Bicep from Beginner to Bicepper !

Name: Bicep from Beginner to Bicepper !
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Learn Infrastructure as code with Bicep, which is the cool language by Microsoft to deploy to Azure !

Created byDavid IT the Easy Way

Last updated 6/2023

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What you'll learn

You will learn what Infrastructure as code is
You will learn what ARM templates are
You will learn what Bicep is
You will learn how to create Bicep code from scratch
You will learn coding constructs used in Bicep

Course content

4 sections • 82 lectures • 5h 37m total length

Introduction to the course and inctructor3:48
Learn bicep from scratch and build infrastructure as code with proof of concept assignments, deploying a storage account and a web app in Azure.
What you will learn4:22

Module 1 Introduction0:52
Here we introduce the things we will learn
Lesson 1 : What is infrastructure as code4:29
What is infrastructure as code
Why would you use code ?
Demo Before we get Azure1:46
Demo Getting Azure first5:01
Demo Creating a Storage Account in the Portal3:43
Lesson 2 : What are ARM templates1:50
What ARM stands for
What can it do for you ?
Demo looking at the ARM Template4:52
Watch a hands-on demo of ARM templates, inspecting an exported storage account template, its json structure, and the role of parameter files for Azure deployment.
Lesson 3 : What are Bicep Templates2:10
The problem with ARM
Bicep templates explained
Demo Installing PowerShell 7.X3:35
Demo Installing Visual Studio Code4:04
Demo Installing the Bicep Extension2:48
Demo Yes creating the Bicep Template !!6:32
Demo First we need the Cmdlets for Azure4:41
Demo Yes Deploying the Bicep Template to Azure with PowerShell 7.X7:08
Demo Install Bicep5:55

Module 2 Introduction0:53
Here we introduce the things we will learn
Lesson 1 : Parameters2:09
What are parameters in Bicep
Examples
Demo Using parameters in our Bicep file part 17:27
Demo How do I know I need a string for the resource properties ?3:40
Demo Using parameters in our Bicep file part 27:18
Explore how decorators add descriptions and length constraints to Bicep parameters, and see how deployment prompts reveal min and max length validation.
Lesson 2 : What are data types ?2:55
What are data types and why are they important
A few data types are also mentioned
Lesson 3 : Setting Defaults1:13
It is possible to assign default values to our parameters
Demo Setting defaults5:23
Lab Introduction Adding Defaults0:45
Learn to add defaults in the lab by specifying a default for the storage account name and a default for the storage account skew.
Lab Solution Adding Defaults4:31
Lesson 4 : uniqueString() Function5:35
What is a function
What does the uniqueString() function do
Details on how it works
Lab Introduction using uniqueString()1:19
Lab Solution using uniqueString()4:52
Lesson 5 : String Interpolation1:13
What is String Interpolation and why
Demo Using the magic of String Interpolation3:18
Lab Introduction String Interpolation0:48
Lab Solution String Interpolation2:01
Lab Introduction One more thing1:45
Lab Solution One more thing3:33
Lesson 6 : Variables3:04
What are variables
When to use variables
Demo Using a variable5:46
Lab Introduction Did you notice something ?1:06
Lab Solution Did you notice something ?4:34
Lesson 7 : If Else in Bicep2:49
What is an if/else statement and how can we use this in Bicep
Demo Using If Else in our Bicep template7:04
Learn to use if-else in a bicep template by defining an environment parameter and conditionally setting the storage account sku for prod or dev, with outputs.
Lesson 8 : Array of allowed values3:46
We will discuss what an array is
The list of allowed values can be handy, with specifying which parameters we need
Demo Using @Allowed array for our environmentType parameter2:32
This demo uses the allowed array for the environmentType parameter to restrict values to prod or dev with a values array and placeholder.
Lesson 9 : Outputs and Objects5:22
What outputs are and why we use them
A bit more about objects
Demo Using Output in our Bicep Template using an object and property5:30
Demo Sku who ?5:52
Demo Parameter Object8:17
Demo something else that is cool :)6:04
Lesson 10 : Parameter files2:37
What are parameter files.
Why do we use them ?
What format is it in ?
Demo Creating a Parameter File6:39
Lesson 11 : Let’s loop it3:11
What is a loop
Why we can use one
Remembering the array data type
Demo Creating a Parameter of data type array and looping part 16:14
Demo Creating a Parameter of data type array and looping part 26:03
No file here, since there will be a lot of small labs
Demo Creating a Parameter of data type array and looping part 36:47
Demo Creating a Parameter of data type array and looping part 45:39
Demo Creating a Parameter of data type array and looping part 56:38
Lesson 12 : Objects and Arrays again6:14
We will look at arrays and objects
Also how these work together
Demo checking the array and object4:34
Lab Introduction how do I output the array ?1:40
Lab Solution how do I output the array ?2:12
Demo Outputting the array3:56
Lab Introduction count anyone ?1:02
Lab Solution count anyone ?2:26
Lesson 13 : Getting back to our earlier template with prefixes0:52
Getting back to where we were !
End of module challenge8:07
End of module challenge Solution6:14
Explore the end of module challenge solution in Bicep by building storage accounts with a for loop, arrays, and parameters, then generate and test a deployment-ready parameter file.

