AWESOME Azure Bicep 💪
A curated list of AWESOME blogs, videos, tips-and-tricks, codes, tools, and scripts. Hand-picked tips and tricks to help you learn Azure Bicep and get you ready to start deploying Azure resources to your favorite environment(s).
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Table Of Contents
Official
Links below are from official Microsoft sources, websites, and channels.
Microsoft Learn
- Option 1: Deploy Azure resources by using Bicep and Azure Pipelines
- Option 2: Deploy Azure resources by using Bicep and GitHub Actions
- Part 1: Fundamentals of Bicep
- Part 2: Intermediate Bicep
- Part 3: Advanced Bicep
Official Docs
- Add linter settings in the Bicep config file
- Best practices for Bicep
- Bicep documentation
- Bicep file structure and syntax
- Configure your Bicep environment
- Comparing JSON and Bicep for templates
- Create private registry for Bicep modules
- Deploy Bicep files from Azure Cloud Shell
- Deploy resources with Bicep and Azure PowerShell
- Frequently asked questions for Bicep
- How to deploy resources with Bicep and Azure CLI
- Install Bicep tools
- Migrate to Bicep
- Official Azure Bicep Releases
- Project Bicep - an ARM DSL
- Publish Bicep modules to private module registry
- Quickstart: Intro to Bicep with Web App and DB
- Set scope for extension resources in Bicep
- Understand the structure and syntax of Bicep files
- What is Bicep?
Official Videos
- ALZ IaC Accelerator: Deploy Azure Landing Zone with IaC
- Beyond the Basics - Growing into a Bicep Power user via Modules, Debugging & AI-Assisted IaC
- Best practices for Infrastructure as Code CI / CD on Azure
- Bicep Community Calls & Azure Deployment & Governance Channel
- Build 2025 - Optimize Your Infrastructure as Code: Build Once, Deploy Anywhere
- Building Secure, Well‑Architected Azure Workloads with Azure Verified Modules and GitHub Copilot
- Deployment Stacks: Getting Started
- How to use Azure Bicep for developing ARM templates | Azure Tips and Tricks
- Learn everything about the next generation of ARM Templates
- Learn Live - Build your first Bicep template
- Level up your skills with Bicep!
Announcements and Articles
- Announcing GA of Bicep templates support for Microsoft Entra ID resources
- Azure Pipelines for Bicep Tasks
- Comparing JSON and Bicep for templates
- Decompiling ARM template JSON to Bicep
Official Repositories
- AKS Bicep Accelerator
- Azure Landing Zones (ALZ) - Bicep
- Azure Spring Apps Reference Architecture - Bicep template
- Azure Verified Modules (AVM)
- Bicep Authoring Devcontainer
- Bicep Registry Modules
- Bicep samples for documentation
- Bicep Testing Framework (BenchPress)
- Bicep type definitions for ARM resources
- Common Azure Resource Modules Library (CARML)
- Microsoft Graph Bicep extension (public preview)
- Project Bicep - an ARM DSL
- PSRule for Azure - A suite of rules to test Azure resources and Infrastructure as Code (IaC) using PSRule, including Bicep syntax
- Template Best Practice Analyzer (BPA)
- Trainer-Demo-Deploy Catalog
Community
Links below are from community sources, websites, and channels.
