Microsoft Studies: Azure Cloud Shell

29 Oct, 2024

🚀 Login and Run Your First Command

Step 1: Access Cloud Shell

Go here:

👉 https://shell.azure.com/

Sign in with your Azure account.

Step 2: Choose Your Shell

You’ll be prompted to choose:

• Bash (Azure CLI)
• PowerShell

👉 For this example, we’ll use PowerShell, but you can switch anytime.

Step 3: Check Your Azure Subscriptions

Get-AzSubscription

What does this do?

• This is a PowerShell cmdlet
• It retrieves all subscriptions tied to your account
• Helps you confirm where you're connected ✅

💡 Think of it as:
👉 “Show me all the Azure accounts I can use.”

⚠️ IMPORTANT: Select the Correct Subscription

Before creating resources, make sure you're working in the correct subscription.

👉 If you don’t do this:

• You might create resources in the wrong subscription
• This can lead to confusion or unexpected charges

✅ Set Your Active Subscription (Azure CLI)

az account list --output table

This shows all your subscriptions.

Then set the one you want:

az account set --subscription "Your-Subscription-Name"

✅ (Alternative) Set Subscription in PowerShell

Set-AzContext -Subscription "Your-Subscription-Name"

🏗️ Create Your First Resource

Now let’s create something simple: a Resource Group.

What is a Resource Group?

A resource group is like a container that holds Azure resources (VMs, storage, etc.).

✅ Create a Resource Group

az group create --location westus --resource-group rg-001

What’s happening here?

❌ Delete the Resource Group (Cleanup)

az group delete --name rg-001

💡 This removes the resource group and everything inside it.

⚠️ Always delete test resources to avoid unexpected charges.