Prerequisites

• Open a Microsoft Azure account.

Create an Azure NoSQL graph database

1. Sign into your Microsoft Azure account.
   
   

2. Select Create a resource:

   

   
   

3. Select Create Azure Cosmos DB:

   

   
   

4. Select Create Gremlin (Graph):

   

   
   

5. Complete the form Create Azure Cosmos DB account - Gremlin (Graph):
   

   

   
   (1) Select your resource group (create one if necessary).
   (2) Enter an account name.
   (3) Select your location, capacity mode, and whether to apply a free tier discount for the provisioned-throughout option.
   (4) Click Review + create.
   
   

6. Select Create:

   

   
   

7. Wait while your database is being deployed:

   

   
   

8. After your database is deployed, select Go to resource:

   

   
   

9. Select Add Graph:

   

   
   

10. Fillout the New graph form:
    

    

    
    

11. Scroll to complete the New graph form, and select OK:

    

    
    

12. Your new graph database is deployed and ready to use:

    

    
    

Next steps

• Connect to and query an Azure NoSQL graph database