Learning to build ARM templates

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How to build an ARM Template

This walkthrough will show you how to build an ARM template for a simple Azure Storage account resource.

azuredeploy.01.blank.json

{
    "$schema": "https://schema.management.azure.com/schemas/2015-01-01/deploymentTemplate.json#",
    "contentVersion": "1.0.0.0"
}

azuredeploy.02.emptyresources.json

{
    "$schema": "https://schema.management.azure.com/schemas/2015-01-01/deploymentTemplate.json#",
    "contentVersion": "1.0.0.0",
 	"resources": []
}

azuredeploy.03.storageresource.json

{
    "$schema": "https://schema.management.azure.com/schemas/2015-01-01/deploymentTemplate.json#",
    "contentVersion": "1.0.0.0",
    "resources": [
        {
            "name": "storpersondemo",
            "type": "Microsoft.Storage/storageAccounts",
            "apiVersion": "2019-04-01",
            "sku": {
                "name": "Standard_LRS"
            },
            "kind": "StorageV2",
            "location": "East US",
            "properties": {
                "supportsHttpsTrafficOnly": true
            }
        }
    ]
}

azuredeploy.04.variables.json

{
    "$schema": "https://schema.management.azure.com/schemas/2015-01-01/deploymentTemplate.json#",
    "contentVersion": "1.0.0.0",
    "variables": {
        "location": "East US",
        "sku": "Standard_ZRS",
        "name": "storpersonexample"
    },
    "resources": [
        {
            "name": "[variables('name')]",
            "type": "Microsoft.Storage/storageAccounts",
            "apiVersion": "2019-04-01",
            "sku": {
                "name": "[variables('sku')]"
            },
            "kind": "StorageV2",
            "location": "[variables('location')]",
            "properties": {
                "supportsHttpsTrafficOnly": true
            }
        }
    ]
}

azuredeploy.05.parameters.json

{
    "$schema": "https://schema.management.azure.com/schemas/2015-01-01/deploymentTemplate.json#",
    "contentVersion": "1.0.0.0",
    "parameters": {
        "storagePrefix": {
            "type": "string"
        },
        "storageSKU": {
            "type": "string",
            "defaultValue": "Standard_GRS",
            "allowedValues": [
                "Standard_LRS",
                "Standard_ZRS",
                "Standard_GRS"
            ]
        }
    },
    "variables": {
        "location": "East US",
        "name": "[concat(parameters('storagePrefix'), 'demothree')]"
    },
    "resources": [
        {
            "name": "[variables('name')]",
            "type": "Microsoft.Storage/storageAccounts",
            "apiVersion": "2019-04-01",
            "sku": {
                "name": "[parameters('storageSKU')]"
            },
            "kind": "StorageV2",
            "location": "[variables('location')]",
            "properties": {
                "supportsHttpsTrafficOnly": true
            }
        }
    ]
}

azuredeploy.06.outputid.json

{
    "$schema": "https://schema.management.azure.com/schemas/2015-01-01/deploymentTemplate.json#",
    "contentVersion": "1.0.0.0",
    "parameters": {
        "storagePrefix": {
            "type": "string"
        },
        "storageSKU": {
            "type": "string",
            "defaultValue": "Standard_GRS",
            "allowedValues": [
                "Standard_LRS",
                "Standard_ZRS",
                "Standard_GRS"
            ]
        }
    },
    "variables": {
        "storageName": "[concat(parameters('storagePrefix'), uniqueString(resourceGroup().id))]"
    },
    "resources": [
        {
            "name": "[variables('storageName')]",
            "type": "Microsoft.Storage/storageAccounts",
            "apiVersion": "2019-04-01",
            "sku": {
                "name": "[parameters('storageSKU')]"
            },
            "kind": "StorageV2",
            "location": "[resourceGroup().location]",
            "properties": {
                "supportsHttpsTrafficOnly": true
            }
        }
    ],
    "outputs": {
        "storageId": {
            "type": "string",
            "value": "[resourceId('Microsoft.Storage/storageAccounts', variables('storageName'))]"
        }
    }
}

azuredeploy.07.outputobject.json

{
    "$schema": "https://schema.management.azure.com/schemas/2015-01-01/deploymentTemplate.json#",
    "contentVersion": "1.0.0.0",
    "parameters": {
        "storagePrefix": {
            "type": "string"
        },
        "storageSKU": {
            "type": "string",
            "defaultValue": "Standard_GRS",
            "allowedValues": [
                "Standard_LRS",
                "Standard_ZRS",
                "Standard_GRS"
            ]
        }
    },
    "variables": {
        "storageName": "[concat(parameters('storagePrefix'), uniqueString(resourceGroup().id))]"
    },
    "resources": [
        {
            "name": "[variables('storageName')]",
            "type": "Microsoft.Storage/storageAccounts",
            "apiVersion": "2019-04-01",
            "sku": {
                "name": "[parameters('storageSKU')]"
            },
            "kind": "StorageV2",
            "location": "[resourceGroup().location]",
            "properties": {
                "supportsHttpsTrafficOnly": true
            }
        }
    ],
    "outputs": {
        "storageCredentials": {
            "type": "object",
            "value": "[listKeys(resourceId('Microsoft.Storage/storageAccounts', variables('storageName')), '2019-04-01')]"
        }
    }
}

azuredeploy.08.outputkey.json

{
    "$schema": "https://schema.management.azure.com/schemas/2015-01-01/deploymentTemplate.json#",
    "contentVersion": "1.0.0.0",
    "parameters": {
        "storagePrefix": {
            "type": "string"
        },
        "storageSKU": {
            "type": "string",
            "defaultValue": "Standard_GRS",
            "allowedValues": [
                "Standard_LRS",
                "Standard_ZRS",
                "Standard_GRS"
            ]
        }
    },
    "variables": {
        "storageName": "[concat(parameters('storagePrefix'), uniqueString(resourceGroup().id))]"
    },
    "resources": [
        {
            "name": "[variables('storageName')]",
            "type": "Microsoft.Storage/storageAccounts",
            "apiVersion": "2019-04-01",
            "sku": {
                "name": "[parameters('storageSKU')]"
            },
            "kind": "StorageV2",
            "location": "[resourceGroup().location]",
            "properties": {
                "supportsHttpsTrafficOnly": true
            }
        }
    ],
    "outputs": {
        "storageKey": {
            "type": "string",
            "value": "[listKeys(resourceId('Microsoft.Storage/storageAccounts', variables('storageName')), '2019-04-01').keys[0].value]"
        }
    }
}