azure-deployment-environments

# Azure Deployment Environments Skill This skill provides expert guidance for Azure Deployment Environments. Covers troubleshooting, best practices, decision making, architecture & design patterns, limits & quotas, security, configuration, integrations & coding patterns, and deployment. It combines local quick-reference content with remote documentation fetching capabilities. ## How to Use This Skill > **IMPORTANT for Agent**: Use the **Category Index** below to locate relevant sections. For categories with line ranges (e.g., `L35-L120`), use `read_file` with the specified lines. For categories with file links (e.g., `[security.md](security.md)`), use `read_file` on the linked reference file > **IMPORTANT for Agent**: If `metadata.generated_at` is more than 3 months old, suggest the user pull the latest version from the repository. If `mcp_microsoftdocs` tools are not available, suggest the user install it: [Installation Guide](https://github.com/MicrosoftDocs/mcp/blob/main/README.md) This skill requires **network access** to fetch documentation content: - **Preferred**: Use `mcp_microsoftdocs:microsoft_docs_fetch` with query string `from=learn-agent-skill`. Returns Markdown. - **Fallback**: Use `fetch_webpage` with query string `from=learn-agent-skill&accept=text/markdown`. Returns Markdown. ## Category Index | Category | Lines | Description | |----------|-------|-------------| | Troubleshooting | L37-L41 | Diagnosing and resolving custom image deployment failures in Azure Deployment Environments, including common error patterns, logs to inspect, and remediation steps. | | Best Practices | L42-L46 | Guidance on organizing and structuring Azure Deployment Environments catalogs, including repo layout, template grouping, naming, and governance for scalable, maintainable catalogs. | | Decision Making | L47-L51 | Guidance on planning, executing, and managing the retirement or replacement of Azure Deployment Environments, including migration and decommissioning considerations. | | Architecture & Design Patterns | L52-L56 | Guidance on designing resilient, scalable Azure Deployment Environments architectures, including fault tolerance, high availability, redundancy, and best practices for robust environment design. | | Limits & Quotas | L57-L61 | Requesting and managing quota increases for Azure Deployment Environments resource limits, including how to handle capacity constraints and raise support requests. | | Security | L62-L69 | RBAC and identity setup for Deployment Environments: planning and assigning roles, configuring managed identities, and authenticating to the REST APIs. | | Configuration | L70-L82 | Defining environment.yaml, configuring dev centers/projects, catalogs, environment types, CLI/ARM setup, auto-deletion, and ADE CLI env vars for Azure Deployment Environments. | | Integrations & Coding Patterns | L83-L89 | Using Azure Developer CLI and ADE CLI to create environments, build custom container images, and manage custom image workflows for Azure Deployment Environments | | Deployment | L90-L93 | Using Azure Deployment Environments with CI/CD tools (Azure Pipelines, GitHub Actions) to automate environment creation, updates, and deployments from templates. | ### Troubleshooting | Topic | URL | |-------|-----| | Diagnose custom image deployment failures in Azure Deployment Environments | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/deployment-environments/troubleshoot-custom-image-logs-errors | ### Best Practices | Topic | URL | |-------|-----| | Structure Azure Deployment Environments catalogs efficiently | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/deployment-environments/best-practice-catalog-structure | ### Decision Making | Topic | URL | |-------|-----| | Plan retirement and replacement for Azure Deployment Environments | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/deployment-environments/deployment-environments-retirement-guide | ### Architecture & Design Patterns | Topic | URL | |-------|-----| | Design resilient Azure Deployment Environments architectures | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/deployment-environments/concept-reliability-deployment-environments | ### Limits & Quotas | Topic | URL | |-------|-----| | Request quota increases for ADE resource limits | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/deployment-environments/how-to-request-quota-increase | ### Security | Topic | URL | |-------|-----| | Plan Azure RBAC roles for Deployment Environments | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/deployment-environments/concept-deployment-environments-role-based-access-control | | Authenticate to Azure Deployment Environments REST APIs | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/deployment-environments/how-to-authenticate | | Configure managed identity for Azure Deployment Environments dev center | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/deployment-environments/how-to-configure-managed-identity | | Assign RBAC roles for Azure Deployment Environments access | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/deployment-environments/how-to-manage-deployment-environments-access | ### Configuration | Topic | URL | |-------|-----| | Define Azure Deployment Environments with environment.yaml schema | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/deployment-environments/concept-environment-yaml | | Configure Git-based catalogs for Azure Deployment Environments | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/deployment-environments/how-to-configure-catalog | | Configure dev center environment types in Azure Deployment Environments | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/deployment-environments/how-to-configure-devcenter-environment-types | | Configure project-level environment types in Azure Deployment Environments | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/deployment-environments/how-to-configure-project-environment-types | | Install and use the devcenter Azure CLI extension | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/deployment-environments/how-to-install-devcenter-cli-extension | | Configure automatic deletion for ADE environments | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/deployment-environments/how-to-schedule-environment-deletion | | Configure dev centers and catalogs for Azure Deployment Environments | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/deployment-environments/quickstart-create-and-configure-devcenter | | Provision dev centers and projects with ARM templates | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/deployment-environments/quickstart-create-dev-center-project-azure-resource-manager | | Reference ADE CLI environment variables for custom images | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/deployment-environments/reference-deployment-environment-variables | ### Integrations & Coding Patterns | Topic | URL | |-------|-----| | Create ADE environments using Azure Developer CLI | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/deployment-environments/how-to-configure-azure-developer-cli-deployment-environments | | Use custom container images with Azure Deployment Environments | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/deployment-environments/how-to-configure-extensibility-model-custom-image | | Use ADE CLI commands for custom image workflows | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/deployment-environments/reference-deployment-environment-cli | ### Deployment | Topic | URL | |-------|-----| | Integrate ADE with Azure Pipelines for CI/CD | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/deployment-environments/tutorial-deploy-environments-in-cicd-azure-devops |