Module 3 Introduction1:16
Here we introduce the things we will learn
Lesson 1 : First let’s deploy a new Bicep Template2:32
Explaining what a Web App is.
Also explaining we will deploy a Web App
Demo Creating the Web App in the portal and having a look5:13
Demo Creating the basic Bicep file part 14:43
Lab Finish the Bicep File1:32
Lab Solution Finish the Bicep File6:21
Demo Creating the basic Bicep file part 23:36
Lesson 2 : Using Modules5:10
Explanation what modules are
Why would we use modules ?
Demo Using the Bicep Visualiser3:50
Demo Creating a Module4:14
learn to create a bicep module by organizing a modules folder, copying app.bicep, and parameterizing inputs with no defaults, while the main bicep file acts as the module director.
Demo Using the module in your main bicep file8:04
Demo One or two more things5:05
End of Module Challenge2:44
End of Module Challenge Solution10:32
The road ahead of you1:38

Requirements

Basic Azure knowledge is recommended
No coding or scripting experience is necessary
Windows 10/11 for following along with the demos
Mac or Linux works too, but the demos are all on Windows

Description

Learn the how and why of Infrastructure as code with Bicep, the very easy language by Microsoft to deploy to Azure!

Bicep is a language which is up and coming and learning this language will help you stay ahead in the world of Infrastructure as code and will be of great benefit to anyone wanting to learn how to leverage the power of Infrastructure as code

This course will teach you how to create Bicep files from scratch and work your way up. You will learn important concepts like parameters, variables, data types, objects, using if, arrays, for loops, modules in Bicep and much more and how to apply them in Bicep templates.

You will learn things like :

What is Infrastructure as code ?
What are ARM Templates ?
What JSON Files are (Pronounced Jason but not Jason...) ?
What is Bicep ?
What are Parameters ?
What are data types ?
What are Built-in functions ?
What are Variables ?
How we make decisions with if ?
What are Objects ?
What are Arrays ?
What are Modules ?

We will do a lot of Hands-on in this course. There will be many little exercises and labs. We will also do some end of Module challenges, which will reinforce the concepts.

After this course you will be able to write Bicep templates and deploy them to Azure.

Who this course is for:

System Administrators who want to transition to DevOps
DevOps Engineers who want to deploy Infrastructure as code using Bicep
People who have no idea how to start with Infrastructure as code and Bicep
People who have no experience with Infrastructure as code and Bicep

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Course content

Module 0 : Introduction to the course and instructor2 lectures • 8min

Module 1 : Infrastructure as code, ARM and Bicep15 lectures • 59min

Module 2 : Going deeper with Bicep50 lectures • 3hr 23min

Module 3 : Going even deeper with Bicep15 lectures • 1hr 7min

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