Infrastructure as code

Endpoint Manager Packaging Script Pt.3 – Create a library from packages

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I created an Endpoint Manager Packaging Script (Pt.3) which downloads the installer, packages it, uploads it to Intune and assigns it. But first things first, credits to Nickolaj Andersen and his module who made it all possible. This is part 3, where we store the package for later use. We use artifacts to do so. In addition, … Read more

Endpoint Manager Packaging Script Pt.2 – Run Script via Azure Pipelines

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I created an Endpoint Manager Packaging Script Pt.2 which downloads the installer, packages it, uploads it to Intune and assigns it. But first things first, credits to Nickolaj Andersen and his module who made it all possible. This is part 2 where we create a packaging pipeline. If you have not read Part 1, please … Read more

Endpoint Manager Packaging Script Pt.1 – The Script

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I created an Endpoint Manager Packaging Script which downloads the installer, packages it, uploads it to Intune and assigns it. But first things first, credits to Nickolaj Andersen and his module who made it all possible. This is part 1, where I show you how the script works with 2 examples. Part 2 features the … Read more

Windows 10 Image Series – Part 3.1 – Deploy test VM

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In this series I am going to show you how build a Windows 10 Image via Azure Pipelines and DevOps without 3rd party tooling, welcome to part 3.1! This is a blog which describes how you can deploy a VM from your newly created Shared Image Gallery Image via Bicep. Prerequisites Part 1, 2 & … Read more

Windows 11 SKU’s for Automation

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Need to upgrade your Windows 11 Sku’s in your automation like Packer, Azure Image Builder or manual Bicep/ARM Templates? Use these tables below in order to find the correct information for your scripts. I will list the Windows 11 SKU’s for these versions: Windows 11 PRO ZH-CN – Gen2 Windows 11 PRO N – Gen2 … Read more

Deploy Azure Policy to ManagementGroup with Bicep

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I have tinkered with this for a bit. So, I thought let’s share it with the world. This blog is about how to deploy azure policy to a managementgroup using the Bicep language. A management group helps you to assign policy’s to multiple azure subscriptions. Furthermore, new subscriptions can easily be added to the existing … Read more

Convert Packer JSON File to HCL2

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Packer has announced that classic JSON files are now supported as legacy files. The limitations within classic JSON make it harder to configure the packer template. That’s why Hashicorp has decided to create HCL support for Packer. This blog is about how to convert your Packer JSON File to HCL2 (Hashi Corp Language 2). Furthermore, … Read more

Windows 10 Image Series – Part 0 – Prepare Azure DevOps

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In this series I am going to show you how build a Windows 10 Image via Azure Pipelines and DevOps without 3rd party tooling, welcome to part 0! On many request I will write about preparing your Azure/Azure DevOps environment. In addition, this will help you start with part 1. These topics will be discussed … Read more

Windows 10 Image Series – Part 6 – YAML/Bicep SessionHost Deployment

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In this series I am going to show you how build a Windows 10 Image via Azure Pipelines and DevOps without 3rd party tooling, welcome to part 6! We built the image, but I would like to show you another sessionhost deployment type. The type where YAML and Bicep are used to create the sessionhost. … Read more

Windows 10 Image Series – Part 5 – YAML Image Build Pipeline

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In this series I am going to show you how build a Windows 10 Image via Azure Pipelines and DevOps without 3rd party tooling, welcome to part 5! We built the image, deployed a sessionhost in the previous parts. Next up is converting the Image Pipeline to YAML Pipelines. In addition, YAML pipelines hold all … Read more