ARM template documentation

Azure Resource Manager templates are JavaScript Object Notation (JSON) files that define the infrastructure and configuration for your project.

About ARM templates

Overview

• What are templates?

Concept

• Best practices
• Frequently asked questions
• Template specs
• Deployment modes
• Linked templates

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Get started

Quickstart

• Create JSON templates - VS Code
• Create JSON templates - portal
• Create & deploy template specs

Tutorial

• Beginner template tutorials

Training

• Deploy with ARM templates

Develop templates

Tutorial

• Advanced templates
• Template specs

How-To Guide

• Use functions
• Define parameters
• Define variables
• Define resources
• Define outputs

Reference

• Template file syntax
• Azure Quickstart templates

Deploy templates

Tutorial

• Deployment

How-To Guide

• PowerShell
• Azure CLI
• Portal
• REST API
• Deploy to Azure button
• Cloud Shell
• What-if deployment

Scoped deployments

How-To Guide

• Resource group
• Subscription
• Management group
• Tenant
• Scoping extension resource
• Template functions across scopes

Explore reference content

Reference

• Template reference
• REST API
• Azure PowerShell
• Azure CLI
• .NET
• Java
• Python

Manage templates

How-To Guide

• Test toolkit
• Export templates
• CI/CD
• View deployment history