Create servers with flic button in azure

A guide to build servers and databases with Azure Devops & flic button.

Today we will build a server and databases using :

• Azure Devops

• ARM Templates

• A Flic Button

If you don't own a Flic Button, you can purchase one here.

Before we begin, if you're looking for a quick summary and overview on Azure Devops Pipelines (or found this page early and would like to get a headstart), I recommend starting here with the documentation, or taking 4 minutes to read in more detail how to create your first devops pipeline , so you have some context on how to use pipelines.

Let Us Begin!

Today we will trigger a azure devops pipelines using a Flic button. We will start by creating a release pipelines using azure devops. Then we will create a flic account, create flic actions to trigger release pipeline

Here's a diagram of what we'll be doing:

Create Azure Devops Account !

1. Browse to the Azure DevOps site at http://dev.azure.com

2. If you do not already have an account, click Get started for free

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4. Authenticate with a Microsoft account.

Create Demo Project

1. Choose a name for your Project name. For the purposes of this scenario, we will use “FlicDemo” Choose Git for the source code and then click Create.

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3. Once the Project is created, click on the Repo menu option in the left side navigation

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5. On the Repo -> File page for the FlicDemo repository, scroll down to the bottom of the page, then click on the Initialize button to get the “master” branch created.

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7. Click on the Clone link in the upper-right

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9. Copy the HTTPS URL for the Git repository for use in the following step

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11. When prompted, login with your Microsoft Account for your Azure DevOps Account

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Author ARM Templates

1. Open Visual Studio and create a new project of the type Cloud – Azure Resource Group. Name the new project “FlicDemo.AzureResourceTemplate” and save it to C:\Repo. Also, make sure that both check boxes are checked on the lower right, as in the screen shot below. When finished, click OK.

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3. On the next window, click Blank Template, and click OK.

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5. In the Solution Explorer window, open the azuredeploy.json file by double-clicking it.

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7. Then, probably on the left side of the Visual Studio window, open the window called JSON Outline. It will look like this screen shot.

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9. Save your Files

Add Azure SQL Database and server to the template

1. Right-click on the resources item in the JSON Outline and click Add New Resource.

2. Select SQL Server and give it a name like “flicdemo”, then click Add.

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4. Now that the SQL Server has been created as a resource, right-click that SQL Server resource and choose Add New Resource so that you can add a database.

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6. Choose SQL Database, and call it “flicdemodatabase.” Make sure that your server is selected in the drop-down list below, and click Add.

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Create your First CI&CD Pipelines

Lets Trigger a pipeline using Flic Button