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--- description: Overview of the Azure Cloud Shell. ms.contributor: jahelmic ms.date: 04/11/2024 ms.topic: overview tags: azure-resource-manager title: What is Azure Cloud Shell? --- # What is Azure Cloud Shell? Azure Cloud Shell is an interactive, authenticated, browser-accessible terminal for managing Azure resources. It provides the flexibility of choosing the shell experience that best suits the way you work, either Bash or PowerShell. Cloud Shell runs on a temporary host provided on a per-session, per-user basis. Your Cloud Shell session times out after 20 minutes without interactive activity. Cloud Shell persists your files in your `$HOME` location using a 5-GB file share. ## Multiple access points Cloud Shell is a flexible tool that can be used from: - [portal.azure.com][06] - [shell.azure.com][07] - [Azure CLI documentation][01] - [Azure PowerShell documentation][02] - [Azure mobile app][04] - [Visual Studio Code Azure Account extension][05] ## Authenticated and configured Azure workstation Microsoft manages Cloud Shell so you don't have to. Cloud Shell comes with popular command-line tools and language support. Cloud Shell automatically securely authenticates for instant access to your resources through the Azure CLI or Azure PowerShell cmdlets. See the [list of tools installed][03] in Cloud Shell. Cloud Shell offers an integrated graphical text editor so you can create and edit files for seamless deployment through Azure CLI or Azure PowerShell. For more information, see [Using the Azure Cloud Shell editor][09]. ## Security and compliance - Encryption at rest All Cloud Shell infrastructure is compliant with double encryption at rest by default. You don't have to configure anything. - Shell permissions Your user account has the permissions of a regular Linux user. ## Pricing Use of the machine hosting Cloud Shell is free. Cloud Shell requires a storage account to host the mounted Azure Files share. Regular storage costs apply. ## Next steps - [Get started with Cloud Shell (Classic)][08] <!-- link references --> [01]: /cli/azure [02]: /powershell/azure [03]: features.md#preinstalled-tools [04]: https://azure.microsoft.com/features/azure-portal/mobile-app/ [05]: https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=ms-vscode.azure-account [06]: https://portal.azure.com [07]: https://shell.azure.com [08]: get-started/classic.md [09]: using-cloud-shell-editor.md