Community Videos
- ARM (and Bicep) Template Masterclass
- Azure Bicep: Get Up and Running
- Azure Spring Clean 2022 - Bicep Registry
- Bicep for Real
- Bicep vs Terraform - A fair and balanced comparison
- Build your first Azure Bicep Template
- Building Infrastructure as Code (IaC) with Azure Bicep: Part 1
- Building Infrastructure-as-Code (IaC) with Azure Bicep: Part 2
- Combining the power of Azure Verified Modules and private modules in a hybrid setup
- Day 5 - Data Types in Azure Bicep
- Day 9 - Master Functions & Operators in Azure Bicep
- Day 15 - Deploying a solution in Azure using Bicep to investigate Network Anomalies by Dave Rendon
- Day 15 - Let's flex our Biceps to help Santa by Marco Obinu
- Day 16 - Twelve features of Bicep – Christmas edition with Esther Barthel and Freek Berson
- Day 24 - Arm your Bicep with D(i)SC - how to make your life easier while building new environments - 2021
- Deployment Stacks Deep Dive - John Savill
- Embrace Infrastructure as Code Right Now With Azure Bicep - Nashville Azure Users Group - Feb 18, 2022
- EP7: Getting Started with Azure Bicep - Tutorial
- From Code to Cloud: CI/CD Workflows for Bicep That Scale - Infrastructure as Code User Group Oslo - Jul 2, 2025
- Getting Started with Azure Bicep
- Introduction to Azure Bicep: Creating and Deploying Resources
- Mert to the Future #10 - Using Bicep to Create Your Azure Data Solution with Heini Ilmarinen
- Policy as Code with Bicep for Enterprise Scale
- Project Bicep Azure Infrastructure as Code (ARM Template Alternative) - Feb 22, 2021
- The Future of AKS Monitoring: Trends and Tools You Can’t Ignore with Azure Bicep
- Transforming ARM into Azure Bicep
- Understanding and Using Project BICEP - The NEW Azure Deployment Technology
Community Podcasts
- Azure Greg chats to Elkhan Yusubov about Bicep, Cloud Marathoner and Cloud Journey
- Azure Greg chats to Freek Berson about Bicep and covers 3 exciting new features
- Episode 21: Bicep with Alex Frankel
- How to deploy an SAP system using Azure Bicep
Community Books
- Azure Bicep - Zero to Hero
- Azure Infrastructure as Code - With ARM templates and Bicep
- Getting started with Bicep: Infrastructure as code
- Infrastructure as Code with Azure Bicep
Community Courses
- Build custom Bicep extensions with Bicep Local Deploy
- Creating your first Bicep Local Deploy extension
- Documentation and publishing Bicep Local Deploy extension
- Introduction to Bicep Local Deploy extensions
- Testing your Bicep Local Deploy extension
Community Articles
- 5 Cool Things about Azure Bicep templates
- 6-Part Bicep Deployment Series
- A Bicep linting action for GitHub
- A Gentle Introduction to Bicep
- Addressing configuration drift using Deployment Stacks
- Agent Skills for Azure Bicep with GitHub Copilot: From Manual Work to Automated Workflows
- Apply Azure naming convention using Bicep functions
- ARM Templates Or Azure Bicep — What Should I Use?
- Assign Microsoft Graph permissions using Azure Bicep
- Automate Microsoft Graph Tasks with Azure Container App Jobs
- Automating Certificate Management with keyvault-acme
- Azure best practice for Bicep with PSRule
- Azure Bicep Deployment with Deployment Stacks
- Azure Bicep lambda expressions
- Azure Bicep nullability operators explained
- Azure Bicep optional module names explained
- Azure Bicep Playground: Transitioning from ARM templates into Bicep
- Azure Bicep posts on Cloud Marathoner's Journey
- Azure Bicep Snapshots – Test and Validate Your Code and Deployments
- Azure Bicep Tips & Tricks
- Azure Bicep: Deploy a virtual machine with Office pre-installed
- Azure Bicep: Getting started guide
- Azure Bicep: Update Management - Maintenance Configuration
- Azure Blueprints are dead: long live Specs and Stacks?
- Azure Budgets leveraging Bicep Registries
- Azure Deployment Stacks: Zero to Hero 🦾❤️
- Azure Deployment Stacks: Linking Azure Deployment Stacks: Overcoming ARM Size Limits and Managing Dependencies
- Azure Service Groups as Code: Vending the Multiverse With Bicep
- Azure Service Groups for Flexible Resource Organization
- Azure Verified Modules and private modules: a powerful combo
- Behind the scenes of Bicep.LocalDeploy: A Developer's Guide
- Bicep: Azure Virtual Network Manager
- Bicep for Graph resources
- Bicep pattern parameter
- Bringing 'statefulness' to Azure Bicep in Pull Requests
- Build a Custom Extension for Bicep
- Building our new Azure Data Landing Zone IP
- Chaining Bicep Deployments using Outputs and Stage Dependencies in Azure Pipelines
- Checkov now supports scan Bicep- Bicep + Checkov + Azure DevOps
- Chicken and the Egg: How to Handle Bicep Interdependencies
- CloudInit in Azure: Zero-Touch Automation with Bicep
- Connect Microsoft AI Shell to Azure OpenAI Service with Azure Bicep
- Control your Azure Bicep deployment flow with the fail function
- Convert ARM templates to Azure Bicep
- Create your first Azure Bicep template
- Create your own custom extension for Azure Bicep
- Create your own function in Azure Bicep with user-defined functions
- Creating an Azure Landing Zone using Bicep - Part 1
- Creating an Azure Landing Zone using Bicep - Part 2
- Creating Reusable Infrastructure as Code Part 2: Creating Modules with Azure Bicep
- Custom Azure Bicep chat modes for GitHub Copilot
- Deploy and Configure a Windows VM with Bicep and DSC v3
- Deploy Azure Arc resources on Azure Local with Azure Bicep
- Deploy Azure Bicep using GitHub Actions
- Deploy Azure Infrastructure with Azure Bicep
- Deploy Azure Lab Services using Azure Bicep
- Deploy Azure Virtual Desktop using DevOps Pipelines and Bicep
- Deploy and Configure a Windows VM with Bicep and DSC v3
- Deploy Microsoft Security Copilot using Azure Bicep
- Deploy Ubuntu VM with Prometheus and Grafana using Bicep Language
- Deploying A2A API in API Management with Azure Bicep
- Deploying Azure Bicep using GitHub Actions
- Deploying Azure Bicep using GitHub Actions + Linting and validating
- Deployment Stacks for Bicep are awesome: a full walkthrough & sneak peek and of what's coming soon
- Eliminate old API versions in your Azure Bicep templates
- Enhance objects with User-Defined Types in Azure Bicep
- Enhance the readability of Azure Bicep templates with these tips
- Ensuring SQL Server Compliance with Bicep and Azure Policy
- Experiment, Prototype, and Validate Azure Bicep with the Bicep Console
- Exploring the Bicep test framework
- From Azure Bicep template to Azure resource
- From Prompt to Bicep: GitHub Copilot for Azure in Action
- Generate Bicep parameters with Azure CLI or Visual Studio Code
- Generate Azure Bicep documentation with PSDocs!
- Get a consistent Azure naming convention with Bicep modules
- Getting started with Azure Bicep - techielass
- Getting Started with Bicep's JSON-RPC Library: A Practical Guide
- Getting started with Project Bicep for Azure ARM
- Getting started with Deployment Stacks
- Handle Secrets with Special Characters Like a Pro
- Hardening parameter inputs on Azure Bicep files
- How to deploy Azure Policy with Bicep
- How to easily developer your first Bicep Local Deploy extension with Bicep.LocalDeploy.Templates
- Implement Scaling plans for Azure Virtual Desktop using Bicep
- Import and Export feature across Bicep Templates
- Improve code generation with custom instructions for GitHub Copilot
- Introducing the “Helm Install Command” Bicep Module: Streamlining AKS bootstrapping
- Keep Hackers Out with Multi-User Authorization for Azure Backups using Azure Bicep
- Landing Zones as Code: Modern Azure Foundations with GitOps
- Learning Infrastructure as Code (IaC): Environment Setup
- Learning Infrastructure as Code (IaC): Variables vs Parameters
- Mastering CIDRs With Azure Bicep
- Monitoring canceled Azure Subscriptions
- Microsoft Entra ID Governance — Automating Privileged Identity Management in Azure Landing Zones
- Microsoft Entra Kerberos authentication for Cloud-only Identities on Azure Files SMB
- Microsoft.Graph - Custom Bicep Modules
- Native Bicep deployments using Bicep's CLI
- New ALZ Accelerator: lessons learned
- Passing Resources between Azure Bicep modules
- Pester Unit Tests for Azure Bicep Modules
- Power Azure Bicep with Best Practices Using GitHub Copilot
- Power Up Your Infrastructure with Bicep Extensions
- Practical Use of this.exists() and this.existingResource() in Azure Bicep
- Project Bicep: ARM Templates Re-Imagined
- Reusability with export and import in Azure Bicep
- Run PowerShell scripts with Azure Bicep
- Seamlessly deploy Azure Front Door Premium with Private Endpoint to App Services with Azure Bicep
- Simplify Azure DevOps agent management with Managed DevOps Pools
- Simplifying Azure IaC with Azure Bicep child resources
- Subnetting in Azure Bicep
- Testing Azure Bicep User-Defined Functions using Bicep Console and Pester
- Testing and Validation of Bicep Templates using PSRule
- The Bicep deployer function
- The Building Blocks of Infrastructure as Code with Azure Bicep
- Three use cases for using GitHub Copilot with Azure Bicep
- Troubleshooting steps with the Azure Bicep Insert and system path errors
- Use cases for GitHub Copilot and Bicep
- Using the Microsoft Azure Bicep Graph Extension to Create Security Groups and Assign Roles in an Azure Landing Zone
- What are Bicep Decorators
- What are the good options to manage sensitive info in Azure Bicep?
