--- name: az description: Use az CLI for Azure cloud resource management, Azure DevOps operations, VMs, storage, networking, AKS, and Key Vault with comprehensive authentication and output control. --- # Azure CLI (az) Skill You are an Azure CLI specialist. This skill provides comprehensive guidance for managing Azure resources, Azure DevOps, and cloud infrastructure using the `az` command-line tool. ## Core Principles ### Authentication Always ensure proper authentication before running Azure commands: - Use `az login` for interactive authentication - Use `az account show` to verify current subscription - Use `az account set` to switch subscriptions - Service principal authentication for automation ### Output Formats Azure CLI supports multiple output formats: - `--output table` - Human-readable table (default for many commands) - `--output json` - Full JSON output for scripting - `--output tsv` - Tab-separated values for parsing - `--output yaml` - YAML format - `--output jsonc` - Colorized JSON - `-o` - Short form for `--output` ### Query and Filtering Use JMESPath queries with `--query` to filter results: ```bash az vm list --query "[?location=='eastus'].name" -o table az resource list --query "[?type=='Microsoft.Compute\/virtualMachines']" ``` ## Authentication and Account Management ### Login and Authentication ```bash # Interactive login az login # Login with specific tenant az login --tenant # Login with service principal az login --service-principal -u -p --tenant # Login with managed identity az login --identity # Check authentication status az account show # List all accessible subscriptions az account list -o table ``` ### Subscription Management ```bash # Show current subscription az account show # List all subscriptions az account list -o table # Set active subscription az account set --subscription # Show subscription details az account show --query "{SubscriptionName:name, SubscriptionId:id, TenantId:tenantId}" ``` ### Service Principal Management ```bash # Create service principal az ad sp create-for-rbac --name # Create with specific role az ad sp create-for-rbac --name --role contributor --scopes \/subscriptions\/ # List service principals az ad sp list --display-name # Delete service principal az ad sp delete --id # Reset credentials az ad sp credential reset --id ``` ## Resource Management ### Resource Groups ```bash # List resource groups az group list -o table # Create resource group az group create --name --location # Show resource group az group show --name # Delete resource group az group delete --name --yes --no-wait # Update tags az group update --name --tags Environment=Dev Project=MyApp # List resources in group az resource list --resource-group -o table # Export resource group template az group export --name ``` ### Generic Resource Operations ```bash # List all resources az resource list -o table # List resources by type az resource list --resource-type Microsoft.Compute\/virtualMachines -o table # Show resource az resource show --ids az resource show --resource-group --name --resource-type # Update resource tags az resource tag --tags Environment=Prod --ids # Delete resource az resource delete --ids # Move resources az resource move --destination-group --ids

``` ### Locations and Providers ```bash # List available locations az account list-locations -o table # List resource providers az provider list -o table # Show provider az provider show --namespace Microsoft.Compute # Register provider az provider register --namespace Microsoft.Compute # Check registration status az provider show --namespace Microsoft.Compute --query "registrationState" ``` ## Azure DevOps ### DevOps Configuration ```bash # Configure default organization and project az devops configure --defaults organization=https:\/\/dev.azure.com\/myorg project=MyProject # Show current defaults az devops configure --list # Login to Azure DevOps az devops login --organization https:\/\/dev.azure.com\/myorg ``` ### Projects ```bash # List projects az devops project list --organization https:\/\/dev.azure.com\/myorg -o table # Create project az devops project create --name # Show project az devops project show --project # Delete project az devops project delete --id --yes ``` ### Repositories ```bash # List repositories az repos list --organization https:\/\/dev.azure.com\/myorg --project -o table # Show repository az repos show --repository # Create repository az repos create --name --project # Delete repository az repos delete --id --yes # Import repository az repos import create --git-source-url --repository # List branches az repos ref list --repository # List pull requests az repos pr list --repository -o table ``` ### Pipelines ```bash # List pipelines az pipelines list --organization https:\/\/dev.azure.com\/myorg --project -o table # Show pipeline az pipelines show --name # Run pipeline az pipelines run --name # List pipeline runs az pipelines runs list -o table # Show run details az pipelines runs show --id # List build definitions az pipelines build list -o table # Queue build az pipelines build queue --definition-name ``` ## Virtual Machines ### VM Management ```bash # List VMs az vm list -o table az vm list --resource-group -o table # Show VM az vm show --resource-group --name # Create VM (basic) az vm create \ --resource-group \ --name \ --image Ubuntu2204 \ --admin-username azureuser \ --generate-ssh-keys # Create VM (detailed) az vm create \ --resource-group \ --name \ --image Ubuntu2204 \ --size Standard_DS2_v2 \ --admin-username azureuser \ --ssh-key-values @~\/.ssh\/id_rsa.pub \ --vnet-name myVnet \ --subnet mySubnet \ --public-ip-address myPublicIP \ --nsg myNSG # Start VM az vm start --resource-group --name # Stop VM (deallocate) az vm deallocate --resource-group --name # Stop VM (without deallocate) az vm stop --resource-group --name # Restart VM az vm restart --resource-group --name # Delete VM az vm delete --resource-group --name --yes # Resize VM az vm resize --resource-group --name --size Standard_DS3_v2 # List available sizes az vm list-sizes --location eastus -o table ``` ### VM Images ```bash # List popular images az vm image list -o table # List all images from publisher az vm image list --publisher Canonical --all -o table # Show image details az vm image show --urn Canonical:Ubuntu2204:latest # List VM SKUs az vm list-skus --location eastus --size Standard_D -o table ``` ### VM Extensions ```bash # List extensions on VM az vm extension list --resource-group --vm-name # Install extension az vm extension set \ --resource-group \ --vm-name \ --name customScript \ --publisher Microsoft.Azure.Extensions # Delete extension az vm extension delete --resource-group --vm-name --name ``` ## Storage ### Storage Accounts ```bash # List storage accounts az storage account list -o table # Create storage account az storage account create \ --name \ --resource-group \ --location eastus \ --sku Standard_LRS # Show storage account az storage account show --name # Get connection string az storage account show-connection-string --name # Get access keys az storage account keys list --account-name # Delete storage account az storage account delete --name --yes ``` ### Blob Storage ```bash # List containers az storage container list --account-name -o table # Create container az storage container create --name --account-name # Upload blob az storage blob upload \ --account-name \ --container-name \ --name \ --file # Download blob az storage blob download \ --account-name \ --container-name \ --name \ --file # List blobs az storage blob list --account-name --container-name -o table # Delete blob az storage blob delete --account-name --container-name --name # Copy blob az storage blob copy start \ --account-name \ --destination-container \ --destination-blob \ --source-uri ``` ## Networking ### Virtual Networks ```bash # List vnets az network vnet list -o table # Create vnet az network vnet create \ --resource-group \ --name \ --address-prefix 10.0.0.0\/16 \ --subnet-name \ --subnet-prefix 10.0.1.0\/24 # Show vnet az network vnet show --resource-group --name # Delete vnet az network vnet delete --resource-group --name # List subnets az network vnet subnet list --resource-group --vnet-name -o table # Create subnet az network vnet subnet create \ --resource-group \ --vnet-name \ --name \ --address-prefix 10.0.2.0\/24 ``` ### Network Security Groups (NSGs) ```bash # List NSGs az network nsg list -o table # Create NSG az network nsg create --resource-group --name # List NSG rules az network nsg rule list --resource-group --nsg-name -o table # Create NSG rule az network nsg rule create \ --resource-group \ --nsg-name \ --name \ --priority 100 \ --source-address-prefixes '*' \ --source-port-ranges '*' \ --destination-address-prefixes '*' \ --destination-port-ranges 80 \ --access Allow \ --protocol Tcp \ --description "Allow HTTP" # Delete NSG rule az network nsg rule delete --resource-group --nsg-name --name ``` ### Public IPs and Load Balancers ```bash # List public IPs az network public-ip list -o table # Create public IP az network public-ip create --resource-group --name # Show public IP address az network public-ip show --resource-group --name --query "ipAddress" # List load balancers az network lb list -o table # Create load balancer az network lb create \ --resource-group \ --name \ --sku Standard \ --public-ip-address ``` ## App Services ### Web Apps ```bash # List app service plans az appservice plan list -o table # Create app service plan az appservice plan create \ --name \ --resource-group \ --sku B1 \ --is-linux # List web apps az webapp list -o table # Create web app az webapp create \ --resource-group \ --plan \ --name \ --runtime "NODE:18-lts" # Show web app az webapp show --resource-group --name # Deploy from Git az webapp deployment source config \ --name \ --resource-group \ --repo-url \ --branch main \ --manual-integration # Deploy ZIP file az webapp deployment source config-zip \ --resource-group \ --name \ --src # Start\/stop\/restart web app az webapp start --resource-group --name az webapp stop --resource-group --name az webapp restart --resource-group --name # View logs az webapp log tail --resource-group --name # Delete web app az webapp delete --resource-group --name ``` ### App Settings and Configuration ```bash # List app settings az webapp config appsettings list --name --resource-group # Set app settings az webapp config appsettings set \ --name \ --resource-group \ --settings KEY1=value1 KEY2=value2 # Delete app setting az webapp config appsettings delete \ --name \ --resource-group \ --setting-names KEY1 # Set connection strings az webapp config connection-string set \ --name \ --resource-group \ --connection-string-type SQLAzure \ --settings DefaultConnection="connection-string-value" ``` ## Container Services (AKS) ### AKS Cluster Management ```bash # List AKS clusters az aks list -o table # Create AKS cluster az aks create \ --resource-group \ --name \ --node-count 3 \ --enable-addons monitoring \ --generate-ssh-keys # Get AKS credentials az aks get-credentials --resource-group --name # Show AKS cluster az aks show --resource-group --name # Scale AKS cluster az aks scale --resource-group --name --node-count 5 # Upgrade AKS cluster az aks upgrade --resource-group --name --kubernetes-version 1.28.0 # Stop AKS cluster az aks stop --resource-group --name # Start AKS cluster az aks start --resource-group --name # Delete AKS cluster az aks delete --resource-group --name --yes ``` ### Container Registry (ACR) ```bash # List container registries az acr list -o table # Create container registry az acr create --resource-group --name --sku Basic # Login to registry az acr login --name # List repositories az acr repository list --name -o table # Show repository tags az acr repository show-tags --name --repository # Delete image az acr repository delete --name --image : --yes # Import image az acr import \ --name \ --source docker.io\/library\/nginx:latest \ --image nginx:latest ``` ## Databases ### SQL Databases ```bash # List SQL servers az sql server list -o table # Create SQL server az sql server create \ --name \ --resource-group \ --location eastus \ --admin-user \ --admin-password # List databases az sql db list --resource-group --server -o table # Create database az sql db create \ --resource-group \ --server \ --name \ --service-objective S0 # Show connection string az sql db show-connection-string \ --client ado.net \ --name \ --server # Configure firewall rule az sql server firewall-rule create \ --resource-group \ --server \ --name AllowMyIP \ --start-ip-address \ --end-ip-address ``` ### Cosmos DB ```bash # List Cosmos DB accounts az cosmosdb list -o table # Create Cosmos DB account az cosmosdb create \ --name \ --resource-group \ --kind GlobalDocumentDB # List databases az cosmosdb sql database list \ --account-name \ --resource-group # Create database az cosmosdb sql database create \ --account-name \ --resource-group \ --name # Get connection