(english) Step by step – activate your free Azure monthly credit for your MSDN license
In this blogpost I describe how to activate your free monthly Azure credit for your MSDN license. It’s easy! Per default you will have set a spending limit you can’t exceed – it’s set at zero. You have to explicitly delete this limit to be able to exceed you free credits.
1. Visit https://my.visualstudio.com/benefits and log in.
![image_thumb[61]](https://msdntnarchive.z22.web.core.windows.net/media/2017/03/image_thumb611.png "image_thumb[61]")
2. Click “Activate” in the Azure tile to start the activation process to get your monthly credit.
![image_thumb[27]](https://msdntnarchive.z22.web.core.windows.net/media/2017/03/image_thumb2710.png "image_thumb[27]")
3. The activation page will open. You have to accept the terms and then click to sign up.
![image_thumb[62]](https://msdntnarchive.z22.web.core.windows.net/media/2017/03/image_thumb621.png "image_thumb[62]")
4. The activation is running. Check your inbox for a mail which looks like this.
![image_thumb[67]](https://msdntnarchive.z22.web.core.windows.net/media/2017/03/image_thumb671.png "image_thumb[67]")
5. Click the link in the mail to navigate to your portal. Sign up if required. Click “Portal” in the upper right to get started.
![image_thumb[68]](https://msdntnarchive.z22.web.core.windows.net/media/2017/03/image_thumb681.png "image_thumb[68]")
6. You’ll get a notification on the credits you get monthly. The amount of credits depends on your license.
![image_thumb[71]](https://msdntnarchive.z22.web.core.windows.net/media/2017/03/image_thumb711.png "image_thumb[71]")
7. You’re done! Go and try out some of our services.