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Azure CLI
Comprehensive Azure CLI commands and workflows for managing Microsoft Azure cloud services, including virtual machines, storage, and Azure Active Directory.
Installation & Authentication
| Command | Description |
|---|---|
az login | Login to Azure |
az login --service-principal -u <app-id> -p <password> --tenant <tenant> | Login with service principal |
az logout | Logout from Azure |
az account list | List all subscriptions |
az account set --subscription "subscription-name" | Set active subscription |
az account show | Show current subscription |
az configure | Configure Azure CLI settings |
Resource Groups
| Command | Description |
|---|---|
az group list | List all resource groups |
az group create --name myResourceGroup --location eastus | Create resource group |
az group delete --name myResourceGroup | Delete resource group |
az group show --name myResourceGroup | Show resource group details |
az group update --name myResourceGroup --tags environment=production | Update resource group tags |
Virtual Machines
VM Management
| Command | Description |
|---|---|
az vm list | List all VMs |
az vm create --resource-group myResourceGroup --name myVM --image UbuntuLTS --admin-username azureuser --generate-ssh-keys | Create VM |
az vm start --resource-group myResourceGroup --name myVM | Start VM |
az vm stop --resource-group myResourceGroup --name myVM | Stop VM |
az vm restart --resource-group myResourceGroup --name myVM | Restart VM |
az vm delete --resource-group myResourceGroup --name myVM | Delete VM |
az vm deallocate --resource-group myResourceGroup --name myVM | Deallocate VM |
VM Information
| Command | Description |
|---|---|
az vm show --resource-group myResourceGroup --name myVM | Show VM details |
az vm list-sizes --location eastus | List available VM sizes |
az vm image list --output table | List popular VM images |
az vm image list --publisher Canonical --output table | List images by publisher |
az vm get-instance-view --resource-group myResourceGroup --name myVM | Get VM instance view |
VM Extensions
| Command | Description |
|---|---|
az vm extension list --resource-group myResourceGroup --vm-name myVM | List VM extensions |
az vm extension set --resource-group myResourceGroup --vm-name myVM --name customScript --publisher Microsoft.Azure.Extensions --settings '{"fileUris":["https://example.com/script.sh"],"commandToExecute":"sh script.sh"}' | Install extension |
az vm extension delete --resource-group myResourceGroup --vm-name myVM --name customScript | Remove extension |
Storage
Storage Accounts
| Command | Description |
|---|---|
az storage account list | List storage accounts |
az storage account create --name mystorageaccount --resource-group myResourceGroup --location eastus --sku Standard_LRS | Create storage account |
az storage account delete --name mystorageaccount --resource-group myResourceGroup | Delete storage account |
az storage account show --name mystorageaccount --resource-group myResourceGroup | Show storage account details |
az storage account keys list --account-name mystorageaccount --resource-group myResourceGroup | List storage account keys |
Blob Storage
| Command | Description |
|---|---|
az storage container list --account-name mystorageaccount | List containers |
az storage container create --name mycontainer --account-name mystorageaccount | Create container |
az storage container delete --name mycontainer --account-name mystorageaccount | Delete container |
az storage blob upload --file myfile.txt --container-name mycontainer --name myblob --account-name mystorageaccount | Upload blob |
az storage blob download --container-name mycontainer --name myblob --file myfile.txt --account-name mystorageaccount | Download blob |
az storage blob list --container-name mycontainer --account-name mystorageaccount | List blobs |
File Shares
| Command | Description |
|---|---|
az storage share list --account-name mystorageaccount | List file shares |
az storage share create --name myshare --account-name mystorageaccount | Create file share |
az storage file upload --share-name myshare --source myfile.txt --account-name mystorageaccount | Upload file |
az storage file download --share-name myshare --path myfile.txt --dest myfile.txt --account-name mystorageaccount | Download file |
App Service
Web Apps
| Command | Description |
|---|---|
az webapp list | List web apps |
| `az webapp create --resource-group myResourceGroup --plan myAppServicePlan --name myWebApp --runtime "NODE | 14-lts"` |
az webapp delete --resource-group myResourceGroup --name myWebApp | Delete web app |
