Deploy and manage resources in Azure by using JSON ARM templates

In this module, you will:

• Implement a JSON ARM template by using Visual Studio Code.
• Declare resources and add flexibility to your template by adding resources, parameters, and outputs.

In this module, you will:

• Create an expression for a unique value by using ARM template functions.
• Reuse your expression by storing it in an ARM template variable.
• Organize and track your deployed Azure resources by using resource tags.
• Manage multiple deployment parameters by using ARM template parameter files.

After completing this module, you'll be able to:

• Describe the two deployment modes in Azure and their effects
• Preview what changes will happen before you deploy by using the what-if operation

After completing this module, you'll be able to:

• Validate your template's adherence to recommendations by using the ARM Template Test Toolkit.
• Implement domain-specific rules for deployments that you can run by using the ARM Template Test Toolkit.

After completing this module, you'll be able to:

• Choose the best way to deploy JSON ARM templates, based on your needs.
• Modularize your templates by using linked templates.
• Create GitHub Actions to deploy templates.

After completing this module, you'll be able to:

• Perform custom steps in your ARM templates by using a deployment script
• Define parameters to make your deployment scripts more reusable

After completing this module, you'll be able to:

• Control the deployment order of resources by using the dependsOn construct.
• Securely assign secrets like passwords to resources in your templates by using Azure Key Vault and your ARM template.
• Conditionally deploy resources by using the condition construct and parameters at deployment time.
• Deploy multiple resources of the same type by using the copy construct to reduce repetitive configuration.

After completing this module, you'll be able to:

• Create and deploy template specs
• Add versions to template specs

• Introduction
• Explore Azure Resource Manager template structure
• Exercise - Create and deploy an Azure Resource Manager template
• Add flexibility to your Azure Resource Manager template by using parameters and outputs
• Exercise - Add parameters and outputs to your Azure Resource Manager template
• Knowledge check
• Summary

• Introduction
• Add flexibility to your Azure Resource Manager template by using template functions
• Exercise - Use Azure Resource Manager functions to create expressions
• Reuse expressions by using Azure Resource Manager template variables
• Exercise - Use Azure Resource Manager variables to store expressions
• Maintain multiple Azure deployments by using Azure Resource Manager template tags and parameter files
• Exercise - Use Azure Resource Manager tags and parameter files
• Knowledge check
• Summary

• Introduction
• Understand deployment modes
• Predict what a deployment will do by using what-if
• Exercise - Preview changes with the what-if command
• Knowledge check
• Summary

• Introduction
• Apply best practices by using the test toolkit module
• Exercise - Apply good practices to your template by using the ARM Template Test Toolkit
• Implement domain-specific rules by authoring custom tests
• Exercise - Author and run custom tests with the test toolkit
• Knowledge check
• Summary

• Introduction
• Deploy your ARM templates
• Exercise - Deploy your ARM templates
• Deploy linked and nested ARM templates
• Exercise - Deploy linked and nested ARM templates
• Deploy ARM templates as part of your CI/CD efforts with GitHub Actions
• Exercise - Deploy ARM templates as part of your CI/CD efforts with GitHub Actions
• Knowledge check
• Summary

• Introduction
• What are deployment scripts?
• Exercise - Add a deployment script to an ARM template
• Parameterize deployment scripts
• Exercise - Add parameters to deployment scripts
• Knowledge check
• Summary

• Introduction
• Control deployment order by specifying dependencies
• Exercise - Control deployment order of resources
• Manage secrets in your ARM template by reading from Azure Key Vault
• Exercise - Manage secrets in your ARM template
• Add conditional logic to your ARM templates
• Exercise - Add conditional logic to your ARM template
• Create multiple resource instances by using the copy element
• Exercise - Use copy to reduce repetition
• Knowledge check
• Summary

• Introduction
• Understand template specs
• Create and publish a template spec
• Deploy a template spec
• Exercise - Create and deploy a template spec
• Manage a template spec
• Exercise - Update and version a template spec
• Knowledge check
• Summary