Create a Budget

As with many Azure resources, a budget is actually a special resource. It can be restricted to a Subscription, a Resource Group, or individual resources. In this example, a budget is created for a Resource Group.

1. Log in to the Portal.

   

2. Navigate to your Subscription.

   

3. Create a new Resource Group named rg-test-budget.

   1. Click on Resource groups on the left.

      

   2. Click Create in the top menu.

      

   3. Enter rg-test-budget as the Resource Group Name and select (Europe) Switzerland North as the region. Then click Review + Create.

      

   4. Click Create.

      

4. Click on Resource groups on the left and select the Resource Group rg-test-budget.

   

5. Click on Budgets under Cost Management on the left.

   

6. Click Add in the top menu.

   

7. In the new window, configure the budget.

   1. Under Budget Scoping, the newly created Resource Group rg-test-budget should be selected. You can leave this as is. Under Budget Details, you can set the exact rules (e.g., when the budget resets). Enter budget-test as the name. Under Budget Amount, set the budget limit. Enter 10 as the amount. Click Next.

      

   2. Under Alert conditions, select Actual as the Type and enter 80 as % of budget. A new line should appear below. Here, select Forecasted as the Type and enter 120 as % of budget. Under Alert recipients, you can enter your email address. Click Create to finish.