Azure Management Tools Setup & Installation Guide ⚙️

Step-by-step setup guide for Azure CLI (az), Azure PowerShell, and Bicep CLI.

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1. Installing Azure CLI (az)

🐧 Linux (Ubuntu / Debian)

# Automated installation script maintained by Microsoft
curl -sL https://aka.ms/InstallAzureCLIDeb | sudo bash

# Verify Installation
az --version

🍎 macOS

brew update && brew install azure-cli

💻 Windows

winget install -e --id Microsoft.AzureCLI

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2. Authenticating Azure CLI

# Log in to Azure account (opens browser window)
az login

# List accessible Subscriptions
az account list --output table

# Set active Subscription context
az account set --subscription "YOUR_SUBSCRIPTION_ID_OR_NAME"

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3. Installing Bicep CLI (Infrastructure as Code)

Bicep is Microsoft's domain-specific language for deploying Azure resources declaratively.

# Install Bicep via Azure CLI
az bicep install

# Verify Bicep installation
az bicep version