roles using the {azure-short} portal ({azure-short} documentation)]

include::modules/minimum-required-permissions-ipi-azure.adoc[leveloffset=+3]

[role="_additional-resources"]
.Additional resources

* link:https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/role-based-access-control/role-assignments-portal[Managing access to Azure resources using the Azure portal ({azure-short} documentation)]
* link:https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/role-based-access-control/custom-roles[Custom roles ({azure-short} documentation)]

include::modules/installation-using-azure-managed-identities.adoc[leveloffset=+2]

[role="_additional-resources"]
.Additional resources

* link:https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/active-directory/managed-identities-azure-resources/how-manage-user-assigned-managed-identities?pivots=identity-mi-methods-azp#list-user-assigned-managed-identities[List user-assigned managed identities ({azure-short} documentation)]

include::modules/installation-creating-azure-service-principal.adoc[leveloffset=+2]

[role="_additional-resources"]
.Additional resources

* xref:../../authentication/managing_cloud_provider_credentials/about-cloud-credential-operator.adoc#about-cloud-credential-operator-modes[About the Cloud Credential Operator]

include::modules/installation-azure-marketplace.adoc[leveloffset=+1]

include::modules/installation-azure-regions.adoc[leveloffset=+1]

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[role="_additional-resources"]
== Additional resources

* link:https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-resource-manager/resource-manager-reserved-resource-name[Resolve errors for reserved resource names ({azure-short} documentation)]
* xref:../../installing/installing_azure/ipi/installing-azure-customizations.adoc#installing-azure-customizations[Install a customized cluster on Azure]
* xref:../../installing/installing_azure/ipi/installing-azure-default.adoc#installing-azure-default[Quickly install a cluster on Azure with default options]
