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Azure

The Azure backend type allows to provision infrastructure and store state and artifacts in an Azure account.

Follow the step-by-step guide below to configure a project with this backend.

1. Create a resource group

First, create a new Azure resource group. All resource created by dstack will belong to this group.

2. Create a storage account

Next, create an Azure storage account in the newly created resource group. dstack will use this storage account to store metadata and artifacts.

NOTE:

Make sure that the storage account is created in the same region where you plan to provision infrastructure.

3. Create an Azure Active Directory app

dstack needs an Azure Active Directory app credentials to authenticate with your Azure account. If the app is Owner of the subscription, dstack will automatically set up all the resources required to run workflows. It will also create a separate managed identity with fine-grained permissions to authenticate with your Azure account when running workflows.

To create new application credentials using the Azure CLI, run:

az ad sp create-for-rbac --name dstack-app --role Owner --scopes /subscriptions/$SUBSCRIPTION_ID --query "{ client_id: appId, client_secret: password, tenant_id: tenant }"

4. Create a project

Now that you have the credentials set up, log in to the Hub, open the Projects page, click Add, and select Azure in the Type field.

It may take up to a minute to set up Azure resource after saving the project settings.

Fields reference

The following fields are required:

  • Tenant ID - (Required) The Azure Tenant ID
  • Client ID - (Required) The Client ID to authenticate dstack
  • Client Secret - (Required) The Client secret to authenticate dstack
  • Subscription ID - (Required) The Azure Subscription ID
  • Location - (Required) The region where dstack will create provision infrastructure and store state and artifacts
  • Storage account - (Required) The Storage account to store state and artifacts (must be in the same region)

5. Configure the CLI

NOTE:

Once you have created the project, feel free to use the CLI code snippet to configure it for use with the created project.

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