diff --git a/azure/starter-vm/terraform/provider.tf b/azure/starter-vm/terraform/provider.tf
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+# Configure the Microsoft Azure Provider
+
+# Why define these variables here? This is why:
+# https://github.com/hashicorp/terraform/issues/7894#issuecomment-259758331
+variable "subscription_id" {}
+variable "client_id" {}
+variable "client_secret" {}
+variable "tenant_id" {}
+
+provider "azurerm" {
+  subscription_id = "${var.subscription_id}"
+  client_id       = "${var.client_id}"
+  client_secret   = "${var.client_secret}"
+  tenant_id       = "${var.tenant_id}"
+}
diff --git a/azure/starter-vm/terraform/resource-group.tf b/azure/starter-vm/terraform/resource-group.tf
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+# Create a resource group
+resource "azurerm_resource_group" "bdbNodeRG" {
+  name     = "bdbNodeRG"
+  location = "${var.location}"
+}
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diff --git a/azure/starter-vm/terraform/variables.tf b/azure/starter-vm/terraform/variables.tf
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+# Use this file for Terraform variables that:
+# 1) you don't mind sharing with the world on GitHub (if default provided) or
+# 2) you want Terraform to ask the user for at runtime (if no default provided)
+# Secret variables should be put in secret.tfvars or similar.
+
+variable "location" {
+  default = "westeurope"
+}