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Azure Subscription & Prerequisites

⚙️ Setting Up Your Environment 5 min 50 BASE XP

What You Need to Get Started

Before creating your first Foundry resource, ensure you have the following:

Prerequisites Checklist

RequirementDetailsHow to Get It
Azure SubscriptionActive subscription with billing enabledazure.microsoft.com/free ($200 credit)
PermissionsContributor or Owner role on the subscription/resource groupAsk your Azure AD admin
Resource ProvidersMicrosoft.CognitiveServices registeredAzure Portal → Subscriptions → Resource providers
Azure CLI (optional)For SDK-based developmentaz login to authenticate

Regional Availability

Not all models and features are available in every Azure region. Key regions with broadest support:

  • East US / East US 2 — Most complete feature set
  • West US 3 — Latest model availability
  • Sweden Central — EU data residency
  • UK South — UK data residency
💡 Tip: Start with East US for the broadest model availability. You can deploy models across regions later using Global or Data Zone deployment types.
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