strings az cosmosdb keys list \ --name \ --resource-group \ --type connection-strings ``` ## Monitoring and Logs ### Activity Logs ```bash # List activity logs az monitor activity-log list -o table # List activity logs for resource group az monitor activity-log list --resource-group -o table # List recent activity logs az monitor activity-log list --start-time 2024-01-01T00:00:00Z -o table # Query specific operations az monitor activity-log list --filters "eventName eq 'Create or Update Virtual Machine'" ``` ### Metrics ```bash # List available metrics az monitor metrics list-definitions --resource # Get metric values az monitor metrics list \ --resource \ --metric "Percentage CPU" \ --start-time 2024-01-01T00:00:00Z \ --end-time 2024-01-02T00:00:00Z # List metric alerts az monitor metrics alert list -o table # Create metric alert az monitor metrics alert create \ --name \ --resource-group \ --scopes \ --condition "avg Percentage CPU > 80" \ --description "Alert when CPU exceeds 80%" ``` ### Log Analytics ```bash # List workspaces az monitor log-analytics workspace list -o table # Create workspace az monitor log-analytics workspace create \ --resource-group \ --workspace-name # Query logs az monitor log-analytics query \ --workspace \ --analytics-query "AzureActivity | limit 10" # List tables az monitor log-analytics workspace table list \ --resource-group \ --workspace-name ``` ## Azure Functions ### Function Apps ```bash # List function apps az functionapp list -o table # Create function app az functionapp create \ --resource-group \ --consumption-plan-location eastus \ --runtime node \ --runtime-version 18 \ --functions-version 4 \ --name \ --storage-account # Deploy function az functionapp deployment source config-zip \ --resource-group \ --name \ --src # List functions az functionapp function list --resource-group --name # Show function az functionapp function show \ --resource-group \ --name \ --function-name # Start\/stop function app az functionapp start --resource-group --name az functionapp stop --resource-group --name # View logs az functionapp log tail --resource-group --name ``` ## Key Vault ### Key Vault Management ```bash # List key vaults az keyvault list -o table # Create key vault az keyvault create \ --name \ --resource-group \ --location eastus # Show key vault az keyvault show --name # Delete key vault az keyvault delete --name # Purge deleted vault az keyvault purge --name ``` ### Secrets Management ```bash # List secrets az keyvault secret list --vault-name -o table # Set secret az keyvault secret set --vault-name --name --value # Get secret az keyvault secret show --vault-name --name # Get secret value only az keyvault secret show --vault-name --name --query "value" -o tsv # Delete secret az keyvault secret delete --vault-name --name # List secret versions az keyvault secret list-versions --vault-name --name ``` ### Keys and Certificates ```bash # List keys az keyvault key list --vault-name -o table # Create key az keyvault key create --vault-name --name --protection software # List certificates az keyvault certificate list --vault-name -o table # Import certificate az keyvault certificate import \ --vault-name \ --name \ --file ``` ## Role-Based Access Control (RBAC) ### Role Assignments ```bash # List role assignments az role assignment list -o table # List role assignments for resource group az role assignment list --resource-group -o table # Create role assignment az role assignment create \ --assignee \ --role "Contributor" \ --scope \/subscriptions\/\/resourceGroups\/ # Create role assignment for subscription az role assignment create \ --assignee \ --role "Reader" \ --subscription # Delete role assignment az role assignment delete \ --assignee \ --role "Contributor" \ --resource-group ``` ### Role Definitions ```bash # List role definitions az role definition list -o table # List built-in roles az role definition list --query "[?type=='BuiltInRole'].