# 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/