Create a lab account

Important

Azure Lab Services will be retired on June 28, 2027. For more information, see the retirement guide.

Important

The information in this article applies to lab accounts. Azure Lab Services lab plans replace lab accounts. Learn how you can get started by creating a lab plan. For existing lab account customers, we recommend that you migrate from lab accounts to lab plans.

In Azure Lab Services, a lab account is a container for labs. An administrator creates a lab account with Azure Lab Services and provides access to lab owners who can create labs in the account. This article describes how to create a lab account, view all lab accounts, and delete a lab account.

The following steps illustrate how to use the Azure portal to create a lab account with Azure Lab Services.

  1. Sign in to the Azure portal.

  2. Select All services on the left menu. Select the DevOps category. Select the Lab accounts tile.

    Screenshot of All services page in the Azure portal. The Dev Ops category and DevTest Labs items are highlighted.

  3. On the Lab Accounts page, select Create on the toolbar or Create lab account on the page.

    Screenshot of lab account resources in the Azure portal. The Create button and Create lab account buttons are highlighted.

  4. On the Basics tab of the Create a lab account page, do the following actions:

    1. Select the Azure subscription in which you want to create the lab account.

    2. For Resource group, select Create new, and enter a name for the resource group.

    3. For Lab account name, enter a name.

    4. For Location, select a location/region in which you want the lab account to be created.

      Screenshot of the Basics tab in Create lab account wizard.

  5. Select Next: Tags.

  6. On the Tags tab, add any tags you want to associate with the lab account. Tags are name/value pairs that enable you to categorize resources and view consolidated billing by applying the same tag to multiple resources and resource groups. For more information, see Use tags to organize your Azure resources.

    Screenshot that shows the Tags tab of the Create lab account wizard.

  7. Select Next: Review + create.

  8. Wait for validation to pass. Review the summary information on the Review + create page, and select Create.

    Screenshot that shows the Review and create tab of the Create lab account wizard.

  9. Wait until the deployment is complete, expand Next steps, and select Go to resource.

    You can also select the bell icon on the toolbar (Notifications), confirm that the deployment succeeded, and then select Go to resource.

    Screenshot that shows the deploy resource page for the lab account. The Go to resource button is highlighted.

  10. Notice the Overview page for the lab account.

    Screenshot that shows overview page of a lab account.

Next steps