Creating an ARM Template
ARM templates are JSON-formatted files that describe your desired Azure infrastructure. To create an ARM template, you can perform the following steps:
- Using a text editor of your choice, begin by creating a blank JSON file and specify the JSON schema to ensure your template follows the expected format. If you do not have a preferred editor, VS Code can be a great choice, which is detailed in the next section. This tool can be hugely beneficial to editing ARM template files. The default schema you can use is https://schema.management.azure.com/schemas/2019-04-01/deploymentTemplate.json#.
- Define the content version of the template. It is typically written in a
1.0.0.0semantic versioning format. This can be left as the default when you are unsure. - Optionally, include input parameters for customizing deployments, such as resource names, locations, or configuration settings. For simplification in the creation process, it is better to create a template...
