README.md

Web Server Using Azure Virtual Machine

This example provisions a Linux web server in an Azure Virtual Machine and gives it a public IP address.

Node.js
Download and install the Pulumi CLI (you will also need to configure Pulumi for a supported state backend; by default it will use Pulumi Cloud)
Connect Pulumi with your Azure account (if your az CLI is configured, no further changes are required)

These instructions assume you are running all commands in the same folder where the code resides (unless otherwise indicated).

Create a new stack:
```
$ pulumi stack init dev
```
Configure the app deployment. The username and password here will be used to configure the Virtual Machine. The password must adhere to the Azure restrictions on VM passwords.
```
$ pulumi config set azure-native:location westus    # any valid Azure region will do
$ pulumi config set username webmaster
$ pulumi config set password --secret <your-password>
```
Note that --secret ensures your password is encrypted safely.
Login to Azure CLI (you will be prompted to do this during deployment if you forget this step):
```
$ az login
```
Restore NPM dependencies:
```
$ npm install
```

Run pulumi up to preview and deploy changes:

$ pulumi up
Previewing changes:
...

Performing changes:
...
info: 7 changes performed:
    + 7 resources created
Update duration: 2m38s

Check the IP address:

$ pulumi stack output ipAddress
40.112.181.239