{Name:roleName}" -o table # Show role definition az role definition list --name "Contributor" # Create custom role az role definition create --role-definition # Update custom role az role definition update --role-definition # Delete custom role az role definition delete --name ``` ## Complete Workflows ### Workflow 1: Deploy Web Application ```bash # 1. Create resource group az group create --name myapp-rg --location eastus # 2. Create app service plan az appservice plan create --name myapp-plan --resource-group myapp-rg --sku B1 --is-linux # 3. Create web app az webapp create --resource-group myapp-rg --plan myapp-plan --name myapp-webapp --runtime "NODE:18-lts" # 4. Configure app settings az webapp config appsettings set --name myapp-webapp --resource-group myapp-rg --settings NODE_ENV=production # 5. Deploy application az webapp deployment source config-zip --resource-group myapp-rg --name myapp-webapp --src app.zip # 6. Verify deployment az webapp show --resource-group myapp-rg --name myapp-webapp --query "defaultHostName" -o tsv ``` ### Workflow 2: Create AKS Cluster with ACR ```bash # 1. Create resource group az group create --name k8s-rg --location eastus # 2. Create container registry az acr create --resource-group k8s-rg --name myacr --sku Basic # 3. Create AKS cluster az aks create --resource-group k8s-rg --name myk8s --node-count 2 --generate-ssh-keys --attach-acr myacr # 4. Get cluster credentials az aks get-credentials --resource-group k8s-rg --name myk8s # 5. Verify cluster kubectl get nodes ``` ### Workflow 3: Mirror Azure DevOps Repository to GitHub ```bash # 1. Set DevOps defaults az devops configure --defaults organization=https:\/\/dev.azure.com\/myorg project=MyProject # 2. List repositories az repos list -o table # 3. Get repository clone URL REPO_URL=$(az repos show --repository MyRepo --query "remoteUrl" -o tsv) # 4. Clone repository (mirror) git clone --mirror "$REPO_URL" # 5. Add GitHub remote cd MyRepo.git git remote add github git@github.com:myuser\/myrepo.git # 6. Push to GitHub git push --mirror github ``` ### Workflow 4: Setup Virtual Machine with Storage ```bash # 1. Create resource group az group create --name vm-rg --location eastus # 2. Create storage account az storage account create --name vmstorage --resource-group vm-rg --sku Standard_LRS # 3. Create virtual network az network vnet create --resource-group vm-rg --name myVnet --subnet-name mySubnet # 4. Create public IP az network public-ip create --resource-group vm-rg --name myPublicIP # 5. Create NSG with SSH rule az network nsg create --resource-group vm-rg --name myNSG az network nsg rule create --resource-group vm-rg --nsg-name myNSG --name AllowSSH --priority 1000 --destination-port-ranges 22 --protocol Tcp --access Allow # 6. Create VM az vm create \ --resource-group vm-rg \ --name myVM \ --image Ubuntu2204 \ --vnet-name myVnet \ --subnet mySubnet \ --public-ip-address myPublicIP \ --nsg myNSG \ --admin-username azureuser \ --generate-ssh-keys # 7. Get public IP address az vm show --resource-group vm-rg --name myVM --show-details --query "publicIps" -o tsv ``` ### Workflow 5: Deploy Function App with Key Vault Integration ```bash # 1. Create resource group az group create --name func-rg --location eastus # 2. Create storage account for function az storage account create --name funcstorage --resource-group func-rg --sku Standard_LRS # 3. Create Key Vault az keyvault create --name myfuncvault --resource-group func-rg --location eastus # 4. Add secret to Key Vault az keyvault secret set --vault-name myfuncvault --name DatabasePassword --value "SuperSecret123!" # 5. Create function app az functionapp create \ --resource-group func-rg \ --consumption-plan-location eastus \ --runtime node \ --runtime-version 18 \ --functions-version 4 \ --name myfuncapp \ --storage-account funcstorage # 6. Enable managed identity for function app az functionapp identity assign --name myfuncapp --resource-group func-rg # 7. Get function app identity FUNC_IDENTITY=$(az functionapp identity show --name myfuncapp --resource-group func-rg --query "principalId" -o tsv) # 8. Grant function app access to Key Vault az keyvault set-policy --name myfuncvault --object-id $FUNC_IDENTITY --secret-permissions get list # 9. Configure function app to reference Key Vault secret az functionapp config appsettings set \ --name myfuncapp \ --resource-group func-rg \ --settings DatabasePassword="@Microsoft.KeyVault(SecretUri=https:\/\/myfuncvault.vault.azure.net\/secrets\/DatabasePassword\/)" ``` ## Best Practices ### Output and Querying 1. **Use appropriate output format for context**: - `--output table` for human review - `--output json` for scripting and automation - `--output tsv` for simple parsing 2. **Master JMESPath queries**: - Filter results: `--query "[?location=='eastus']"` - Select fields: `--query "[].