set-up-azure-resources.md

Set up Azure resources before starting

This guide will walk you through the steps to set up the necessary Azure resources for using Co-op Translator. You'll create an Azure Computer Vision resource and Azure OpenAI resource which provides the translation capabilities required by the package.

Create an Azure Account

If you don't already have an Azure account, you'll need to create one.

1. Navigate to the Azure Sign Up page.
2. Select Try Azure for free or Pay as you go.
3. Follow the on-screen instructions to create your account.
   • Provide your personal details and contact information.
   • Verification: You'll need to verify your identity using a credit card or phone number.

Create an Azure Computer Vision resource

1. Sign in to the Azure Portal.

2. Type computer vision in the search bar at the top of the portal page and select Computer vision from the options that appear.

   

3. Select + Create from the navigation menu.

   

4. Perform the following tasks:

   • Select your Azure Subscription.
   • Select the Resource group to use (create a new one if needed).
   • Select the Region you'd like to use.
   • Enter Name. It must be a unique value.
   • Select the Pricing tier you'd like to use.

   

5. Select Review + Create.

6. Select Create.

Create an Azure OpenAI resource

1. Type azure openai in the search bar at the top of the portal page and select Azure OpenAI from the options that appear.

   

2. Select + Create from the navigation menu.

   

3. Perform the following tasks:

   • Select your Azure Subscription.
   • Select the Resource group to use (create a new one if needed).
   • Select the Region you'd like to use.
   • Enter Name. It must be a unique value.
   • Select the Pricing tier you'd like to use.

   

4. Select Next to move to the Network page.

5. Select a network security Type you'd like to use.

   

6. Select Next to move to the Tags page.

7. Select Next to move to the Review + submit page.

8. Select Create.

   

Deploy Azure OpenAI models

1. Navigate to the Azure OpenAI resource that you created.

2. Select Go to Azure OpenAI Studio from the navigation menu.

   

3. Inside Azure OpenAI Studio, select Deployments from the left side tab.

4. Select + Deploy model from the navigation menu.

5. Select Deploy base model from the navigation menu to create a new gpt-4o deployment.

   

6. Perform the following tasks:

   • Inside Select a model page, select gpt-4o.
   • Select Confirm to navigate to the Deploy model gpt-4o page.
   • Inside Deploy model gpt-4o page, enter Deployment name. It must be a unique value. For example, gpt-4o.
   • Inside Deploy model gpt-4o page, select the Deployment type you'd like to use.

   

7. Select Deploy.