This is a really high-level overview of creating a Linux VM in Microsoft Azure.

• Use the new portal.
• Use the Resource Manager Stack (instead of the legacy Service Management Compute Stack.)
• Use a local public key when creating the VM.
• gc ~\.ssh\id_rsa.pub | clip
• Remove in using SSH to the Public IP Address.
• ssh username@publicip –p 22

Hooray. You’re done.

https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/documentation/articles/virtual-machines-linux-tutorial-portal-rm/