Deploy using the Azure CLI

Overview

The Azure CLI has an extension to be used for management of F5 NGINX as a Service for Azure (NGINXaaS) deployments whether that be locally or in continuous integration pipelines. This document links you to information around basic NGINXaaS extension usage.

Prerequisites

Install Azure CLI with NGINXaaS extension

Create a deployment

To create an NGINXaaS for Azure resource use the az nginx deployment create command:

az nginx deployment create --deployment-name
                           --resource-group
                           [--auto-upgrade-profile]
                           [--enable-diagnostics {0, 1, f, false, n, no, t, true, y, yes}]
                           [--identity]
                           [--location]
                           [--logging]
                           [--network-profile]
                           [--no-wait {0, 1, f, false, n, no, t, true, y, yes}]
                           [--scaling-properties]
                           [--sku]
                           [--tags]
                           [--user-profile]

Examples

Create a deployment with public IP:

az nginx deployment create --name myDeployment --resource-group \
   myResourceGroup --location eastus2 --sku name="standardv2_Monthly" \
   --network-profile front-end-ip-configuration="{public-ip-addresses:[{id:/subscriptions/mySubscription/resourceGroups/myResourceGroup/providers/Microsoft.Network/publicIPAddresses/myPublicIP}]}" \
   network-interface-configuration="{subnet-id:/subscriptions/mySubscription/resourceGroups/myResourceGroup/providers/Microsoft.Network/virtualNetworks/myVNet/subnets/mySubnet}"

Create a deployment with private IP:

az nginx deployment create --name myDeployment --resource-group \
   myResourceGroup --location eastus2 --sku \
   name="standardv2_Monthly" --network-profile \
   front-end-ip-configuration="{private-ip-addresses:[{private-ip-allocation-method:Static,subnet-id:/subscriptions/mySubscription/resourceGroups/myResourceGroup/providers/Microsoft.Network/virtualNetworks/myVNet/subnets/mySubnet,private-ip-address:10.0.0.2}]}" \
   network-interface-configuration="{subnet-id:/subscriptions/mySubscription/resourceGroups/myResourceGroup/providers/Microsoft.Network/virtualNetworks/myVNet/subnets/mySubnet}"

az nginx deployment create --name myDeployment --resource-group \
   myResourceGroup --location eastus2 --sku \
   name="standardv2_Monthly" --network-profile \
   front-end-ip-configuration="{private-ip-addresses:[{private-ip-allocation-method:Dynamic,subnet-id:/subscriptions/mySubscription/resourceGroups/myResourceGroup/providers/Microsoft.Network/virtualNetworks/myVNet/subnets/mySubnet,private-ip-address:10.0.0.2}]}" \
   network-interface-configuration="{subnet-id:/subscriptions/mySubscription/resourceGroups/myResourceGroup/providers/Microsoft.Network/virtualNetworks/myVNet/subnets/mySubnet}"

Create a deployment with managed identity, storage account and scaling:

az nginx deployment create --deployment-name myDeployment --resource-group \
   myResourceGroup --location eastus2 --sku name=standardv2_Monthly \
   --network-profile \
   network-interface-configuration='{subnet-id:/subscriptions/subscriptionId/resourcegroups/myResourceGroup/providers/Microsoft.Network/virtualNetworks/vnet-azclitest/subnets/mySubnet}' \
   front-end-ip-configuration='{public-ip-addresses:[{id:/subscriptions/subscriptionId/resourceGroups/myResourceGroup/providers/Microsoft.Network/publicIPAddresses/myPublicIP}]}' \
   --identity '{"type":"UserAssigned","userAssignedIdentities":{"/subscriptions/subscriptionId/resourcegroups/myResourceGroup/providers/Microsoft.ManagedIdentity/userAssignedIdentities/myManagedIdentity":{}}}' \
   --logging storage-account='{"account-name":"myStorageAccount","container-name":"myContainer"}' \
   --scaling-properties capacity=10

See the Azure CLI Deployment Create Documentation for more details on the required and optional parameters.

Update a deployment

To update an NGINXaaS for Azure resource use the az nginx deployment update command:

az nginx deployment update [--add]
                           [--auto-upgrade-profile]
                           [--deployment-name]
                           [--enable-diagnostics {0, 1, f, false, n, no, t, true, y, yes}]
                           [--force-string {0, 1, f, false, n, no, t, true, y, yes}]
                           [--identity]
                           [--ids]
                           [--location]
                           [--logging]
                           [--network-profile]
                           [--no-wait {0, 1, f, false, n, no, t, true, y, yes}]
                           [--remove]
                           [--resource-group]
                           [--scaling-properties]
                           [--set]
                           [--sku]
                           [--subscription]
                           [--tags]
                           [--user-profile]

Example

Update tags and enable diagnostics support for a deployment:

az nginx deployment update --name myDeployment --resource-group \
myResourceGroup --location eastus2 --tags tag1="value1" \
tag2="value2" --enable-diagnostics

See the Azure CLI Deployment Update Documentation for more details on the required and optional parameters.

Delete a deployment

Use the az nginx deployment delete command to delete an NGINXaaS for Azure resource:

az nginx deployment delete [--deployment-name]
                           [--ids]
                           [--no-wait {0, 1, f, false, n, no, t, true, y, yes}]
                           [--resource-group]
                           [--subscription]
                           [--yes]

Example

Delete a deployment:

az nginx deployment delete --name myDeployment \
   --resource-group myResourceGroup

See the Azure CLI Deployment Delete Documentation for more details on the required and optional parameters.

Additional resources

Last modified April 1, 2025