Create a VM with NGINX

This script creates an Azure Virtual Machine and uses the Azure Virtual Machine Custom Script Extension to install NGINX. After running the script, you can access a demo website on the public IP address of the virtual machine.

To run this sample, install the latest version of the Azure CLI. To start, run az login to create a connection with Azure.

Samples for the Azure CLI are written for the bash shell. To run this sample in Windows PowerShell or Command Prompt, you may need to change elements of the script.

If you don't have an Azure subscription, create an Azure free account before you begin.

Custom Script Extension

The custom script extension copies this script onto the virtual machine. The script is then run to install and configure an NGINX web server.

#!/bin/bash

# update package source
apt-get -y update

# install NGINX
apt-get -y install nginx

Clean up deployment

Run the following command to remove the resource group, VM, and all related resources.

az group delete --name myResourceGroup

Script explanation

This script uses the following commands to create a resource group, virtual machine, and all related resources. Each command in the table links to command specific documentation.

Command	Notes
az group create	Creates a resource group in which all resources are stored.
az vm create	Creates the virtual machine. This command also specifies the virtual machine image to be used, and administrative credentials.
az vm open-port	Creates a network security group rule to allow inbound traffic. In this sample, port 80 is opened for HTTP traffic.
azure vm extension set	Adds and runs a virtual machine extension to a VM. In this sample, the custom script extension is used to install NGINX.
az group delete	Deletes a resource group including all nested resources.

Next steps

For more information on the Azure CLI, see Azure CLI documentation.

Additional virtual machine CLI script samples can be found in the Azure Linux VM documentation.