armaanmcleod / azurevmcreate

Powershell script that creates Azure virtual machines.

Azure Virtual Machine Powershell Script

Automates Azure virtual machine creation with Powershell. Make sure you have a subscription and Azure account set up before following the below steps.

Installation

1. Make sure you have Git installed.
2. Clone repository with git clone https://github.com/OpticGenius/AzureVMCreate.git
3. Install Azure PowerShell module

Configuration

Create a config.json file in the same folder as the vmcreate.ps1 script, and follow the format below:

{
    "resourceGroup": "beijing",
    "location": "East Asia",
    "virtualNetworkName": "myVirtualNetwork",
    "subnetName": "mySubnet",
    "networkSecurityGroupName": "myNetworkSecurityGroup",
    "networkSecurityGroupRuleRDPName": "myNetworkSecurityGroupRuleRDP",
    "vms": [
        {
            "name": "server1",
            "size": "Standard_D1",
            "publisherName": "MicrosoftWindowsServer",
            "offer": "WindowsServer",
            "skus": "2016-Datacenter",
            "networkInterfaceName": "myNetworkInterface1"
        },
        {
            "name": "server2",
            "size": "Standard_D1",
            "publisherName": "MicrosoftWindowsServer",
            "offer": "WindowsServer",
            "skus": "2019-Datacenter",
            "networkInterfaceName": "myNetworkInterface2"
        }
    ]
}

The above is an example of creating two Windows Servers with resource group beijing located in East Asia.

You can have a look at the Windows Virtual Machines Documentation to customize your virtual machines to your liking.

Running Script

Run vmcreate.ps1 inside your direcory

PS PATH> .\vmcreate.ps1 

Where PATH is your local path to the cloned repo.

Observe your azure portal and wait for your virtual machines to get created.