2. Get information required for node auto discovery¶

The Proxy needs permission to automatically discover nodes in Microsoft Azure. To set this permission, the Proxy requires an azure_config.json file, which contains the credentials to sign HTTP requests to Azure. Without this information, you may receive an authentication error in the Application Connector proxy.

1. Create a service principal by using the instructions Microsoft provides:

   https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-resource-manager/resource-group-create-service-principal-portal

2. In the /home/<user>/cloud_vendors/azure directory on the Linux instance where you are

   installing Application Connector Proxy, create a new text file named azure_config.json, and add these four variables:

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   { "TENANT":"your tenant ID", "AZURE_SUBSCRIPTION_ID":"your azure subscription ID", "CLIENT_ID":"client or application ID", "APPLICATION_SECRET":"client or application secret (service principle)" }

Your Azure environment should now be ready to deploy Application Connector.