Azure Policy documentation

Azure Policy helps you manage and prevent IT issues with policy definitions that enforce rules and effects for your resources.

About Azure Policy

Overview

• What is Azure Policy?
• Policy effect
• Definition structure
• Scope
• Assignment structure
• Exemption structure

Architecture

• Cloud Adoption Framework (Govern)
• Enterprise-scale landing zones

Get started

Quickstart

• Assign a policy (Azure portal)
• Assign a policy (Azure CLI)
• Assign a policy (Azure PowerShell)
• Assign a policy (REST)
• Assign a policy (ARM template)
• Assign a policy (Bicep)
• Assign a policy (Terraform)

Tutorial

• Create and manage policies
• Use VS Code extension
• Design Azure Policy as Code workflows

Deploy

• Index of policy samples

Author policies

Tutorial

• Create a custom policy
• Manage tag governance

How-To Guide

• Create policy with SDK
• Author policies for arrays
• Export resources

Concept

• Regulatory Compliance
• Azure Policy for Kubernetes
• Azure Machine Configuration

Review & Remediate resources

How-To Guide

• Get compliance data
• Determine causes of non-compliance
• Exempt resources
• Remediate non-compliant resources

Get involved

Get Started

• Microsoft Q&A for Azure Policy
• Azure Governance YouTube channel
• Request product feature
• Tech Community for Azure Governance

Reference

Reference

• Azure CLI
• Azure PowerShell (Policy)
• Azure PowerShell (Policy Insights)
• REST
• Resource Manager templates

Reference (more)

Reference

• Azure SDK for .NET (Assignments)
• Azure SDK for .NET (Policy Definitions)
• Azure SDK for JavaScript (Policy)
• Azure SDK for JavaScript (Policy Insights)
• Azure SDK for Python (Policy)
• Azure SDK for Python (Policy client)
• Azure SDK for Python (Policy Insights)