Azure Infrastructure As Code using JSON ARM templates

Name: Azure Infrastructure As Code using JSON ARM templates
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Learn the Azure ARM templates basics, start building infra as code with this complete beginner’s course.

Created byAlireza Chegini

Last updated 9/2025

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What you'll learn

Learn Infrastructure As Code concept
Learn Azure Resource Manager Templates basic structure
Learn how to create Infrastructure using Azure ARM templates
Learn how to automate infrastructure creation using Azure DevOps YAML pipelines
Learn how to automate infrastructure creation using GitHub workflows

Course content

6 sections • 38 lectures • 6h 35m total length

Introduction1:38
Learn how to use Azure ARM templates to implement infrastructure as code and automate resource creation, with hands-on Azure lab activities and a free Azure account.
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Coding as Creating Community0:12

Section objectives0:59
This is an introduction to this section and I will explain about things you are going to learn in this section.
What is a infrastructure as code?2:55
In this session, you learn about infrastructure as a code concept. Before jumping into implementation, it is important to know the necessity of infra as code.
Azure Resource Manager template Structure12:33
I this session you learn about ARM template json schema. This helps you to understand the template elements
Demo- Prepararing enviroment5:34
In this session you prepare your workstation with required tools which you need to work with ARM templates and do the Azure labs we have in this course.
Demo - Create and deploy an Azure Resource Manager template13:11
This will be the very beginning of working with Azure ARM templates. You learn how to create and deploy your first template using Visual Studio Code and Azure PowerShell
Demo - Create and deploy an Azure resource using ARM templates10:37
In this session you start adding an Azure resource configuration to your template and deploy that.
Demo - Create and deploy multiple Azure resource using ARM templates25:16
In this session you experience creating a template for multiple resources and deploy that to Azure
Demo - Working with Azure ARM templates parameters13:13
In this session you will learn to work with ARM template parameters
Demo - Add output parameters13:27
In this session, you get familiar with output parameters
Demo - Preview ARM templates results20:59
In this session, you learn how to see the preview of changes before applying a template
Demo - Validate ARM templates9:11
In this session you learn how to validate your template.
Demo - Validate ARM templates - Assignment answer9:59
Demonstrates validating an arm template by parameterizing admin username, location, and vm size, converting the admin password to a secure string, and ensuring a valid json template with a toolkit.
Azure ARM template bascis quiz

Introduction - Functions in ARM Templates8:51
Explore how functions in ARM templates enable dynamic expressions for flexible deployments. See practical uses like concat, parameter, and resource id function to create parameterized, maintainable deployments across environments.
Demo – Create a function in your template25:46
Demo – Dynamic Resource Naming17:39
Learn to create dynamic resource naming in Azure ARM templates using parameters and variables to compose unique names from app, environment, region, and a suffix per Microsoft naming conventions.
Demo – Resource iteration in ARM templates10:34
Demo – Looping Through Arrays8:58
Demonstrates looping through arrays in Azure ARM templates by passing an array of storage account names, using copy index to assign names, and generating multiple resources from a single template.
Demo – Configuring Resource Properties26:34
Configure Azure web apps with JSON ARM templates by defining environment variables and app settings, using parameters and conditional expressions to toggle debug mode for development or production.
Demo – Integrating with External Data21:17
User Functions in ARM Templates4:57
Use user functions in ARM templates to modularize logic with a namespace, members and a function body, enabling reusable, readable expressions and dynamic resource naming.
Demo – Create a user function in your template13:56
Create a reusable user function in an ARM template to generate resource names using resource type, application name, six random characters, and region, tested in Visual Studio Code.
Demo – Conditional Deployments12:33
Explore conditional deployments in ARM templates using the condition attribute and parameters to deploy or skip resources based on environment or boolean values.

Section Objectives0:40
This is an introduction to this section and I will explain about things you are going to learn in this section.
Create an Azure DevOps Repo5:21
Create an Azure ARM template5:49
Create an Azure YAML Pipeline14:41
Create an Azure YAML pipeline to deploy an ARM template by selecting repo, using starter pipeline, configuring triggers and a service connection, then deploy with the ARM template deployment task.
Test your Pipeline7:13
Deploy an arm template to Azure via Azure DevOps yaml pipeline, validating deployment to a resource group and storage account and triggering on main branch for automated infrastructure as code.

Section Objectives0:23
This is an introduction to this section and I will explain about things you are going to learn in this section.
Create a Azure ARM template on Github5:19
Create a Github repository7:09
Create a GitHub repository for your Azure infrastructure as code template, upload the template, and commit changes to the main branch to enable collaboration.
Setup Azure service connection on GitHub8:27
Create a GitHub workflow5:54
Create a GitHub workflow to deploy an Azure ARM template using a starter action, triggered by pushes or pull requests and authenticated with secrets and a service principal.
Deploy your Arm template4:00
Learn to commit and run an arm template deployment via GitHub actions, connect to Azure with secrets, deploy a resource group and storage account, and validate infrastructure as code.

Requirements

No programming experience needed. You will learn everything you need to know
Free Microsoft account is needed to access Azure DevOps and Azure

Description

LEARN AZURE INFRASTRUCTURE AS CODE

This unique course is designed to help you understand the infra as a code concept from the ground up. This means you do not need any upfront knowledge. I will explain everything in detail while I present it in practice. After learning basic knowledge, we create some templates in which you learn how to create infrastructure as code using Azure ARM templates. Then you learn advanced topics. Moreover, you learn how to automate it using Azure DevOps and GitHub Actions.

THEORY AND PRACTICE

This course is unique because I show all the steps while I am explaining, and it is a pure programming experience. I did not edit so many of the videos to keep the pace as normal as I do at work. So you can follow along and do it together with me. This is exactly how I teach my colleagues to do this.

INFRA AS CODE

These days, it is pretty essential to have everything as code. It is the same for pipelines. In this course, you become familiar with Azure JSON ARM templates, which you use to create Azure infrastructure. You learn ARM template syntax and its structure to start creating your infrastructures. All concepts are covered with examples; you can access resources to try them with your account.

YOU HAVE MY FULL SUPPORT

During the course, I am always available to help you with your questions and problems. This course aims to equip you with enough knowledge to understand the infrastructure as code, start creating an infra as code and be able to automate it. This course gives you enough knowledge to gain a new DevOps skill and develop infrastructure as code in your existing projects or prepare for a new job!

Who this course is for:

Beginners on Azure Infrastructure who is interested to learn about infrastructure as code
Beginners on DevOps who is interested to learn basics on Infrastructure As Code
Anyone who works with Azure Infra who is interested to learn how to automate infrastructure as code

Azure Infrastructure As Code using JSON ARM templates

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Course content

Introduction3 lectures • 2min

ARM Template Basics12 lectures • 2hr 18min

ARM Template Advanced Topics10 lectures • 2hr 31min

Automate Infrastructure as Code using Azure DevOps5 lectures • 34min

Automate Infrastructure as Code using Github Actions6 lectures • 31min

Real World Scenarios - Various Examples2 lectures • 39min

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