az webapp start --resource-group myResourceGroup --name myWebApp | Start web app |
az webapp stop --resource-group myResourceGroup --name myWebApp | Stop web app |
az webapp restart --resource-group myResourceGroup --name myWebApp | Restart web app |
App Service Plans
| Command | Description |
|---|---|
az appservice plan list | List app service plans |
az appservice plan create --name myAppServicePlan --resource-group myResourceGroup --sku B1 | Create app service plan |
az appservice plan delete --name myAppServicePlan --resource-group myResourceGroup | Delete app service plan |
az appservice plan update --name myAppServicePlan --resource-group myResourceGroup --sku S1 | Update app service plan |
Deployment
| Command | Description |
|---|---|
az webapp deployment source config --resource-group myResourceGroup --name myWebApp --repo-url https://github.com/user/repo --branch master | Configure Git deployment |
az webapp deployment source sync --resource-group myResourceGroup --name myWebApp | Sync deployment |
az webapp log tail --resource-group myResourceGroup --name myWebApp | Stream logs |
az webapp config appsettings set --resource-group myResourceGroup --name myWebApp --settings key=value | Set app settings |
Azure Functions
Function Apps
| Command | Description |
|---|---|
az functionapp list | List function apps |
az functionapp create --resource-group myResourceGroup --consumption-plan-location eastus --runtime node --name myFunctionApp --storage-account mystorageaccount | Create function app |
az functionapp delete --resource-group myResourceGroup --name myFunctionApp | Delete function app |
az functionapp start --resource-group myResourceGroup --name myFunctionApp | Start function app |
az functionapp stop --resource-group myResourceGroup --name myFunctionApp | Stop function app |
Function Management
| Command | Description |
|---|---|
az functionapp function list --resource-group myResourceGroup --name myFunctionApp | List functions |
az functionapp function show --resource-group myResourceGroup --name myFunctionApp --function-name myFunction | Show function details |
az functionapp function delete --resource-group myResourceGroup --name myFunctionApp --function-name myFunction | Delete function |
Azure SQL Database
SQL Servers
| Command | Description |
|---|---|
az sql server list | List SQL servers |
az sql server create --name myserver --resource-group myResourceGroup --location eastus --admin-user myadmin --admin-password myPassword123! | Create SQL server |
az sql server delete --name myserver --resource-group myResourceGroup | Delete SQL server |
az sql server show --name myserver --resource-group myResourceGroup | Show SQL server details |
SQL Databases
| Command | Description |
|---|---|
az sql db list --resource-group myResourceGroup --server myserver | List databases |
az sql db create --resource-group myResourceGroup --server myserver --name mydatabase --service-objective S0 | Create database |
az sql db delete --resource-group myResourceGroup --server myserver --name mydatabase | Delete database |
az sql db show --resource-group myResourceGroup --server myserver --name mydatabase | Show database details |
Firewall Rules
| Command | Description |
|---|---|
az sql server firewall-rule list --resource-group myResourceGroup --server myserver | List firewall rules |
az sql server firewall-rule create --resource-group myResourceGroup --server myserver --name AllowMyIP --start-ip-address 192.168.1.1 --end-ip-address 192.168.1.1 | Create firewall rule |
az sql server firewall-rule delete --resource-group myResourceGroup --server myserver --name AllowMyIP | Delete firewall rule |
Azure Active Directory
Users
| Command | Description |
|---|---|
az ad user list | List users |
az ad user create --display-name "John Doe" --password myPassword123! --user-principal-name john@contoso.com | Create user |
az ad user delete --id john@contoso.com | Delete user |
az ad user show --id john@contoso.com | Show user details |
az ad user update --id john@contoso.com --display-name "John Smith" | Update user |
Groups
| Command | Description |
|---|---|
az ad group list | List groups |
az ad group create --display-name "My Group" --mail-nickname mygroup | Create group |
az ad group delete --group mygroup | Delete group |
az ad group member add --group mygroup --member-id john@contoso.com | Add member to group |
az ad group member remove --group mygroup --member-id john@contoso.com | Remove member from group |
Applications
| Command | Description |
|---|---|
az ad app list | List applications |
az ad app create --display-name "My App" | Create application |
az ad app delete --id <app-id> | Delete application |
