quickstarts
Installing Yellowbrick on Microsoft Azure
Deploy the Yellowbrick SQL data platform in your Azure environment in four straightforward steps. This process gives you a fully functioning Yellowbrick instance while maintaining complete control over your data.
Prerequisites
- Azure account with permissions to manage IAM access within a resource group (owner permissions recommended)
- Azure service quota that includes:
- 12 Standard DDSv5 Family vCPUs
- 16 Standard Dv5 Family vCPUs
- 32 Standard LSv3 Family vCPUs
- 60 Total Regional vCPUs
- Network access for deployer setup
- Access to Azure Portal and Azure CLI
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Setup Yellowbrick Deployer
Deploy A New Yellowbrick Instance
Install Your License
Create a Compute Cluster
1
Setup Yellowbrick Deployer
The Yellowbrick Deployer can be set up quickly using the Azure custom deployment button below:
- Click the “Deploy to Azure” button above
- In the Custom deployment page that opens:
- Select your subscription
- Select or create a resource group
- Choose your preferred Azure region
- For SSH settings, select “Generate new key pair” and provide a name for your key
- Click “Review + create” to validate the deployment, then “Create” to start the deployment
- Once the deployment completes (5-10 minutes), navigate to the deployment in your resource group, go to the “Outputs” tab, and locate the Deployer URL
For more detailed installation instructions, please refer to the complete Azure Installation Guide.
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--resource-group \
--subscription \
--location \
--template-file deployment.json \
--ui-form-definition form-definition.json
2
Deploy A New Yellowbrick Instance
Configure and run the deployer to create your Yellowbrick instance.
- Access the Deployer URL from the deployment outputs
- Select “Install” option and accept the EULA
- Configure your instance:
- Instance name
- Azure subscription ID
- Resource group name
- Deployment region
- Optional: Add tags for resource tracking
- Configure network access settings and subnet configuration
- Set up admin credentials (store securely – they’re only shown once)
- Review and start installation (approximately 20 minutes)
- Access Yellowbrick Manager using the URL provided upon completion
3
Install Your License
Activate your Yellowbrick instance to enable cluster creation and query execution.
- Navigate to Configuration → License in the Yellowbrick Manager
- Paste your license key and click Install License
- Verify license details including expiration date and vCPU allotment
4
Create A Compute Cluster
Set up a compute cluster to start running queries and analyzing data.
- Navigate to Instance Management in the left menu
- Click Create Cluster
- Configure your cluster:
- Provide a meaningful name
- Select node size (start small and scale as needed)
- Choose the number of nodes (1-2 recommended initially)
- Click Create and wait for provisioning to complete
- Once status shows “Running,” your Yellowbrick instance is ready
- Connection details for PostgreSQL-compatible clients are available on the Instance Management page
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