Create and connect to a dev box by using the Microsoft Dev Box developer portal

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Prerequisites

To complete this quickstart, you need:

• Your organization must have configured Microsoft Dev Box with at least one project and dev box pool before you can create a dev box.
  • Platform engineers can follow these steps to configure Microsoft Dev Box: Quickstart: Configure Microsoft Dev Box -
• You must have permissions as a Dev Box User for a project that has an available dev box pool. If you don't have permissions to a project, contact your administrator.

Create a dev box

Microsoft Dev Box enables you to create cloud-hosted developer workstations in a self-service way. You can create and manage dev boxes by using the developer portal.

Depending on the project configuration and your permissions, you have access to different projects and associated dev box configurations. If you have a choice of projects and dev box pools, select the project and dev box pool that best fits your needs. For example, you might choose a project that has a dev box pool located near to you for least latency.

 

To create a dev box in the Microsoft Dev Box developer portal:

1. Sign in to the Microsoft Dev Box developer portal.

2. Select Add a dev box.

   

3. In Add a dev box, enter the following values:

   
   

   

   After you make your selections, the page shows you the following information:

   • How many dev boxes you can create in the project that you selected, if the project has limits configured.
   • Whether Hibernation is supported or not.
   • Whether Customizations is enabled or not.
   • A shutdown time if the pool where you're creating the dev box has a shutdown schedule.
   • A notification that the dev box creation process can take 25 minutes or longer.

4. Select Create to begin creating your dev box.

5. Use the dev box tile in the developer portal to track the progress of creation.

   
   

   

Connect to a dev box

After you create a dev box, you can connect remotely to the developer virtual machine. You can connect from your desktop, laptop, tablet, or phone. Microsoft Dev Box supports connecting to a dev box in the following ways:

• Connect through the browser from within the developer portal
• Connect by using a remote desktop client application

To connect to a dev box by using the browser:

1. Sign in to the developer portal.

2. Select Open in browser.

   

A new tab opens with a Remote Desktop session through which you can use your dev box. Use a work or school account to sign in to your dev box, not a personal Microsoft account.

Clean up resources

When you no longer need your dev box, you can delete it:

1. Sign in to the developer portal.

2. For the dev box that you want to delete, from the Actions menu, select Delete.

   

3. To confirm the deletion, select Delete.