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     3  page_title: "Provider: Azure"
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     6    The Azure provider is used to interact with the many resources supported by Azure. The provider needs to be configured with a publish settings file and optionally a subscription ID before it can be used.
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     8  
     9  # Azure Provider
    10  
    11  The Azure provider is used to interact with the many resources supported
    12  by Azure. The provider needs to be configured with a [publish settings
    13  file](https://manage.windowsazure.com/publishsettings) and optionally a
    14  subscription ID before it can be used.
    15  
    16  Use the navigation to the left to read about the available resources.
    17  
    18  ## Example Usage
    19  
    20  ```
    21  # Configure the Azure Provider
    22  provider "azure" {
    23      settings_file = "${var.azure_settings_file}"
    24  }
    25  
    26  # Create a web server
    27  resource "azure_instance" "web" {
    28      ...
    29  }
    30  ```
    31  
    32  ## Argument Reference
    33  
    34  The following arguments are supported:
    35  
    36  * `settings_file` - (Optional) The path to a publish settings file used to
    37    authenticate with the Azure API. You can download the settings file here:
    38    https://manage.windowsazure.com/publishsettings. You must either provide
    39    (or source from the `AZURE_SETTINGS_FILE` environment variable) a settings
    40    file or both a `subscription_id` and `certificate`.
    41  
    42  * `subscription_id` - (Optional) The subscription ID to use. If a
    43    `settings_file` is not provided `subscription_id` is required. It can also
    44    be sourced from the `AZURE_SUBSCRIPTION_ID` environment variable.
    45  
    46  * `certificate` - (Optional) The certificate used to authenticate with the
    47    Azure API. If a `settings_file` is not provided `certificate` is required.
    48    It can also be sourced from the `AZURE_CERTIFICATE` environment variable.
    49  
    50  ## Testing:
    51  
    52  The following environment variables must be set for the running of the
    53  acceptance test suite:
    54  
    55  * A valid combination of the above which are required for authentification.
    56  
    57  * `AZURE_STORAGE` - The name of a storage account to be used in tests which
    58    require a storage backend. The storage account needs to be located in
    59    the Western US Azure region.