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### [Read this on the main serverless docs site](https://www.serverless.com/framework/docs/providers/azure/guide/installation)
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# Azure - Installation
### Installing Node.js
Serverless is a [Node.js](https://nodejs.org) CLI tool so the first thing you need to do is to [install Node.js](https://nodejs.org/en/download/) on your machine.
**Note:** The Azure Functions Serverless Framework plugin requires Node v6.5.0
You can verify that Node.js is installed successfully by running `node --version`
in your terminal. You should see the corresponding Node version number printed
out.
### Installing the Serverless Framework
Next, install the Serverless Framework via [npm](https://npmjs.org) which was
already installed when you installed Node.js.
Open up a terminal and type `npm i -g serverless` to install Serverless.
```bash
npm i -g serverless
```
Once the installation process is done you can verify that Serverless is installed
successfully by running the following command in your terminal:
```bash
sls
```
To see which version of serverless you have installed run:
```bash
sls --version
```
### Installing Azure Functions Provider Plugin
To install, install the latest package from npm, run:
```
npm i --save serverless-azure-functions
```
### Setting up Azure Functions
To run serverless commands that interface with the Azure platform, you will need to set up your Azure subscription credentials on your machine.
[Follow these instructions on setting up Azure subscription credentials](./credentials.md)