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Bicep

Azure Bicep CLI commands and language syntax for deploying and managing Azure infrastructure as code.

CLI & Deployment

az bicep installInstall the Bicep CLI via Azure CLI

az bicep upgradeUpgrade Bicep to the latest version

az bicep versionShow installed Bicep version

az bicep build -f main.bicepCompile Bicep to ARM JSON

az bicep decompile -f template.jsonConvert ARM JSON to Bicep

az deployment group create -g <rg> -f main.bicepDeploy to a resource group

az deployment group create -g <rg> -f main.bicep -p params.jsonDeploy with a parameters file

az deployment group create -g <rg> -f main.bicep --what-ifPreview changes without deploying

az deployment group validate -g <rg> -f main.bicepValidate template before deploying

resource stg 'Microsoft.Storage/storageAccounts@2023-01-01' = {...}Declare a resource

resource vnet 'Microsoft.Network/virtualNetworks@2023-09-01' existing = { name: 'my-vnet' }Reference an existing resource

dependsOn: [otherResource]Explicit dependency between resources

param location string = resourceGroup().locationParameter with default value

param sku string = 'Standard_LRS'String parameter with default

@allowed(['dev','prod']) param env stringParameter with allowed values decorator

@secure() param adminPassword stringSecure (masked) parameter

var prefix = 'myapp-${env}'Variable with string interpolation

module storage 'modules/storage.bicep' = { name: 'storageDeploy' params: {...} }Reference a local module

module storage 'br/public:storage/storage-account:1.0.1' = {...}Reference a registry module

output storageId string = storage.outputs.idConsume a module output

output storageId string = stg.idOutput a resource property

output storageUrl string = stg.properties.primaryEndpoints.blobOutput a nested property

targetScope = 'subscription'Deploy at subscription scope

targetScope = 'managementGroup'Deploy at management group scope

[for i in range(0, 3): {...}]Create N resources with a numeric loop

[for item in items: {...}]Loop over an array parameter

if conditionConditionally deploy a resource or property

@batchSize(2)Deploy loop items in batches of 2