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# What You Need Before You Begin

## This is archived content

Deployments on public clouds continue to be supported but the content for third-party public cloud deployments is no longer updated.

For the latest Tableau Server deployment content, see the [Deploy](https://help.tableau.com/current/server-linux/en-gb/install.htm) section of Tableau Server help.

For those customers who have access, we recommend Tableau Cloud. For more details, see:

- [Tableau Cloud Manual Migration Guide](https://help.tableau.com/current/guides/migration/en-gb/emg_intro.htm)
- [Tableau Cloud Trial for Admin](https://help.tableau.com/current/server-linux/en-gb/install.htm)
- [Tableau Cloud: Get Started for Admin](https://www.tableau.com/en-gb/learn/get-started/online-admin)

## Introduction

Before deploying Tableau Server on Microsoft Azure, you must have the following:

- A Microsoft Azure subscription. If you don't already have a subscription, you can sign up for a free trial on the [Microsoft Azure Free Trial](https://azure.microsoft.com/en-gb/pricing/free-trial/) website.
- A Tableau Server licence.
    
    - For a standalone Tableau Server deployment, you must [contact sales](https://www.tableau.com/en-gb/about/contact#contact_sales) for a product key.
    - For a cluster-based deployment, you need a user-based licence (which covers all authorised users of Tableau Server), a core-based licence (with a minimum of 16 cores) or a Tableau Server subscription licence. To obtain a product key, [contact sales](https://www.tableau.com/en-gb/about/contact#contact_sales).
    
    For more information about Tableau Server licensing options, see [Licensing Overview](https://help.tableau.com/current/server-linux/en-gb/license_server_overview.htm).
- A Secure Shell (SSH) client or Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP) client installed on your computer. If you're connecting from a computer running Microsoft Windows, you'll need to install an SSH client such as [PuTTY](http://www.putty.org/), or a Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP) client such as [xrdp](http://www.xrdp.org/), to connect to your Azure VM running Linux. For more information, see [Install and configure Remote Desktop to connect to a Linux VM in Azure](https://docs.microsoft.com/en-gb/azure/virtual-machines/linux/use-remote-desktop) at the Microsoft Azure website.
- Tableau Server installer. You can download the installer from the [Tableau Server Trial Download](http://www.tableau.com/en-gb/products/server/download) page.