Preparing the Base Machine

Steps to prepare the base machine for working with Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS).

Install the Azure CLI and log in to your account to work with Protegrity Anonymization API on the Azure Cloud.

  1. Install and initialize the Azure CLI on your system.

    For more information about the installation steps, refer to How to install the Azure CLI.

  2. Log in to your account using the following command from a command prompt.

    az login
    
  3. Sign in to your account.

    The configuration complete message appears.

    {
        "cloudName": "AzureCloud",
        "homeTenantId": 
        "id":
        "isDefault": true,
        "managedByTenants": [
            {
                "tenantId":
            }
        ],
        "name": "Azure Cloud Platform",
        "state": "Enabled",
        "tenantId": 
        "user": {
            "name":
            "type": "user"
        }
    }
    
  4. Install Kubectl version 1.34, which is the command line interface for Kubernetes.

    Kubectl enables you to run commands from the Linux instance so that you can communicate with the Kubernetes cluster.

    For more information about installing kubectl, refer to Set up Kubernetes tools on your computer.

  5. Install the Helm client version 3.8.2 for working with Kubernetes clusters.

    For more information about installing the Helm client, refer to Installing Helm.


Last modified : February 18, 2026