Bicep

This demo showcases how you can create an Azure PaaS solution with Bicep.

Prerequisites

• Have Azure CLI installed
• Visual Studio Extension for Bicep language support
• Install Bicep

az bicep install

Create bicep file

• Create an infra.bicep file

• Open in Visual Studio Code

• Use often Ctrl + Space to get some intellisense

• Configure the targetScope

targetScope = 'subscription'

Configure parameters

• Configure the parameters as provided in the infra.bicep file

Configure variables

• Configure the variables as provided in the infra.bicep file

Configure resource group

• Create a resource group with the required properties intellisense

• Complete like in the infra.bicep file

Deploy the template

• Open PowerShell

• Login with Azure CLi and select the right subscription

az logout
az login --tenant <tenant-id>
az account set --subscription <subscription-id>
cd infra

• Deploy the Bicep template without passing parameters

az deployment sub create --location 'westeurope' --template-file infra.bicep

• Provide the mandatory parameters inline:

  • env: dev
  • storageAccountSku: Standard_LRS
  • appServicePlanSku: F1

• Deploy the Bicep template with inline incorrect parameters

az deployment sub create --location 'westeurope' --template-file infra.bicep --parameters env=develop 

• Deploy the Bicep template with inline correct parameters

az deployment sub create --location 'westeurope' --template-file infra.bicep --parameters env=dev storageAccountSku=Standard_LRS appServicePlanSku=F1

• Create an ARM parameter file infra.parameters.dev.json

{
  "$schema": "https://schema.management.azure.com/schemas/2019-04-01/deploymentParameters.json#",
  "contentVersion": "1.0.0.0",
  "parameters": {
  "env": {
      "value": "dev"
  },
  "storageAccountSku": {
      "value": "Standard_LRS"
  },
  "appServicePlanSku": {
      "value": "F1"
  },
  "location": {
      "value": "westeurope"
      }
  }
}

• Deploy the Bicep template with the parameter file

az deployment sub create --location 'westeurope' --template-file infra.bicep --parameters ./infra.parameters.dev.json 

Create Storage Account

• Create new module in modules subfolder, named storageaccount.bicep

  • This showcases loop
  • This showcases parents
  • This showcases outputs

• Consume this module from within the infra.bicep file

Show complete example

• Visualize the Bicep file via F1 > bicep: Open Visualizer