Amazon Web Services and Microsoft Azure have a CLI tool that developers can use to access as well as manage their various cloud services and solutions.
Download AWS CLI: https://awscli.amazonaws.com/AWSCLIV2.msi
Download AZURE CLI: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/cli/azure/install-azure-cli
For Complete Walkthrough: https://devopsden.io/article/how-to-install-aws-cli
Prerequisites for AWS and Azure CLI Prerequisite AWS CLI Azure CLI Account AWS account Azure account Access Keys/Subscription AWS Access Keys Azure subscription Operating System Windows, macOS, Linux Windows, macOS, Linux Python Required for AWS CLI v1 (Python 2.6.5+ or 3.3+) Optional (bundled Python version available) Installation Package managers (pip, Homebrew), direct download Package managers (pip, Homebrew), installation scripts Permissions Necessary IAM permissions Necessary account permissions
Useful Azure CLI Commands Manage Resource Groups and Template Deployments Command Description az group createCreate a new resource group. az group deleteDelete a resource group. az group deploymentManage Azure Resource Manager deployments. az group deployment cancelCancel a currently running template deployment. az group deployment createStart a deployment. az group deployment deleteDelete a deployment.
Authentication Command Description az loginLog in to Azure. az logoutLog out of Azure.
Account Management Command Description az account showDisplay the details of the current subscription.
Virtual Machines Command Description az vm createCreate a new virtual machine. az vm deleteDelete a virtual machine. az vm startStart a stopped virtual machine. az vm stopStop a running virtual machine. az vm listList all virtual machines in a subscription. az vm showShow details of a specific virtual machine.
Storage Accounts Command Description az storage account createCreate a new storage account. az storage account deleteDelete a storage account. az storage account listList all storage accounts in a subscription.
Networking Command Description az network vnet createCreate a virtual network. az network vnet deleteDelete a virtual network. az network vnet listList virtual networks. az network nsg createCreate a network security group. az network nsg deleteDelete a network security group. az network nsg listList network security groups.
Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS) Command Description az aks createCreate a new Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS) cluster. az aks deleteDelete an Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS) cluster. az aks listList Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS) clusters. az aks get-credentialsGet access credentials for an AKS cluster.
Azure SQL Database Command Description az sql server createCreate a new SQL server. az sql server deleteDelete a SQL server. az sql server listList SQL servers. az sql db createCreate a new SQL database. az sql db deleteDelete a SQL database. az sql db listList SQL databases.
Azure App Services Command Description az webapp createCreate a new web app. az webapp deleteDelete a web app. az webapp listList web apps. az webapp startStart a web app. az webapp stopStop a web app.
Monitoring and Management Command Description az monitor metrics listList the metric values for a resource. az monitor alert createCreate a new alert rule. az monitor alert deleteDelete an alert rule.
Useful AWS CLI Commands Authentication Command Description aws configureConfigure AWS CLI with your credentials and settings. aws sts get-caller-identityGet details about the IAM user or role whose credentials are used to call the API.
Account Management Command Description aws iam list-usersList all IAM users in the account. aws iam create-userCreate a new IAM user. aws iam delete-userDelete an IAM user.
S3 (Simple Storage Service) Command Description aws s3 lsList all S3 buckets. aws s3 mb s3://<bucket-name>Create a new S3 bucket. aws s3 rb s3://<bucket-name>Delete an S3 bucket. aws s3 cp <source> <destination>Copy files to and from S3 buckets. aws s3 sync <source> <destination>Sync files and directories to and from S3 buckets.
EC2 (Elastic Compute Cloud) Command Description aws ec2 describe-instancesList all EC2 instances. aws ec2 start-instances --instance-ids <instance-id>Start an EC2 instance. aws ec2 stop-instances --instance-ids <instance-id>Stop an EC2 instance. aws ec2 terminate-instances --instance-ids <instance-id>Terminate an EC2 instance. aws ec2 create-key-pair --key-name <key-name>Create a new key pair.
RDS (Relational Database Service) Command Description aws rds describe-db-instancesList all RDS instances. aws rds create-db-instanceCreate a new RDS instance. aws rds delete-db-instance --db-instance-identifier <db-instance-id>Delete an RDS instance. aws rds start-db-instance --db-instance-identifier <db-instance-id>Start an RDS instance. aws rds stop-db-instance --db-instance-identifier <db-instance-id>Stop an RDS instance.