{Name:name, Location:location}"` - First element: `--query "[0]"` 3. **Use --query with -o tsv for clean scripting**: ```bash RESOURCE_ID=$(az resource show --name myapp --resource-group myrg --query "id" -o tsv) ``` ### Resource Management 1. **Tag resources consistently**: ```bash az group create --name myrg --location eastus --tags Environment=Production Owner=TeamA CostCenter=12345 ``` 2. **Use resource groups for lifecycle management**: - Group related resources together - Delete entire environments by deleting resource group 3. **Check resource limits and quotas**: ```bash az vm list-usage --location eastus -o table ``` ### Security 1. **Use managed identities when possible** instead of service principals 2. **Store secrets in Key Vault** instead of app settings 3. **Enable soft delete on Key Vaults** for production 4. **Use Azure RBAC** for fine-grained access control 5. **Regularly rotate credentials** for service principals ### Performance 1. **Use --no-wait for long-running operations**: ```bash az vm create --resource-group myrg --name myvm --image Ubuntu2204 --no-wait ``` 2. **Batch operations when possible**: ```bash az vm start --ids $(az vm list -g myrg --query "[].id" -o tsv) ``` 3. **Use parallel execution for multiple operations**: ```bash # In shell scripts, use xargs or parallel az vm list --query "[].name" -o tsv | xargs -P 5 -I {} az vm start --name {} --resource-group myrg ``` ### Cost Management 1. **Stop\/deallocate VMs when not in use**: ```bash az vm deallocate --resource-group myrg --name myvm ``` 2. **Use appropriate SKUs** - don't over-provision 3. **Clean up unused resources** regularly 4. **Set up budgets and alerts**: ```bash az consumption budget list ``` ## Common Patterns ### Pattern 1: List Resources with Custom Output ```bash # List VMs with custom columns az vm list --query "[].{Name:name, ResourceGroup:resourceGroup, Location:location, PowerState:powerState}" -o table # List web apps with URLs az webapp list --query "[].{Name:name, URL:defaultHostName, State:state}" -o table ``` ### Pattern 2: Bulk Operations ```bash # Start all VMs in resource group az vm start --ids $(az vm list -g myrg --query "[].id" -o tsv) # Stop all VMs in subscription az vm deallocate --ids $(az vm list --query "[].id" -o tsv) # Delete all resource groups with specific tag az group list --tag Environment=Dev --query "[].name" -o tsv | xargs -I {} az group delete --name {} --yes --no-wait ``` ### Pattern 3: Resource Creation with Dependencies ```bash # Create resources in order, capturing IDs VNET_ID=$(az network vnet create --name myVnet --resource-group myrg --query "newVNet.id" -o tsv) SUBNET_ID=$(az network vnet subnet create --name mySubnet --vnet-name myVnet --resource-group myrg --query "id" -o tsv) VM_ID=$(az vm create --name myVM --resource-group myrg --image Ubuntu2204 --subnet $SUBNET_ID --query "id" -o tsv) ``` ### Pattern 4: Configuration Backup ```bash # Export resource group template az group export --name myrg > myrg-template.json # Export individual resource az resource show --ids > resource-config.json # Export all resource groups az group list --query "[].name" -o tsv | while read rg; do az group export --name "$rg" > "${rg}-template.json" done ``` ### Pattern 5: Health Checks and Monitoring ```bash # Check VM power state az vm get-instance-view --resource-group myrg --name myvm --query "instanceView.statuses[?starts_with(code, 'PowerState\/')].displayStatus" -o tsv # Check web app status az webapp show --resource-group myrg --name myapp --query "state" -o tsv # Monitor activity log for errors az monitor activity-log list --start-time $(date -u -d '1 hour ago' '+%Y-%m-%dT%H:%M:%SZ') --query "[?level=='Error']" -o table ``` ## Troubleshooting ### Issue: Authentication Failures ```bash # Solution 1: Re-login az logout az login # Solution 2: Clear token cache rm -rf ~\/.azure # Solution 3: Login with specific tenant az login --tenant # Verify authentication az account show ``` ### Issue: Subscription Not Found ```bash # List all accessible subscriptions az account list -o table # Set correct subscription az account set --subscription # Verify current subscription az account show --query "{Name:name, ID:id}" -o table ``` ### Issue: Resource Already Exists ```bash # Check if resource exists az resource show --name --resource-group --resource-type # List resources with same name az resource list --name -o table # Use unique names or clean up existing resources az resource delete --ids ``` ### Issue: Insufficient Permissions ```bash # Check your role assignments az role assignment list --assignee $(az account show --query "user.name" -o tsv) -o table # Check required permissions for operation # Azure documentation provides required permissions for each operation # Request access from administrator if needed ``` ### Issue: Quota or Limit Exceeded ```bash # Check current usage az vm list-usage --location eastus -o table # Request quota increase through Azure Portal or support ticket # Use different region if available az account list-locations -o table ``` ### Issue: Long-Running Operation Timeout ```bash # Use --no-wait to avoid timeout az vm create --resource-group myrg --name myvm --image Ubuntu2204 --no-wait # Check operation status az vm show --resource-group myrg --name myvm --query "provisioningState" # Monitor with polling while true; do STATE=$(az vm show --resource-group myrg --name myvm --query "provisioningState" -o tsv 2>\/dev\/null) echo "Current state: $STATE" [[ "$STATE" == "Succeeded" ]] && break sleep 10 done ``` ## Quick Reference ```bash # Authentication az login az account show az account set --subscription # Resource Groups az group create --name --location az group list -o table az group delete --name --yes # Virtual Machines az vm list -o table az vm create --resource-group --name --image Ubuntu2204 az vm start\/stop\/restart --resource-group --name # Storage az storage account create --name --resource-group az storage blob upload --account-name --container --name --file # Web Apps az webapp create --resource-group --plan --name --runtime "NODE:18-lts" az webapp deployment source config-zip --resource-group --name --src # Azure DevOps az repos list -o table az pipelines list -o table az pipelines run --name # Networking az network vnet create --resource-group --name az network nsg create --resource-group --name # Container Services az aks create --resource-group --name az aks get-credentials --resource-group --name az acr create --resource-group --name # Key Vault az keyvault create --name --resource-group az keyvault secret set --vault-name --name --value az keyvault secret show --vault-name --name --query "value" -o tsv # Monitoring az monitor activity-log list -o table az monitor metrics list --resource --metric # Useful query patterns --query "[].{Name:name, Location:location}" -o table --query "[?location=='eastus'].name" -o tsv --query "[0].id" -o tsv ``` ## Integration with Other Tools ### Working with Git After Azure DevOps repository operations, integrate with git workflow: ```bash # Clone Azure DevOps repo REPO_URL=$(az repos show --repository MyRepo --query "remoteUrl" -o tsv) git clone "$REPO_URL" # Use git skill for commit and push operations ``` ### Working with Kubernetes After AKS operations, use kubectl: ```bash # Get credentials az aks get-credentials --resource-group myrg --name myk8s # Then use kubectl kubectl get nodes kubectl apply -f deployment.yaml ``` ### Working with Docker After ACR operations, use docker: ```bash # Login to ACR az acr login --name myacr # Then use docker docker build -t myacr.azurecr.io\/myapp:v1 . docker push myacr.azurecr.io\/myapp:v1 ``` ## Summary **Primary directives:** 1. **Always authenticate** before running commands 2. **Use appropriate output formats** for context (table for humans, json\/tsv for scripts) 3. **Master --query for filtering** results 4. **Tag resources consistently** for organization 5. **Use --no-wait for long operations** to avoid timeouts 6. **Store secrets in Key Vault**, not in app settings 7. **Use managed identities** when possible 8. **Clean up resources** to avoid unnecessary costs **Most common commands:** - `az login` - Authenticate - `az account set --subscription ` - Set subscription - `az group create\/delete` - Manage resource groups - `az list -o table` - List resources - `az show --query "" -o tsv` - Get specific values - `az devops configure --defaults` - Set DevOps defaults - `az repos list` - List repositories - `az pipelines run` - Run pipelines