Add Bicep code linting during continuous integration, Add preflight deployment validation during build or release stages, Add what-if checks, including manual approval steps, Verify the configuration of the deployed environment
Prerequisites
You should be familiar with using:
Bicep, including creating and deploying basic files.
Azure, including the Azure portal, subscriptions, resource groups, and resources.
Basic Git commands, including cloning, committing files, and pushing changes to Azure Repos.
Basic YAML pipelines in Azure Pipelines, including service connections.
To work through the exercises in the module, you’ll need:
An Azure account, with the ability to create resource groups, Microsoft Entra applications, and service principals.
An Azure DevOps organization and account.
You’ll also need the following installed locally:
Visual Studio Code
The Bicep extension for Visual Studio Code
The Azure Pipelines extension for Visual Studio Code
The latest Azure CLI tools or the latest Azure PowerShell version
Git