Set Up a Storage Account Using an ARM Template

In the previous lessons, we learned how to deploy a storage account through Azure Portal and Azure CLI. This doesn’t take much time, and a storage account is something that can be utilized regularly, so, let’s see another faster approach to create it.

Creating ARM templates can be challenging for beginners. So, we’ll configure our deployment in the Azure Portal and download it. Once downloaded, we can modify it to meet end user needs, and this template can be further reused.

Note: There are two different modes in ARM template deployments: incremental and complete. Both these modes provide additional capabilities.

Demo: Setting up a storage account

1. Navigate over to Azure Portal and log in.

2. On the Azure home page, click the “Create a resource” button. This will open a marketplace. Search for “storage accounts” in the search box or scroll down to find it.

3. Click the “Create” button under the “Storage Account” option. This will open up a form for you to fill out. Select your subscription and an already existing resource group. If you don’t have one, click the “Create new” button and give it any desired name.

4. After that, give the storage account a name, choose a region, and select the tier you want. Once you’re done with this, move through the next sections till you reach the “Review” section. ...