To get 10 free Drupal sites on Windows Azure follow these easy steps.

If you do not already have a Windows Azure account sign up for a free trial here:
http://www.windowsazure.com/en-us/pricing/free-trial/

Once you have an account, go to https://portal.azure.com.

( Note: Previous portal ( https://manage.windowsazure.com ) interfaces & administration features are disabled with link to https://portal.azure.com )

To create a New Drupal Site on new portal we have got few options as below:

Option 1: ( Once Logged in as Administrator / Co-Administrator )

  1. Click on the '+ New' link.
  2. Click on the 'Web+Mobile' link, then click on 'WebApp'
  3. Or, From the Azure Marketplace Page loaded, On Search control, search for 'Drupal'. List everything available on Azure platform.
  4. Choose the flavor / version preferred and Proceed.
  5. Fill in App Name, Subscription, Resource Group, Location.
  6. Opt a Database Provider.
  7. If the DB Provider opted is , Drupal 8, DB Configuration would give control to create Azure Database for MySQL, MySQL InApp or ClearDB vendor support MySQL.
  8. Fill in the Database Server and Connection details desired.
  9. Click Pricing and Opt from options ( Basic, Standard & premium ) and then further optimize.
  10. Click Create.

Option 2: ( Once Logged in as Administrator / Co-Administrator )

  1. Click on the 'App Services' link from the left column.
  2. Click on the '+Add' link from the 'App Services' landing page.
  3. From the 'Web+Mobile' market place, search for 'Drupal' Keyword and Choose the flavor / version preferred and Proceed.
  4. Fill in App Name, Subscription, Resource Group, Location.
  5. Opt a Database Provider.
  6. If the DB Provider opted is , Drupal 8, DB Configuration would give control to create Azure Database for MySQL, MySQL InApp or ClearDB vendor support MySQL.
  7. Fill in the Database Server and Connection details desired.
  8. Click Pricing and Opt from options ( Basic, Standard & premium ) and then further optimize.
  9. Click Create.

Windows Azure will now provision your database and Acquia Drupal web site. Once provisioning is completed, notification bell on top right corner would alert completion or you could navigate to to the App Services dashboard by clicking 'App Services' link found in the left column of landing page. If provisioning was successful, the list shows the site is running, click the site name hyperlink on the right and go to provisioned webapp administration page.

( Note that provisioned webapp on first time visit would let go through the standard Drupal configuration process. )

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Comments

npcoder’s picture

Now azure had different interface so the link and option has changed. So accordingly this article needs to be amended.

r-o-b’s picture

Also, there are now several Drupal options on Azure, in addition to Acquia, with names like "Drupal 8," "Drupal Multi-Tier", "Hardened Drupal on Centos"...maybe this article should either help differentiate between those options or state up front that these instructions are specific to Acquia.