Azure Fundamentals (AZ-900)

Last Updated: 12/15/2022

Create a Linux virtual machine and install Nginx

Tools

  • You could use the Azure portal, the Azure CLI, Azure PowerShell, or an Azure Resource Manager (ARM) template to create VM

Steps

  • From Cloud Shell, run the following az vm create command to create a Linux VM:
    az vm create \
      --resource-group learn-ffdd40cf-ba09-42a6-adb6-964309d8927f \
      --name my-vm \
      --image UbuntuLTS \
      --admin-username azureuser \
      --generate-ssh-keys
  • Run the following az vm extension set command to configure Nginx on your VM:
    az vm extension set \
      --resource-group learn-ffdd40cf-ba09-42a6-adb6-964309d8927f \
      --vm-name my-vm \
      --name customScript \
      --publisher Microsoft.Azure.Extensions \
      --version 2.1 \
      --settings '{"fileUris":["https://raw.githubusercontent.com/MicrosoftDocs/mslearn-welcome-to-azure/master/configure-nginx.sh"]}' \
      --protected-settings '{"commandToExecute": "./configure-nginx.sh"}'
  • This command uses the Custom Script Extension to run a Bash script on your VM. The script is stored on GitHub.
#!/bin/bash

# Update apt cache.
sudo apt-get update

# Install Nginx.
sudo apt-get install -y nginx

# Set the home page.
echo "<html><body><h2>Welcome to Azure! My name is $(hostname).</h2></body></html>" | sudo tee -a /var/www/html/index.html
  • Runs apt-get update to download the latest package information from the internet. This step helps ensure that the next command can locate the latest version of the Nginx package.
  • Installs Nginx.
  • Sets the home page, /var/www/html/index.html, to print a welcome message that includes your VM's host name.
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