IAM (Identity and Access Management) Command Description aws iam list-usersList all IAM users. aws iam create-user --user-name <user-name>Create a new IAM user. aws iam delete-user --user-name <user-name>Delete an IAM user. aws iam list-rolesList all IAM roles. aws iam create-roleCreate a new IAM role. aws iam delete-role --role-name <role-name>Delete an IAM role.
Lambda Command Description aws lambda list-functionsList all Lambda functions. aws lambda create-functionCreate a new Lambda function. aws lambda delete-function --function-name <function-name>Delete a Lambda function.
CloudFormation Command Description aws cloudformation create-stack --stack-name <stack-name> --template-body <template-body>Create a new stack. aws cloudformation delete-stack --stack-name <stack-name>Delete a stack. aws cloudformation describe-stacksList all stacks.
SQS (Simple Queue Service) Command Description aws sqs create-queue --queue-name <queue-name>Create a new SQS queue. aws sqs delete-queue --queue-url <queue-url>Delete an SQS queue. aws sqs list-queuesList all SQS queues.
SNS (Simple Notification Service) Command Description aws sns create-topic --name <topic-name>Create a new SNS topic. aws sns delete-topic --topic-arn <topic-arn>Delete an SNS topic. aws sns list-topicsList all SNS topics.
CloudWatch Command Description aws cloudwatch list-metricsList CloudWatch metrics. aws cloudwatch put-metric-alarmCreate or update an alarm and associate it with the specified metric. aws cloudwatch delete-alarms --alarm-names <alarm-names>Delete specified alarms.
Automate common tasks using Azure and AWS CLI commands Task Azure CLI AWS CLI Create VM azure vm create --resource-group myResourceGroup --name myVM --image UbuntuLTS --admin-username azureuseraws ec2 run-instances --image-id ami-0abcdef1234567890 --count 1 --instance-type t2.micro --key-name MyKeyPairList Resources azure resource list --resource-group myResourceGroupaws resourcegroupstaggingapi get-resourcesUpload to Storage azure storage blob upload --container-name mycontainer --file myfile.txt --name myfile.txtaws s3 cp myfile.txt s3://mybucket/myfile.txtMonitor Logs azure monitor activity-log list --resource-group myResourceGroupaws logs filter-log-events --log-group-name my-log-groupDelete Resource azure resource delete --resource-group myResourceGroup --name myResourceaws ec2 terminate-instances --instance-ids i-1234567890abcdef0
Sample Scripts Azure Script to Create and List VMs: #!/bin/bash
# Create a VM
az vm create \
--resource-group myResourceGroup \
--name myVM \
--image UbuntuLTS \
--admin-username azureuser
# List all VMs
az vm list --output tableAWS Script to Create and List EC2 Instances: #!/bin/bash
# Create an EC2 instance
aws ec2 run-instances \
--image-id ami-0abcdef1234567890 \
--count 1 \
--instance-type t2.micro \
--key-name MyKeyPair
# List all EC2 instances
aws ec2 describe-instances --output tableCommon Issues with Microsoft Azure and AWS CLI Commands Issue Azure CLI Resolution AWS CLI Resolution Authentication Errors Ensure az login is successful and check az account show Verify aws configure settings and IAM permissions Command Not Found Ensure Azure CLI is installed and the path is set correctly Confirm AWS CLI installation and check the PATH environment variable Insufficient Permissions Check role assignments and access policies with az role assignment list Review IAM policies and roles using aws iam list-roles Network Issues Verify network connectivity and configure proxies if needed Check VPC, security groups, and internet connectivity Rate Limits Implement retry logic in scripts and check Azure subscription limits Use exponential backoff in scripts and monitor AWS service limits Resource Not Found Double-check resource names and IDs; use az resource list Verify resource IDs and names; use aws resourcegroupstaggingapi get-resources Invalid Parameters Refer to Azure CLI documentation for correct parameters Use AWS CLI help (aws <command> help) for correct syntax Timeouts Increase timeout settings with --timeout option in commands Adjust timeout settings in AWS CLI configuration
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