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azure	Provider: Azure	docs-azure-index	The Azure provider is used to interact with the many resources supported by Azure. The provider needs to be configured with a publish settings file and optionally a subscription ID before it can be used.

Azure Provider

The Azure provider is used to interact with the many resources supported by Azure. The provider needs to be configured with a publish settings file and optionally a subscription ID before it can be used.

Use the navigation to the left to read about the available resources.

Example Usage

# Configure the Azure Provider
provider "azure" {
    settings_file = "${var.azure_settings_file}"
}

# Create a web server
resource "azure_instance" "web" {
    ...
}

Argument Reference

The following arguments are supported:

• settings_file - (Required) The path to a publish settings file used to authenticate with the Azure API. You can download the settings file here: https://manage.windowsazure.com/publishsettings. It must be provided, but it can also be sourced from the AZURE_SETTINGS_FILE environment variable.

• subscription_id - (Optional) The subscription ID to use. If not provided the first subscription ID in publish settings file will be used. It can also be sourced from the AZURE_SUBSCRIPTION_ID environment variable.