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author: rotabor
ms.service: github-copilot-for-azure
ms.topic: include
ms.date: 03/02/2026
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- An Azure account and access to an Azure subscription. For details on how to set them up, see the [pricing page for Azure accounts](https://azure.microsoft.com/pricing/purchase-options/azure-account?cid=msft_learn).

- A GitHub account and a GitHub Copilot subscription. For details on how to set them up, see [Creating an account on GitHub](https://docs.github.com/en/get-started/start-your-journey/creating-an-account-on-github) and [Quickstart for GitHub Copilot](https://docs.github.com/en/copilot/quickstart), respectively.

- Visual Studio Code. For details on how to download and install it, see [Setting up Visual Studio Code](https://code.visualstudio.com/docs/setup/setup-overview).

- The GitHub Copilot extension and the GitHub Copilot Chat extension. For instructions on how to install these extensions, see [Set up GitHub Copilot in VS Code](https://code.visualstudio.com/docs/copilot/setup) and [Getting started with GitHub Copilot Chat in VS Code](https://code.visualstudio.com/docs/copilot/getting-started-chat), respectively.

>[!IMPORTANT]
>GitHub Copilot is a separate subscription managed by GitHub. For questions regarding GitHub Copilot subscriptions and Support, see [Getting started with a GitHub Copilot plan](https://docs.github.com/en/copilot/how-tos/manage-your-account/get-started-with-a-copilot-plan).