Azure Cloud Shell is an interactive, authenticated, browser-accessible terminal for managing Azure
resources. It provides the flexibility of choosing the shell experience that best suits the way you
work, either Bash or PowerShell.
Cloud Shell runs on a temporary host provided on a per-session, per-user basis. Your Cloud Shell
session times out after 20 minutes without interactive activity. Cloud Shell persists your files in
your $HOME location using a 5-GB file share.
Multiple access points
Cloud Shell is a flexible tool that can be used from:
Microsoft manages Cloud Shell so you don't have to. Cloud Shell comes with popular command-line
tools and language support. Cloud Shell automatically securely authenticates for instant access to
your resources through the Azure CLI or Azure PowerShell cmdlets. See the
list of tools installed in Cloud Shell.
Cloud Shell offers an integrated graphical text editor so you can create and edit files for seamless
deployment through Azure CLI or Azure PowerShell. For more information, see
Using the Azure Cloud Shell editor.
Security and compliance
Encryption at rest
All Cloud Shell infrastructure is compliant with double encryption at rest by default. You don't
have to configure anything.
Shell permissions
Your user account has the permissions of a regular Linux user.
Pricing
Use of the machine hosting Cloud Shell is free. Cloud Shell requires a storage account to host the
mounted Azure Files share. Regular storage costs apply.
In this module, you learn what Azure Cloud Shell does, how it works, and when you should choose to use Azure Cloud Shell as a solution to meet your organization’s needs.
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