Azure CLI

Azure CLI

Use the bash tool with the az CLI for Azure cloud operations.

Setup

1. Check if installed:

   command -v az && az --version
   

2. Install:

   # macOS
   brew install azure-cli
   
   # Ubuntu / Debian (official script)
   curl -sL https://aka.ms/InstallAzureCLIDeb | sudo bash
   

3. Auth:

   az login
   

Auth & Account

az login
az account show
az account list --output table
az account set --subscription "NAME"

Virtual Machines

az vm list --output table
az vm start --resource-group RG --name VM
az vm stop --resource-group RG --name VM
az vm show --resource-group RG --name VM --output json
az vm create --resource-group RG --name VM --image Ubuntu2204 --size Standard_B2s

App Service

az webapp list --output table
az webapp log tail --resource-group RG --name APP
az webapp deployment source config-zip --resource-group RG --name APP --src app.zip
az webapp config appsettings set --resource-group RG --name APP --settings KEY=VALUE

Blob Storage

az storage blob list --container-name CONTAINER --account-name ACCOUNT --output table
az storage blob upload --file FILE --container-name CONTAINER --name BLOB --account-name ACCOUNT
az storage blob download --container-name CONTAINER --name BLOB --file OUTPUT --account-name ACCOUNT

Azure SQL

az sql server list --output table
az sql db list --server SERVER --resource-group RG --output table

Tips

• Use --output table for readable output, --output json for parsing
• Use vault_get to retrieve Azure credentials
• Use az configure --defaults to set default resource group

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