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I have two subscription plans in Windows Azure and I'd like to configure a website to use a different subscription plan of my account.

How do I do this?

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  • possible duplicate of [In Azure, is it possible to move an existing set of hosted sites to another subscription?](http://stackoverflow.com/questions/10986539/in-azure-is-it-possible-to-move-an-existing-set-of-hosted-sites-to-another-subs) – Shimmy Weitzhandler Dec 10 '12 at 12:14

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When creating a new website, there are 3 options: Quick create, Create with database and From Gallery. In each option there is a combo box labeled "Subscription". Use this field to select the subscription under which the new website will be created.

For example, when creating a new website with database:

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Notes:

  • If there is an affinity group selected in the "Region/affinity group" combo box, you'll have to change it to a region (e.g. "East US") to be able to see the other subscriptions, because otherwise you'll only see the subscription that contains the selected affinity group.

  • While the website feature is in preview, only subscriptions that have this preview feature activated will be shown.

After a website has been created, it's not possible to change the subscription it belongs to via the administrative portal. If you want to migrate one website, create a new website under another subscription, transfer the contents to this new website and then change the domain name to point to the new website, if there is one.

If you want to have ALL the services under a subscription migrated to another, you can submit a request to the Windows Azure Billing Team as explained in this answer.

Note: If the 'Subscription' drop-down is not there, the service you want to enable might be in preview, and you have to explicitly enable the subscription for it, view this answer for details.

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  • I couldn't find that combobox. can you provide a screenshot please? I want to create a website+sql. – Shimmy Weitzhandler Dec 11 '12 at 00:18
  • Sure, I added a screenshot of the dialog to create a new website with database showing the combo box that allows you to select the subscription (provided your account is the manager in more than 1 subscription). – Fernando Correia Dec 11 '12 at 01:30
  • That combobox doesn't appear in my interface!' – Shimmy Weitzhandler Dec 11 '12 at 01:50
  • Please verify that your account is administrator in both subscriptions. In the Windows Azure Management Console go to Settings then click in Administrators. Verify that your account is listed under both subscriptions as Service administrator or Co-administrator. If not, use the Add command to add it. – Fernando Correia Dec 11 '12 at 02:02
  • The problem is both subscriptions (free and the other one) are as admin, but when creating a website, that dropdown isn't there. – Shimmy Weitzhandler Dec 11 '12 at 02:55
  • This is a differente question than the one you asked. I think what you're asking is: "How can I enable a subscription to create websites?" Since the website feature is in preview, you have to enable it first. See http://stackoverflow.com/q/12623970/376366 – Fernando Correia Dec 11 '12 at 10:40