--- title: "Setup your Azure cloud subscription in Skillable Studio" description: "Configure a subscription pool in Skillable Studio, for use with Azure cloud slice." isPublished: true --- # Setup your Azure cloud subscription in Skillable Studio [Return to Cloud Slice Guide](../cloud-slice.md) To add a Cloud Subscription Pool to Skillable Studio, perform the following steps: 1. Navigate to the
Skillable Studio portal
and sign in. 1. Open the **Subscription Pools** section on the Cloud Services tile. 1. Click **Create Cloud Subscription Pool** to create a new cloud subscription pool in Skillable Studio. 1. Select **Azure** from the **Cloud Platform** drop-down menu. 1. Select **Manual** from the **Pool Type** drop-down menu. 1. Select **Shared** from the **Subscription Mode** drop-down menu. 1. Assign values to **Name**, **Organization**, and any optional fields you want to use. |Field Name|Description| |----|----| |Name (required)|The name of the Cloud Subscription Pool being created.| |Description|The Description should describe the capabilities or the intent of the Subscription Pool.| |Organization (required)|The organization in Skillable Studio where the managed Cloud Subscription pool will be used.| |Enabled|This checkbox determines if the Cloud Subscription Pool is enabled or disabled.| |Custom subscription unavailable message|This message will be presented to users if they try to launch a lab and a subscription is unavailable. If this field is blank, the default message will be used.| |Enable Health Checks |Enable health checks across all subscriptions in this pool. Skillable Studio will periodically check the subscription for configuration errors and other potential problems.| |Health Check Interval |Health check frequency. The health checks for each subscription will be completed at the specified interval.| |Enabled |Enables the subscription pool for use. Unchecking this box will disable the subscription pool.|) 1. On the **Authentication Tab**, assign values to **Tenant Name**, **Application ID**, and **Application Secret**. |Field Name|Description| |----|----| |**Tenant Name**|The name of the tenant used for deployment of Cloud Slices in your cloud service.| |**Application Id**|The identifier that uniquely identifies the client used to manage your cloud service subscription.| |**Application Secret**|The secret used to authenticate your client id in your cloud service subscription.| 1. Click **Save** to create the Cloud Subscription Pool. [Back to top](#setup-your-azure-cloud-subscription-in-lab-on-demand)