az ad app show --id <app-id> | Show application details |
Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS)
Cluster Management
| Command | Description |
|---|---|
az aks list | List AKS clusters |
az aks create --resource-group myResourceGroup --name myAKSCluster --node-count 1 --enable-addons monitoring --generate-ssh-keys | Create AKS cluster |
az aks delete --resource-group myResourceGroup --name myAKSCluster | Delete AKS cluster |
az aks start --resource-group myResourceGroup --name myAKSCluster | Start AKS cluster |
az aks stop --resource-group myResourceGroup --name myAKSCluster | Stop AKS cluster |
Cluster Operations
| Command | Description |
|---|---|
az aks get-credentials --resource-group myResourceGroup --name myAKSCluster | Get cluster credentials |
az aks scale --resource-group myResourceGroup --name myAKSCluster --node-count 3 | Scale cluster |
az aks upgrade --resource-group myResourceGroup --name myAKSCluster --kubernetes-version 1.21.1 | Upgrade cluster |
az aks show --resource-group myResourceGroup --name myAKSCluster | Show cluster details |
Azure Container Registry (ACR)
Registry Management
| Command | Description |
|---|---|
az acr list | List container registries |
az acr create --resource-group myResourceGroup --name myregistry --sku Basic | Create container registry |
az acr delete --resource-group myResourceGroup --name myregistry | Delete container registry |
az acr login --name myregistry | Login to registry |
Image Management
| Command | Description |
|---|---|
az acr repository list --name myregistry | List repositories |
az acr repository show-tags --name myregistry --repository myapp | Show image tags |
az acr repository delete --name myregistry --repository myapp --tag v1.0 | Delete image tag |
docker tag myapp:latest myregistry.azurecr.io/myapp:v1.0 | Tag image for ACR |
docker push myregistry.azurecr.io/myapp:v1.0 | Push image to ACR |
Networking
Virtual Networks
| Command | Description |
|---|---|
az network vnet list | List virtual networks |
az network vnet create --resource-group myResourceGroup --name myVNet --address-prefix 10.0.0.0/16 | Create virtual network |
az network vnet delete --resource-group myResourceGroup --name myVNet | Delete virtual network |
az network vnet subnet create --resource-group myResourceGroup --vnet-name myVNet --name mySubnet --address-prefix 10.0.1.0/24 | Create subnet |
Network Security Groups
| Command | Description |
|---|---|
az network nsg list | List network security groups |
az network nsg create --resource-group myResourceGroup --name myNSG | Create NSG |
az network nsg rule create --resource-group myResourceGroup --nsg-name myNSG --name myRule --protocol tcp --priority 1000 --destination-port-range 80 | Create NSG rule |
az network nsg rule delete --resource-group myResourceGroup --nsg-name myNSG --name myRule | Delete NSG rule |
Load Balancers
| Command | Description |
|---|---|
az network lb list | List load balancers |
az network lb create --resource-group myResourceGroup --name myLoadBalancer --sku Standard --public-ip-address myPublicIP | Create load balancer |
az network lb delete --resource-group myResourceGroup --name myLoadBalancer | Delete load balancer |
Monitoring and Logging
Azure Monitor
| Command | Description |
|---|---|
az monitor metrics list --resource <resource-id> | List metrics |
az monitor metrics list-definitions --resource <resource-id> | List metric definitions |
az monitor log-analytics workspace list | List Log Analytics workspaces |
az monitor log-analytics workspace create --resource-group myResourceGroup --workspace-name myWorkspace | Create workspace |
Alerts
| Command | Description |
|---|---|
az monitor alert list | List alerts |
az monitor alert create --name myAlert --resource-group myResourceGroup --condition "avg Percentage CPU > 80" | Create alert |
az monitor alert delete --name myAlert --resource-group myResourceGroup | Delete alert |
Best Practices
Security
- Use Service Principals: Use service principals for automated deployments
- RBAC: Implement role-based access control
- Key Vault: Store secrets in Azure Key Vault
- Network Security: Use NSGs and firewalls to secure resources
Cost Management
- Resource Tagging: Tag resources for cost tracking
- Auto-shutdown: Configure auto-shutdown for development VMs
- Reserved Instances: Use reserved instances for predictable workloads
- Cost Alerts: Set up cost alerts and budgets
Automation
- ARM Templates: Use Azure Resource Manager templates
- Azure DevOps: Integrate with Azure DevOps for CI/CD
- PowerShell: Use Azure PowerShell for Windows environments
- Terraform: Use Terraform for multi-cloud deployments