ARM Templates & Bicep

Deploy Azure infrastructure with ARM templates and Bicep.

Bicep Example

param location string = resourceGroup().location
param vmName string

resource vm 'Microsoft.Compute/virtualMachines@2023-03-01' = {
  name: vmName
  location: location
  properties: {
    hardwareProfile: {
      vmSize: 'Standard_B2s'
    }
    osProfile: {
      computerName: vmName
      adminUsername: 'azureuser'
    }
  }
}

output vmId string = vm.id

Deployment

# Deploy Bicep
az deployment group create \
  --resource-group mygroup \
  --template-file main.bicep \
  --parameters vmName=myvm

# Deploy ARM
az deployment group create \
  --resource-group mygroup \
  --template-file template.json \
  --parameters @parameters.json

Best Practices

• Use Bicep over JSON ARM
• Implement modules for reusability
• Use parameter files per environment
• Validate before deployment