lab-prerequisites.md

Prerequisites for labs

• Please ensure that you have access to an active Azure subscription.
• Install Azure CLI (instructions)
  • Log into Azure CLI with your Azure credentials: az login
  • If your organization has MFA enabled, then you'll need to log into the Azure CLI as follows: az login --tenant <your-tenant-id>
  • Set the default azure subscription to use: az account set -s <your-subscription-id>
  • Create a resource group: az group create -g azfunwkrg -l eastus2
  • Set the resource group's name & location as the default: az configure --default group=azfunwkrg location=eastus2 web=mithunshanbhag
  • Set the following environment variables:
    • export myRG=azfunwkrg
    • export myWebApp=mithunshanbhag
  • Ensure all necessary env vars are set by running: env | grep -i "my"
• Install .NET Core 6 SDK (instructions)
• Install VSCode (download) or Visual Studio (download)
• If you're using VSCode, please install the following VSCode Extensions as well:
  • CSharp: download link | code --install-extension ms-dotnettools.csharp
  • Azure Account: download link | code --install-extension ms-vscode.azure-account
  • Azure Tools: download link | code --install-extension ms-vscode.vscode-node-azure-pack
  • ARM (Azure Resource Manager) Tools: download link | code --install-extension msazurermtools.azurerm-vscode-tools
• If you're using VSCode, please install the following tools as well:
  • Azurite Emulator (local storage emulator): download link
• Install Azure CosmosDB Emulator: instructions
• Install Azure Storage Explorer: download link
• Install Azure Functions Core Tools: instructions
• Install JPTerm (instructions)
• For Nuget package publishing:
  • Install the Azure Artifacts Credentials provider: instructions.
  • Run dotnet restore --interactive in your project folder. This will prompt your for credentials and allow you to authenticate.

Note: After each lab, please ensure that you delete the created resources (so as to not accrue costs).