-When you create a virtual machine (VM) in the [Azure portal](https://portal.azure.com), a public IP resource for the virtual machine is automatically created. You use this public IP address to remotely access the VM. Although the portal does not create a [fully qualified domain name](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fully_qualified_domain_name), or FQDN, you can add one once the VM is created. This article demonstrates the steps to create a DNS name or FQDN. If you create a VM without a public IP address, you can't create a FQDN.
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