- What is new in Azure Bicep v0.4?
- Whitelisting your Public IP with Azure Bicep and PowerShell
Community Tools
- ARM (and Bicep) Template Toolkit Azure DevOps Extension
- AzAdvertizer
- Az-bootstrap - helps to set up Azure and GitHub environments for IaC projects
- Azure Resource Name Generator PowerShell Module - Bicep files generation
- Azure Databricks Bicep Local Deploy extension
- Azure DevOps Bicep Local Deploy extension
- Bicep Local Extension - Password Generator
- Bicep Playground
- Check-Azure-Bicep - pre-commit hooks for Azure Bicep validation
- GitHub Bicep Linting Action
- A module to run Bicep using PowerShell - Bicep 3.0.0
Community Repositories
- AVM Resource Module: App Agent
- AzInsider Dave Rendon
- Azure Agentic InfraOps Accelerator
- Azure Bicep Advent Calendar - An Azure Bicep journey from basic to advanced aligned to an Advent Calendar
- Azure Bicep MCP Server Integration with other AI tools
- Azure Bicep Workshop - Deploy full stack app in Azure
- Azure Deployment Framework
- Azure Update Manager Accelerator
- azure-cloud-ai-visualizer
- Ba4bes/Bicep-NamingConvention
- Bicep Databricks extension
- Bicep Deploy What-If Without Write Permissions Demo
- Bicep Local Deploy doc generator
- Bicep Guide (advanced)
- Bicep HTTP Extension
- Bicep Local Samples
- Bicep Samples
- brianveldman/bicep-ready-to-use-solutions
- BuiltWithCaffeine - Bicep Snippets
- christosgalano/bicep-docs
- ElYusubov/Learn-Bicep
- fberson/Getting-started-with-Bicep-Infrastructure-as-code-on-Azure
- fberson/wvd
- gbaeke/aks-bicep
- globalbao/azure-policy-as-code
- Governance-with-Bicep
- jamesatighe/AVD-BICEP
- jaydestro/aksbicep
- johnlokerse/azure-bicep-cheat-sheet
- johnlokerse/bicep-snippets
- kevinevans1/learn-azure-bicep
- lordlinus/databricks-all-in-one-bicep-template
- Master IaC with Azure Bicep at Global Azure Bootcamp Bulgaria 2025
- NimbusIQ - AI Cloud Architect with Azure Bicep infrastructure deployment
- Packt Publishing - IaC with Azure Bicep
- PSBicep - Bicep PowerShell Module
- PSBicep/BicepNet - A thin wrapper around Bicep that will load all bicep assemblies in a separate context
- PSRule - A cross-platform module to validate infrastructure as code (IaC) and objects using PowerShell rules.
- riosengineer/Bicepify - Easy to digest Bicep concept demo examples
- scautomation/Bicep-AzureMonitor-Sentinel
- Welasco/Bicep - Create Private AKS Cluster using Bicep
- your-azure-coach/bicep-azdevops