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articles/storage/files/storage-files-quick-create-use-linux.md

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ms.service: azure-file-storage
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ms.custom: linux-related-content
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ms.topic: tutorial
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ms.date: 06/11/2024
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ms.date: 05/07/2025
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ms.author: kendownie
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#Customer intent: As an IT admin new to Azure Files, I want to try out Azure file share using NFS and Linux so I can determine whether I want to subscribe to the service.
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1. On the Azure portal menu, select **All services**. In the list of resources, type **Storage Accounts**. As you begin typing, the list filters based on your input. Select **Storage Accounts**.
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1. On the **Storage Accounts** window that appears, choose **+ Create**.
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1. On the **Basics** tab, select the subscription in which to create the storage account.
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1. Under the **Resource group** field, select **Create new** to create a new resource group to use for this tutorial.
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1. Enter a name for your storage account. The name you choose must be unique across Azure. The name also must be between 3 and 24 characters in length, and may include only numbers and lowercase letters.
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1. Select a region for your storage account, or use the default region. Azure supports NFS file shares in all the same regions that support SSD file shares.
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1. Select the *Premium* performance tier to store your data on solid-state drives (SSD). Under **Premium account type**, select *File shares*.
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1. Leave replication set to its default value of *Locally redundant storage (LRS)*.
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1. Under **Project details**, select the subscription in which to create the storage account.
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1. Under the **Resource group** field, select **Create new** to create a new resource group to use for this tutorial. Or you can choose an existing resource group.
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1. Under **Instance details**, enter a name for your storage account. The name must be unique across Azure. The name also must be between 3 and 24 characters in length, and may include only numbers and lowercase letters.
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1. Select a region for your storage account, or use the default region. Azure supports NFS file shares in all the same [regions that support SSD file shares](redundancy-premium-file-shares.md).
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1. Under **Primary service**, select **Azure Files**.
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1. Select the *Premium* performance tier to store your data on solid-state drives (SSD). This is required for NFS file shares.
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1. Under **File share billing**, leave the default of *Provisioned v1* selected. This is currently the only option available for NFS file shares.
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1. Under **Redundancy**, select *Locally redundant storage (LRS)*.
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1. Select **Review + Create** to review your storage account settings and create the account.
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1. When you see the **Validation passed** notification appear, select **Create**. You should see a notification that deployment is in progress.
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The following image shows the settings on the **Basics** tab for a new storage account:
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:::image type="content" source="media/storage-files-quick-create-use-linux/account-create-portal.png" alt-text="Screenshot showing how to create a storage account in the Azure portal." lightbox="media/storage-files-quick-create-use-linux/account-create-portal.png":::
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:::image type="content" source="media/storage-files-quick-create-use-linux/create-storage-account.png" alt-text="Screenshot showing how to create a storage account using the Azure portal." lightbox="media/storage-files-quick-create-use-linux/create-storage-account.png":::
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## Deploy an Azure VM running Linux
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Next, create an Azure VM running Linux to represent the on-premises server. When you create the VM, a virtual network will be created for you. The NFS protocol can only be used from a machine inside of a virtual network.
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1. Select **Home**, and then select **Virtual machines** under **Azure services**.
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1. Select **+ Create** and then **+ Azure virtual machine**.
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1. Select **+ Create** and then **Azure virtual machine**.
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1. In the **Basics** tab, under **Project details**, make sure the correct subscription and resource group are selected. Under **Instance details**, type *myVM* for the **Virtual machine name**, and select the same region as your storage account. Choose your Linux distribution for your **Image**. Leave the other defaults. The default size and pricing is only shown as an example. Size availability and pricing are dependent on your region and subscription.
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1. In the **Basics** tab, under **Project details**, make sure the correct subscription and resource group are selected. Under **Instance details**, type *myVM* for the **Virtual machine name**, and select the same region as your storage account.
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:::image type="content" source="media/storage-files-quick-create-use-linux/create-vm-project-instance-details.png" alt-text="Screenshot showing how to enter the project and instance details to create a new V M." lightbox="media/storage-files-quick-create-use-linux/create-vm-project-instance-details.png" border="true":::
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1. Under **Availability options**, select *No infrastructure redundancy required*. Under **Security type**, select *Standard*.
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1. Choose your Linux distribution for your **Image**. Leave the other defaults. The default size and pricing is only shown as an example. Size availability and pricing are dependent on your region and subscription.
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:::image type="content" source="media/storage-files-quick-create-use-linux/vm-project-instance-details.png" alt-text="Screenshot showing how to enter the project and instance details to create a new V M." lightbox="media/storage-files-quick-create-use-linux/vm-project-instance-details.png" border="true":::
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1. Under **Administrator account**, select **SSH public key**. Leave the rest of the defaults.
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:::image type="content" source="media/storage-files-quick-create-use-linux/create-vm-admin-account.png" alt-text="Screenshot showing how to configure the administrator account and create an S S H key pair for a new V M." lightbox="media/storage-files-quick-create-use-linux/create-vm-admin-account.png" border="true":::
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:::image type="content" source="media/storage-files-quick-create-use-linux/vm-admin-account.png" alt-text="Screenshot showing how to configure the administrator account and create an S S H key pair for a new V M." lightbox="media/storage-files-quick-create-use-linux/vm-admin-account.png" border="true":::
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1. Under **Inbound port rules > Public inbound ports**, choose **Allow selected ports** and then select **SSH (22)** and **HTTP (80)** from the drop-down.
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1. On the **Create a virtual machine** page, you can see the details about the VM you are about to create. Note the name of the virtual network. When you are ready, select **Create**.
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1. On the **Create a virtual machine** page, you can see the details about the VM you're about to create. Under **Networking**, note the name of the virtual network. When you're ready, select **Create**.
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1. When the **Generate new key pair** window opens, select **Download private key and create resource**. Your key file will be download as **myVM_key.pem**. Make sure you know where the .pem file was downloaded, because you'll need the path to it to connect to your VM.
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1. When the **Generate new key pair** window opens, select **Download private key and create resource**. Your key file will be downloaded as **myVM_key.pem**. Make sure you know where the .pem file was downloaded, because you'll need the path to it to connect to your VM.
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1. Name the new file share *qsfileshare* and enter "100" for the minimum **Provisioned capacity**, or provision more capacity (up to 102,400 GiB) to get more performance. Select **NFS** protocol, choose a **Root Squash** setting, and select **Create**. To learn more about root squash and its security benefits for NFS file shares, see [Configure root squash for Azure Files](nfs-root-squash.md).
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1. Name the new file share *qsfileshare* and enter "100" for the minimum **Provisioned capacity**, or provision more capacity (up to 102,400 GiB) to get more performance. Select **NFS** protocol and choose a **Root Squash** setting. To learn more about root squash and its security benefits for NFS file shares, see [Configure root squash for Azure Files](nfs-root-squash.md).
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:::image type="content" source="media/storage-files-quick-create-use-linux/create-nfs-share.png" alt-text="Screenshot showing how to name the file share and provision capacity to create a new N F S file share." lightbox="media/storage-files-quick-create-use-linux/create-nfs-share.png" border="true":::
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### Set up a private endpoint or service endpoint
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