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--- title: Connect to your Linux virtual machines description: Learn how to connect to your Linux virtual machine in a lab (Azure DevTest Labs) ms.topic: how-to ms.author: rosemalcolm author: RoseHJM ms.date: 07/17/2020 ms.custom: - UpdateFrequency2 - linux-related-content - sfi-image-nochange --- # Connect to a Linux VM in your lab (Azure DevTest Labs) This article shows you how to connect to Linux VM in your lab. ## Connect to a Linux VM 1. Sign in to the [Azure portal](https://portal.azure.com). 1. In the search bar, search for and select **DevTest Labs**. :::image type="content" source="./media/connect-linux-virtual-machine/search-select.png" alt-text="Search for and select DevTest Labs"::: 1. From the list of labs, select your **lab**. :::image type="content" source="./media/connect-linux-virtual-machine/select-lab.png" alt-text="Select your lab"::: 1. On the home page for your lab, select your Linux VM from the **My virtual machines** list. :::image type="content" source="./media/connect-linux-virtual-machine/select-linux-vm.png" alt-text="Select your Linux VM"::: 5. On the **Overview** page, you can see the fully qualified domain name (FQDN) or IP address of the VM. You can also see the port as shown in the following image. :::image type="content" source="./media/connect-linux-virtual-machine/vm-overview.png" alt-text="Fully qualified domain name for the VM"::: Notice that **Connect** button is grayed even though the VM is started. That's by design. 6. Use SSH to connect to your Linux VM. The following example connects to the VM with FQDN `mydtl07172452621450000.eastus.cloudapp.azure.com`, with the username of `vmuser` and port `51637`. Enter the password for the user to connect to the VM. ```bash ssh vmuser@mydtl07172452621450000.eastus.cloudapp.azure.com -p 51637 ``` You can use tools such as [Putty](https://www.putty.org/) or any other SSH client to connect to the VM. After you connect using SSH, you can install and configure a desktop environment ([xfce](https://www.xfce.org)) and remote desktop ([xrdp](http://www.xrdp.org/)). For detailed information, see [Install and configure Remote Desktop to connect to a Linux VM in Azure](/azure/virtual-machines/linux/use-remote-desktop). ## Next Steps [How to: connect to a Windows VM](connect-windows-virtual-machine.md)