Configure and experiment with Azure Cloud Shell

  • 8 minutes

In this unit, you'll learn how to experiment with Azure Cloud Shell.

Configure the Cloud Shell

  1. Access the Azure Portal.
  2. Select the Cloud Shell icon on the banner.
  3. On the Welcome to Azure Cloud Shell page, notice your selections for Bash or PowerShell. Select PowerShell.
  4. The Azure Cloud Shell requires an Azure file share to persist files. If you have time, select Learn more to obtain information about the Cloud Shell storage and the associated pricing.
  5. Select your Subscription, and then select Create Storage.

Experiment with Azure PowerShell

  1. Wait for your storage to be created and your account to be initialized.
  2. At the PowerShell prompt, enter Get-AzSubscription to review your subscriptions.
  3. Enter Get-AzResourceGroup to review resource group information.

Experiment with the Bash shell

  1. Use the drop-down list to switch to the Bash shell and confirm your choice.
  2. At the Bash shell prompt, enter az account list to review your subscriptions. Also, try tab completion.
  3. Enter az resource list to review resource information.

Experiment with the Cloud Editor

  1. To use the Cloud Editor, enter code .. You can also select the curly braces icon.
  2. Select a file from the navigation pane; for example, .profile.
  3. On the editor banner, notice the selections for Settings, such as Text Size, Font, and Upload/Download files.
  4. Notice the ellipses (...) for Save, Close Editor, and Open File.
  5. After experimenting, you can close the Cloud Editor.
  6. Close Azure Cloud Shell.