Public IP addresses in Azure - Mini Project: Build & Apply

Create and Configure a Public IP Address in Azure

📖 Scenario: You are setting up a simple web server in Azure. To allow users to access your server from the internet, you need to create a Public IP address resource. This project will guide you through creating and configuring a Public IP address using Azure Resource Manager (ARM) template syntax.

🎯 Goal: Build an ARM template that creates a Public IP address resource with a static allocation method and a DNS name label.

📋 What You'll Learn

Create a resource of type Microsoft.Network/publicIPAddresses named myPublicIP.

Set the location to eastus.

Configure the publicIPAllocationMethod to Static.

Add a DNS name label myuniquednslabel under dnsSettings.

💡 Why This Matters

🌍 Real World

Public IP addresses allow internet users to reach your cloud services. Setting them up correctly is essential for web servers, APIs, and other public-facing applications.

💼 Career

Cloud engineers and infrastructure specialists often create and manage Public IP addresses to ensure services are reachable and properly configured for security and performance.

1

Create the basic Public IP address resource structure

Create a resource dictionary called myPublicIP with type set to Microsoft.Network/publicIPAddresses and location set to eastus.

Azure

# Your code here to create the resource dictionary with type and location

Need a hint?

Start by defining a dictionary with keys type and location inside myPublicIP.

2

Add the public IP allocation method configuration

Add a properties dictionary inside myPublicIP and set publicIPAllocationMethod to Static.

Azure

{
  "myPublicIP": {
    "type": "Microsoft.Network/publicIPAddresses",
    "location": "eastus",
    // Add properties with publicIPAllocationMethod here
  }
}

Need a hint?

Inside myPublicIP, add a properties key with a dictionary value containing publicIPAllocationMethod.

3

Add DNS settings with a DNS name label

Inside the properties dictionary of myPublicIP, add a dnsSettings dictionary with domainNameLabel set to myuniquednslabel.

Azure

{
  "myPublicIP": {
    "type": "Microsoft.Network/publicIPAddresses",
    "location": "eastus",
    "properties": {
      "publicIPAllocationMethod": "Static",
      // Add dnsSettings with domainNameLabel here
    }
  }
}

Need a hint?

Within properties, add dnsSettings as a dictionary with the key domainNameLabel.

4

Complete the ARM template with the resources array

Wrap the myPublicIP resource inside a resources array to form a valid ARM template structure.

Azure

{
  // Wrap the resource inside a resources array
  
  // Your code here
}

Need a hint?

ARM templates require a resources array. Place your resource object inside this array and add the name key.