Azure CLI

F5 NGINX as a Service for Azure (NGINXaaS) deployments can be managed using the Azure CLI. This document outlines how to install the CLI tool including the NGINX extension.

Prerequisites

• Install Azure CLI version 2.67.0 or greater: Azure CLI Installation)
• Log into your Azure account through the CLI: Azure CLI Authentication.

Install NGINXaaS extension

In order to install and manage your NGINXaaaS deployments using the Azure CLI, you will need to install the nginx extension:

        az extension add --name nginx --allow-preview true
    

az extension add --name nginx --allow-preview true

Update NGINXaaS extension

Ensure you are running the latest version of the nginx CLI extension to take advantage of the latest capabilities available on your NGINXaaS deployments:

        az extension update --name nginx --allow-preview true
    

az extension update --name nginx --allow-preview true