Do I need a MSDN subscription to use Visual Studio on an Azure VM?

I am trying to get a handle on Azure and the idea of "renting" a dev VM on Azure.  I don't have an MSDN subscription and I provisioned an Azure VM with Visual Studio I and I can't use Visual Studio without a MSDN subscription.  I realize VS Community is free - and I have that installed on my laptop - but if I want to use Azure for dev, do I need an MSDN subscription.  Thxs