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For more information about Azure, refer to the official [Azure documentation.](https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/?product=featured)

Account access information is stored as a cloud credential. Cloud credentials are stored as Kubernetes secrets. Multiple node templates can use the same cloud credential. You can use an existing cloud credential or create a new one.

- **Placement** sets the geographical region where your cluster is hosted and other location metadata.
- **Network** configures the networking used in your cluster.
- **Instance** customizes your VM configuration.

The [Docker daemon](https://docs.docker.com/engine/docker-overview/#the-docker-daemon) configuration options include:

- **Labels:** For information on labels, refer to the [Docker object label documentation.](https://docs.docker.com/config/labels-custom-metadata/)
- **Docker Engine Install URL:** Determines what Docker version will be installed on the instance.

  :::note

  If you're provisioning Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) or CentOS nodes, leave the **Docker Install URL** field as the default value, or select **none**. This will bypass a check for Docker installation, as Docker is already installed on these node types. 

  If you set **Docker Install URL** to a value other than the default or **none**, you might see an error message such as the following: `Error creating machine: RHEL ssh command error: command: sudo -E yum install -y curl err: exit status 1 output: Updating Subscription Management repositories.`
  
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- **Registry mirrors:** Docker Registry mirror to be used by the Docker daemon
- **Other advanced options:** Refer to the [Docker daemon option reference](https://docs.docker.com/engine/reference/commandline/dockerd/)