Configure and experiment with Azure Cloud Shell

  • 8 minutes

In this unit, you'll learn how to experiment with Azure Cloud Shell.

Configure the Cloud Shell

  1. Access the Azure portal.
  2. Select the Cloud Shell icon in the toolbar.
  3. When prompted, select PowerShell as your shell.
  4. In the Getting started pane, select Mount storage account to set up persistent storage, or select No storage account required for an ephemeral session.
  5. If mounting storage: select your subscription from the dropdown, select Apply, then select We'll create a storage account for you and follow the prompts to create a new resource group and storage account.

Experiment with Azure PowerShell

  1. Wait for your storage to be created and your account to be initialized.
  2. At the PowerShell prompt, enter Get-AzSubscription to review your subscriptions.
  3. Enter Get-AzResourceGroup to review resource group information.

Experiment with the Bash shell

  1. Use the drop-down list to switch to the Bash shell and confirm your choice.
  2. At the Bash shell prompt, enter az account list to review your subscriptions. Also, try tab completion.
  3. Enter az resource list to review resource information.

Experiment with the Cloud Editor

  1. To use the Cloud Editor, enter code .. You can also select the Editor button (pencil icon) in the toolbar.
  2. Select a file from the navigation pane; for example, .profile.
  3. On the editor banner, notice the selections for Settings, such as Text Size, Font, and Upload/Download files.
  4. Notice the ellipses (...) for Save, Close Editor, and Open File.
  5. After experimenting, you can close the Cloud Editor.
  6. Close Azure Cloud Shell.