1) search for azure database for MYSQL servers 2) click the blue button "Create azure database for mysql server" 3) choose the flexible server option! Details i used: subscriptions: Azure for students resource group: MP-Resource-Group (create new resource group with whatever u want.) server name: mpsqldatabase region: defaulted to East US MYsql version: 8.0 workload type: for development or hobby projects enable high availability: Untick authentication: mysql authentication only admin user: password: Networking portion. connectvitiy used: Public access (TEMP but should be configured to internal subnet ONLY in PROD!) rest ignore for now lol create and yippie!