Prerequisites¶
Laptop / PC¶
You need an laptop. OS installed at this laptop doesn't really matter. The tools we use all work cross platforms. I will be using Windows 11 with PowerShell as my shell.
Microsoft Teams¶
Download and install Microsoft Teams
Visual Studio Code¶
Please download and install VS Code. It's available for all platforms or install it with winget
(Windows only)
Bicep plugin¶
Install Bicep plugin from marketplace
Windows Terminal (if you are using Windows)¶
Download and install Windows Terminal or install it with winget
(Windows only)
Active Azure account¶
If you don't have an Azure account, please create one before the workshop. Create your Azure free account
Install az cli
¶
Download and install latest version of az cli
from this link or install it with winget
(Windows only)
If you already have az cli
installed, make sure that you use the latest version. To make sure, run the following command
Test your azure account with az cli
¶
Open your terminal (bash, cmd or powershell) and login to your azure account by running this command
# Login using your Azure account
az login
# Get a list of available subscriptions
az account list -o table
# Set subscription by subscription id
az account set --subscription xxxxxxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxxxxxxxxxx
# Set subscription by name
az account set --subscription subscription_name
Install git¶
Install Azure Vpn client¶
Download and install Azure VPN Client
or install it with winget
(Windows only)
Install Azure Data Studio¶
Download and install Azure Data Studio or install it with winget
(Windows only).
Install Azure PowerShell module¶
Make sure that the latest version of Azure PowerShell is installed. See Install Azure PowerShell module for detailed information.