Get started with Azure Cloud Shell existing sessions

The first time you start Cloud Shell you have the choice to continue with or without storage. This article shows you how to start Cloud Shell using an existing storage account for persistent file storage.

Start Cloud Shell

1. Sign into the Azure portal.

2. Launch Cloud Shell from the top navigation of the Azure portal.

   

3. The first time you start Cloud Shell you're prompted to which shell to use. Select Bash or PowerShell.

   

4. In the Getting started pane, select Mount storage account. Using the dropdown menu, select the subscription you want to use for Cloud Shell, then select the Apply button.

   

5. In the Mount storage account pane, select Select existing storage account. Select the Next button to create a new resource group and storage account.

   

6. In the Select storage account pane, select the storage account you want to use. You have the option of selecting an existing fileshare or creating a new one. Enter the fileshare name then select the Ok button.

   

Set your subscription

1. List subscriptions you have access to.

   Azure CLI

   az account list
   

   Azure PowerShell

   Get-AzSubscription
   

2. Set your preferred subscription:

   Azure CLI

   az account set --subscription 'my-subscription-name'
   

   Azure PowerShell

   Set-AzContext -Subscription <SubscriptionId>
   

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Tip

Your subscription is remembered for future sessions using /home/<user>/.azure/azureProfile.json.

Get a list of Azure commands

Azure CLI

Run the following command to see a list of all Azure CLI commands.

az

Run the following command to get a list of Azure CLI commands that apply to WebApps:

az webapp --help

Azure PowerShell

Run the following command to see a list of all Azure PowerShell cmdlets.

Get-Command -Module Az.*

Under Azure drive, the Get-AzCommand lists context-specific Azure commands.

Run the following commands to get a list the Azure PowerShell commands that apply to WebApps.

cd 'Azure:/My Subscription/WebApps'
Get-AzCommand

Next steps

• Learn about Azure PowerShell
• Learn about Azure CLI
• Learn about persisting files in Cloud Shell
• Learn about Azure Files storage