Create an Azure Quantum workspace
Learn how to create an Azure Quantum workspace. An Azure Quantum workspace resource, or workspace for short, is a collection of assets associated with running quantum or optimization applications.
A workspace is needed to get started with Jupyter notebooks in Azure Quantum.
Tip
You can also create an Azure Quantum workspace using the Azure command-line interface (CLI). For more information, see Manage quantum workspaces with the Azure CLI.
Prerequisites
You need the following prerequisites to create a workspace.
An Azure account with an active subscription. Create an account for free.
You must be an Owner of the resource group you use, to create a new storage account. For more information about how resource groups work in Azure, see Manage Azure Resource Manager resource groups by using the Azure portal.
Create the workspace
To create an Azure Quantum workspace, follow these steps.
Sign in to the Azure portal by using the credentials for your Azure subscription.
Select Create a resource and then search for Azure Quantum. On the results page, you should see a tile for the Azure Quantum (preview) service.
Select Azure Quantum (preview) and then select Create. This opens a form to create a workspace.
Fill out the details of your workspace:
- Subscription: The subscription that you want to associate with this workspace.
- Resource group: The resource group that you want to assign this workspace to.
- Name: The name of your workspace.
- Region: The region for the workspace.
- Storage Account: The Azure storage account to store your jobs and results. If you don't have an existing storage account, select Create a new storage account and complete the necessary fields. For this preview, we recommend using the default values.
Important
You must be an Owner of the resource group you use, to create a new storage account. For more information about how resource groups work in Azure, see Manage Azure Resource Manager resource groups by using the Azure portal.
After completing the information, select the Providers tab to add providers to your workspace. A provider gives you access to a quantum service, which can be quantum hardware, a quantum simulator, or an optimization service.
Note
By default, the Azure Quantum service adds the Microsoft QIO provider to every workspace.
Select Review + create.
Review the setting you've selected and if everything is correct, select Create to create your workspace.
Note
Pricing for Azure Quantum varies by provider. Please consult the information in the Providers tab of your Azure Quantum workspace in the Azure portal for the most up-to-date pricing information, or visit the Azure Quantum pricing page.
Note
If you have any questions regarding the workspace creation process or run into any issue at any point using Azure Quantum, bookmark Azure Quantum office hours and join our open office hours every Thursday 8∶30 AM Pacific Standard Time zone (PST).