azure.md

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../../layouts/CheatSheet.astro	Azure Cheatsheet

Synopsis

Azure is a cloud computing service created by Microsoft for building, testing, deploying, and managing applications and services through Microsoft-managed data centers. It provides software as a service (SaaS), platform as a service (PaaS) and infrastructure as a service (IaaS) and supports many different programming languages, tools and frameworks, including both Microsoft-specific and third-party software and systems.

Azure CLI

Command	Description
az login	Login to Azure
az logout	Logout from Azure
az account list	List all Azure accounts
az account set --subscription "SUBSCRIPTION_ID"	Set the active subscription
az account show	Show the active subscription
az account clear	Clear the active subscription
az account list-locations	List all Azure locations
az account list-locations --query "[?displayName=='East US'].name"	List all Azure locations
az account list-locations --query "[?displayName=='East US'].name" -o tsv	List all Azure locations

Azure Cloud Shell

Azure Cloud Shell is a browser-based shell for managing Azure resources. It is available in the Azure portal and can be accessed from any browser. It is a fully configured, authenticated, and managed environment that you can use to run the Azure CLI, PowerShell, or Bash commands.

Azure Portal

Command	Description
https://portal.azure.com	Azure Portal

Azure Resource Manager

Azure Resource Manager is the deployment and management service for Azure. It provides a management layer that enables you to create, update, and delete resources in your Azure subscription. You can use the Azure portal, Azure PowerShell, Azure CLI, or Azure Resource Manager templates to manage your resources.

Azure Resource Manager Templates

Azure Resource Manager templates are JSON files that define the infrastructure and configuration of your cloud resources. You can use templates to deploy resources in a resource group or subscription. You can also use templates to create nested deployments, which are deployments that are deployed to a resource group that is a child of the resource group that contains the parent deployment.

Azure Resource Manager Template Functions

Function	Description
concat()	Concatenates two or more strings.
copyIndex()	Returns the index of the current copy loop iteration.
createArray()	Creates an array.
createObject()	Creates an object.
deployment()	Returns a deployment object.
deploymentOutputs()	Returns the outputs of a deployment.

Azure Resource Manager Template Parameters

Parameter	Description
parameters	Parameters are used to customize the deployment.
parameters.location	The location of the resource.
parameters.storageAccountName	The name of the storage account.
parameters.storageAccountType	The type of the storage account.
parameters.storageAccountSku	The SKU of the storage account.
parameters.storageAccountKind	The kind of the storage account.
parameters.storageAccountAccessTier	The access tier of the storage account.
parameters.storageAccountEnableHttpsTrafficOnly	The enableHttpsTrafficOnly of the storage account.
parameters.storageAccountAllowBlobPublicAccess	The allowBlobPublicAccess of the storage account.
parameters.storageAccountMinimumTlsVersion	The minimumTlsVersion of the storage account.
parameters.storageAccountNetworkRuleSet	The networkRuleSet of the storage account.
parameters.storageAccountNetworkRuleSet.bypass	The bypass of the storage account.
parameters.storageAccountNetworkRuleSet.defaultAction	The defaultAction of the storage account.
parameters.storageAccountNetworkRuleSet.ipRules	The ipRules of the storage account.
parameters.storageAccountNetworkRuleSet.virtualNetworkRules	The virtualNetworkRules of the storage account.
parameters.storageAccountNetworkRuleSet.virtualNetworkRules.id	The id of the storage account.
parameters.storageAccountNetworkRuleSet.virtualNetworkRules.action	The action of the storage account.
parameters.storageAccountNetworkRuleSet.virtualNetworkRules.state	The state of the storage account.

Azure Resource Manager Template Variables

Variable	Description
variables	Variables are used to store values that are used multiple times.
variables.storageAccountName	The name of the storage account.
variables.storageAccountType	The type of the storage account.
variables.storageAccountSku	The SKU of the storage account.
variables.storageAccountKind	The kind of the storage account.
variables.storageAccountAccessTier	The access tier of the storage account.
variables.storageAccountEnableHttpsTrafficOnly	The enableHttpsTrafficOnly of the storage account.
variables.storageAccountAllowBlobPublicAccess	The allowBlobPublicAccess of the storage account.

Azure Resource Manager Template Resources

Resource	Description
resources	Resources are the components of your solution that will be deployed.
resources.type	The type of the resource.
resources.apiVersion	The API version of the resource.
resources.name	The name of the resource.
resources.location	The location of the resource.
resources.tags	The tags of the resource.
resources.properties	The properties of the resource.
resources.properties.accountType	The accountType of the resource.
resources.properties.accessTier	The accessTier of the resource.
resources.properties.enableHttpsTrafficOnly	The enableHttpsTrafficOnly of the resource.
resources.properties.allowBlobPublicAccess	The allowBlobPublicAccess of the resource.

Azure Resource Manager Template Outputs

Output	Description
outputs	Outputs are used to return values from the deployment.
outputs.storageAccountName	The name of the storage account.
outputs.storageAccountType	The type of the storage account.
outputs.storageAccountSku	The SKU of the storage account.
outputs.storageAccountKind	The kind of the storage account.
outputs.storageAccountAccessTier	The access tier of the storage account.
outputs.storageAccountEnableHttpsTrafficOnly	The enableHttpsTrafficOnly of the storage account.