Dev Box Demo

Basic demo to setup and run Microsoft Dev Box.

Setup

Create users and optionally project admins in Entra ID.

Pick a supported location using:

az provider show --name "Microsoft.DevCenter" --query "resourceTypes[?resourceType=='devcenters'].locations"

Update main.bicepparam and run:

$SUBSCRIPTION = ...
$LOCATION = ...
$RESOURCE_GROUP = "DevBox"

az account set --subscription $SUBSCRIPTION
az group create --name $RESOURCE_GROUP --location $LOCATION
az deployment group create --resource-group $RESOURCE_GROUP --template-file main.bicep --parameters main.bicepparam

Administer

As a subscription owner, go to https://portal.azure.com/ to validate deployment.

Install the AZ CLI devcenter extension to manage the dev center from the command line:

az extension add --name devcenter

Manage

As a Dev Center Project Administrator, go to https://portal.azure.com/ to manage your projects.

Run

As a Dev Center Dev Box User, go to https://devbox.microsoft.com/ to create and run a Dev Box.