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layout: "azure"
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page_title: "Provider: Azure"
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sidebar_current: "docs-azure-index"
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description: |-
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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.
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# Azure Provider
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The Azure provider is used to interact with the many resources supported
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by Azure. The provider needs to be configured with a [publish settings
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file](https://manage.windowsazure.com/publishsettings) and optionally a
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subscription ID before it can be used.
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Use the navigation to the left to read about the available resources.
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## Example Usage
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```
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# Configure the Azure Provider
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provider "azure" {
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settings_file = "${var.azure_settings_file}"
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}
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# Create a web server
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resource "azure_instance" "web" {
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...
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}
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```
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## Argument Reference
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The following arguments are supported:
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* `settings_file` - (Optional) The path to a publish settings file used to
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authenticate with the Azure API. You can download the settings file here:
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https://manage.windowsazure.com/publishsettings. You must either provide
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(or source from the `AZURE_SETTINGS_FILE` environment variable) a settings
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file or both a `subscription_id` and `certificate`.
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* `subscription_id` - (Optional) The subscription ID to use. If a
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`settings_file` is not provided `subscription_id` is required. It can also
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be sourced from the `AZURE_SUBSCRIPTION_ID` environment variable.
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* `certificate` - (Optional) The certificate used to authenticate with the
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Azure API. If a `settings_file` is not provided `certificate` is required.
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It can also be sourced from the `AZURE_CERTIFICATE` environment variable.
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## Testing:
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The following environment variables must be set for the running of the
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acceptance test suite:
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* A valid combination of the above which are required for authentification.
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* `AZURE_STORAGE` - The name of a storage account to be used in tests which
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require a storage backend. The storage account needs to be located in
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the Western US Azure region.
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