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Dina Berry
Dina Berry

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Azure Cloud Shell Frequently asked questions

  1. You don't need to install Azure CLI in your local dev environment.
  • The Cloud Shell (Azure CLI in a browser) is available from the Azure portal.

    Screenshot showing Azure Cloud Shell is available from top navigation bar in Azure portal.

  1. The cloud shell is sticky. Because the Cloud shell uses Azure Storage (File storage), when you end your sessions then return, your files are still there.
  • Want to quickly work with a GitHub repo? No problem, git is available.
  1. Because you use it from the portal, you are already authenticated. No need for az login.
  2. Many CLI tools are already installed for you.

    • Azure CLI
    • git, zip, jq
    • code (not exactly Visual Studio Code, but a good IDE)
    • nano, vim
    • Node.js, npm
    • Java and Maven
    • Python
    • .NET Core
    • PowerShell
    • Go (Golang)
    • Azure Functions CLI
    • Docker CLI, Kubectl, Helm, Terraform, Ansible
    • Office 365 CLI
    • MySQL client
    • PostgreSql client
    • SQL cli
  3. Create bash scripts with Azure CLI commands to manage your Azure resources.

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