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# Autoscaling Azure Agent Pools

Dynamically configure Azure agent pools for optimum performance

When you use autoscaling for Azure agent pools, you allow DuploCloud to manage your application's capacity requirements within your limits.

## Creating an autoscaled Azure agent pool

In the DuploCloud Portal, [create an Azure agent pool](/docs/automation-platform/overview-2/azure-services/agent-pool.md) with the Enable Autoscaling option selected. Each agent pool contains nodes backed by the virtual host machines.

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