Getting started: Continuous deployment with Azure Bicep and Azure DevOps

Continuous deployment with Azure Bicep

Introduction – continuous deployment with Azure Bicep Continuous deployment with Azure Bicep using Azure DevOps provides a streamlined approach to deploying your resources. This method leverages Infrastructure as Code, harnessing the power of Azure DevOps tools such as source control, Azure Pipelines, and Azure Artifacts, all while maintaining environment control and auditing. In this article, …

Top 5 Azure Bicep tips & tricks to get started

Here’s my top 5 Azure Bicep tips & tricks to get you started! Be sure to have the VSCode extension installed. If you’re interested in checking out some real world examples for Bicep please checkout my GitHub project Bicepify where I break down concepts into friendlier learning chunks. I update the repository frequently so be …

Seamlessly deploy Azure Front Door Premium with Private Endpoint to App Services

Azure Front Door Premium with Private Link to App Services

Introduction Azure Front Door Premium allows Private Link connections to Azure PaaS services such as Azure Storage, App services and even AKS/Azure Container Apps. Private Endpoints allow us to securely send traffic via the Azure backbone network with Microsoft directly to your virtual network without leaving and going via the internet. In this post I’ll …

Shared variable file patterns with Azure Bicep

Introduction Shared variable file patterns with Azure Bicep, what is it and what does it mean? How can you benefit from this? What problems can it solve? Without regurgitating too much from the Microsoft Docs on this at a high-level it’s a great way to utilise a JSON file to put common variables you want …

Exploring the awesome Bicep Test Framework

Bicep Test Framework

Introduction Bicep test framework is still in early developmental phase being an experimental feature. It was first presented by Bicep team on the August community call and peaked the interest from the community, myself included. The goal of the test framework is a focus on client-side tests without the need to send off to ARM, …

Consuming Bicep modules – What are my options?

Introduction There’s a few different options when it comes to consuming Bicep modules, do you need to write your own modules? Use the public Bicep registry? or are there other options to consider? I’ll detail my experiences & thoughts on this with pros & cons that each of the routes have. To check these different …

Troubleshoot Bicep with export templates

Intro Export template in the Azure Portal is a useful tool to lean on when you need to understand a resources properties, syntaxes, and structure. We’ve all been there, deploying some Bicep or ARM, but it’s failing on some SKU or it doesn’t like some syntax. Whilst the MS Docs are usually fantastic at showing …

Using the new .bicepparam file!

No more JSON Parameter files!? Well, nearly. The .bicepparam feature is still in experimental mode currently, but looks to be coming soon as part of the future Bicep releases. If you’ve worked on ARM templates or Bicep you will be very familiar with the joys of working with a JSON parameters file. It can be …

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