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# 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/