diff --git a/docs/04-kubernetes-controller.md b/docs/04-kubernetes-controller.md
index 2807470..489d57b 100644
--- a/docs/04-kubernetes-controller.md
+++ b/docs/04-kubernetes-controller.md
@@ -125,6 +125,11 @@ INTERNAL_IP=$(curl -s -H "Metadata-Flavor: Google" \
 INTERNAL_IP=$(curl -s http://169.254.169.254/latest/meta-data/local-ipv4)
 ```
 
+#### Azure
+```
+INTERNAL_IP=$(ifconfig eth0 | grep 'inet ' | cut -d: -f2 | awk '{print $1}')
+```
+
 ---
 
 Create the systemd unit file:
@@ -328,3 +333,27 @@ aws elb register-instances-with-load-balancer \
   --load-balancer-name kubernetes \
   --instances ${CONTROLLER_0_INSTANCE_ID} ${CONTROLLER_1_INSTANCE_ID} ${CONTROLLER_2_INSTANCE_ID}
 ```
+
+
+### Azure
+```
+azure network lb probe create \
+  --resource-group the-hard-way \
+  --lb-name the-hard-way-clb \
+  --name controller-api-server-health \
+  --interval 5 \
+  --port 8080 \
+  --protocol http \
+  --path '/healthz'
+
+azure network lb rule create \
+  --resource-group the-hard-way \
+  --lb-name the-hard-way-clb \
+  --name controller-api-server \
+  --frontend-port 6443 \
+  --backend-port 6443 \
+  --frontend-ip-name the-hard-way-cfe \
+  --backend-address-pool-name backend-pool\
+  --probe-name controller-api-server-health
+
+```
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diff --git a/docs/06-kubectl.md b/docs/06-kubectl.md
index a8ed209..c4a8b4e 100644
--- a/docs/06-kubectl.md
+++ b/docs/06-kubectl.md
@@ -36,6 +36,20 @@ KUBERNETES_PUBLIC_ADDRESS=$(aws elb describe-load-balancers \
   --load-balancer-name kubernetes | \
   jq -r '.LoadBalancerDescriptions[].DNSName')
 ```
+
+### Azure 
+
+```
+# for this work, we are configuring kubectl on jumpbox
+# The controllers are exposed via internal load balancer
+# access is only allowed within the VNET 
+# (or ssh -L ... port 6443 .. from jumpbox to internal lb) 
+KUBERNETES_PUBLIC_ADDRESS=$(azure network lb show \
+  --resource-group the-hard-way \
+  --name the-hard-way-clb \
+  --json | \
+  jq -r '.frontendIPConfigurations[0].privateIPAddress')
+```
 ---
 
 Recall the token we setup for the admin user: