Azure ARM Template : Create Resource Group

Now you can create a resource group using ARM templates. You can use the following template

{  "$schema": "https://schema.management.azure.com/schemas/2015-01-01/deploymentTemplate.json#",  "contentVersion": "1.0.0.0",  "parameters": {    "rgLocation": {      "type": "string",      "defaultValue": "Southeast Asia"    },    "rgName": {      "type": "string",      "defaultValue": "myResourceGroup"    }  },  "variables": {},  "resources": [    {      "type": "Microsoft.Resources/resourceGroups",      "apiVersion": "2018-05-01",      "location": "[parameters('rgLocation')]",      "name": "[parameters('rgName')]"    }  ],  "outputs": {}}

You can run this using the Azure CLI. But you have to have the latest CLI version installed. I have version 2.0.43 installed. This includes subscription level deployments using the az deployment command.

To execute this run the following command.

az deployment create --name <deployment_name> --location <resource_location> --template-file .\azuredeploy.json

It is now published in the microsoft docs,

az deployment create \  -n demoEmptyRG \  -l southcentralus \  --template-uri https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Azure/azure-docs-json-samples/master/azure-resource-manager/emptyRG.json \  --parameters rgName=demoRG rgLocation=northcentralus

The accepted solution is wrong. Resource groups are deployed on the subscription level not on the resource group level. No wonder it is not working.

Note the $schema difference. it should be subscriptionDeploymentTemplate instead.

{    "$schema": "https://schema.management.azure.com/schemas/2018-05-01/subscriptionDeploymentTemplate.json#",    "contentVersion": "1.0.0.0",    "parameters": {},    "functions": [],    "variables": {},    "resources": [        {            "name": "string",            "type": "Microsoft.Resources/resourceGroups",            "apiVersion": "2020-10-01",            "location": "string",            "tags": {},            "properties": {                                            }        }    ],    "outputs": {}}