title: Access self-installed instance of SQL Server from Azure Virtual Machine
body: <p>I have created the virtual machine on Azure and installed a free version of the SQL Server database. I have created a new login in the SQL Server to access the database. I also added the inbound rule to enable TCP port on the Azure portal of the virtual machine.</p>
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  <p>Now I am trying to access the SQL Server instance from my local computer over IP but it's not connecting. Is there anything I am missing? I am getting this error:</p>
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