# Add Azure Cloud Provider

Platform9 is able to build upstream Kubernetes clusters using Azure Cloud native services such as Azure Instance, Load Balancers and Block Storage.

Before you can create a new cloud provider for Microsoft Azure in Platform9 Managed Kubernetes (PMK), you must satisfy some prerequisites. Refer to [auto$](https://github.com/platform9/pcd-docs-gitbook/blob/main/kubernetes/azure-prerequisites/README.md) for more info.

Follow the steps given below to create a new Azure cloud provider in PMK.

1. Navigate to Infrastructure > Cloud Providers > Add New Cloud Provider.
2. Click Azure under Cloud Provider Type.
3. Enter the following Azure credentials.

| Field           | Description                                                  |
| --------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------ |
| Name            | Name of your choice to be given to the cloud provider        |
| Tenant ID       | Tenant ID of the service principal                           |
| Client ID       | Client ID of the service principal                           |
| Client Secret   | Client secret of the service principal                       |
| Subscription ID | ID of the subscription that the service principal belongs to |

4. Click Save.

The Microsoft Azure cloud provider is now created successfully. You can now use it to create one or more Kubernetes clusters on this Azure account.

## Test Azure Cloud Providers

To ensure clusters can be created by a given cloud provider Platform9 has built a mechanism to test connectivity and validate the credentials.

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You can test an Azure cloud provider to ensure the credentials used by that cloud provider will be able to deploy a cluster.

Follow the steps below to test an Azure cloud provider.

1. Navigate to Infrastructure > Cloud Providers.
2. Select the Azure Cloud Provider whose credentials you want to test.
3. Click Edit Cloud Provider button.
4. Below the Credentials details are three cards that validate access to Azure; Region Access.

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## Delete Azure Cloud Provider

You can delete an existing Azure cloud provider, when you no longer require it.

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You must be an administrator to perform this operation.

Follow the steps given below to delete a cloud provider.

1. Navigate to Infrastructure - > Cloud Providers.
2. Select the Cloud Provider to delete.
3. Clic k Delete Cloud Provider button.
4. Veri fy your selection to delete the cloud provider.

## Edit Azure Cloud Providers

Azure Cloud Providers **cannot** be edited. This will be supported in a future release.


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