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scottm
Asked: 2016-11-23 08:38:13 +0800 CST

How can I copy a custom package from Azure Storage to install on a machine with DSC?

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I'm currently using Azure Resource Manager to create virtual machines with DSC to configure basic state and install IIS. I already have a build environment that dumps websites as .zip files to Azure Storage. But, I can't figure out how to make DSC reach out to Azure Storage to download the .zip and place it in wwwroot.

Ultimately, I want to run AzureRM so that it creates a new VM, runs DSC so that when it's finished my app is on the machine and running.

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1 Answers

  1. How we do it is to use the xRemoteFile DSC resource, from the xPsDesiredState resource kit. This lets you specify a remote URL (such as Azure storage) and downloads the file for you. Works well.

                     xRemoteFile FileDownload
                    {
                        Uri = $packageUri
                        DestinationPath = $packageOutFile
                        MatchSource = $true
                        DependsOn=""
                    }

    If your downloading sensitive data, your going to want to ensure you store that in a blob store with restricterd access, and then generate a SAS token to use in your URL here.

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