Create a function app in a Premium plan - Azure CLI

This Azure Functions sample script creates a function app, which is a container for your functions. The function app that is created uses a scalable Premium plan.

If you don't have an Azure subscription, create a trial account before you begin.

Prerequisites

You can use the local Azure CLI.

• If you prefer, install the Azure CLI to run CLI reference commands.

• Local Azure CLI, see how to install the Azure CLI. If you're running on Windows or macOS, consider running Azure CLI in a Docker container. For more information, see How to run the Azure CLI in a Docker container.

  • Sign in to the Azure CLI by using the az login command. To finish the authentication process, follow the steps displayed in your terminal. For other sign-in options, see Sign in with the Azure CLI.

  • When you're prompted, install the Azure CLI extension on first use. For more information about extensions, see Use extensions with the Azure CLI.

  • Run az version to find the version and dependent libraries that are installed. To upgrade to the latest version, run az upgrade.

Sample script

Run the script

#!/bin/bash

# <FullScript>
# Function app and storage account names must be unique.

# Variable block
let "randomIdentifier=$RANDOM*$RANDOM"
location="chinanorth2"
resourceGroup="msdocs-azure-functions-rg-$randomIdentifier"
tag="create-function-app-premium-plan"
storage="msdocsaccount$randomIdentifier"
premiumPlan="msdocs-premium-plan-$randomIdentifier"
functionApp="msdocs-function-$randomIdentifier"
skuStorage="Standard_LRS"
skuPlan="EP1" # Allowed values: Standard_LRS, Standard_GRS, Standard_RAGRS, Standard_ZRS, Premium_LRS, Premium_ZRS, Standard_GZRS, Standard_RAGZRS
functionsVersion="4"

# Create a resource group
echo "Creating $resourceGroup in "$location"..."
az group create --name $resourceGroup --location "$location" --tags $tag

# Create an Azure storage account in the resource group.
echo "Creating $storage"
az storage account create --name $storage --location "$location" --resource-group $resourceGroup --sku $skuStorage

# Create a Premium plan
echo "Creating $premiumPlan"
az functionapp plan create --name $premiumPlan --resource-group $resourceGroup --location "$location" --sku $skuPlan

# Create a Function App
echo "Creating $functionApp"
az functionapp create --name $functionApp --storage-account $storage --plan $premiumPlan --resource-group $resourceGroup --functions-version $functionsVersion
# </FullScript>

# echo "Deleting all resources"
# az group delete --name $resourceGroup -y

Clean up resources

Use the following command to remove the resource group and all resources associated with it using the az group delete command - unless you have an ongoing need for these resources. Some of these resources may take a while to create, as well as to delete.

az group delete --name $resourceGroup

Sample reference

Each command in the table links to command specific documentation. This script uses the following commands:

Command	Notes
az group create	Creates a resource group in which all resources are stored.
az storage account create	Creates an Azure Storage account.
az functionapp plan create	Creates a Premium plan in a specific SKU.
az functionapp create	Creates a function app in the App Service plan.

Next steps

For more information on the Azure CLI, see Azure CLI documentation.

Additional Azure Functions CLI script samples can be found in the Azure Functions documentation.