# Azure/azure-quickstart-templates

Azure Quickstart Templates

Repository: https://github.com/Azure/azure-quickstart-templates
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/azure-quickstart-templates
Homepage: https://aka.ms/azqst
Language: Bicep
License: MIT
License Family: permissive
Topics: azure, templates, arm, bicep, bicep-templates, arm-templates
Last push: 2026-08-24T17:28:00+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 67/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 99, release rhythm 8, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 4151, "days_push": 9, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 14864, forks 16209 (observed 2026-08-28T04:11:08.812639+00:00)

## What it is
A community-contributed collection of Azure Resource Manager (ARM) and Bicep templates for deploying resources on Microsoft Azure. It serves as a searchable sample library maintained by Microsoft with an index hosted on azure.com.

## Use cases
- find arm templates to deploy azure resources
- learn bicep by example
- deploy a vm with a template
- bootstrap azure infrastructure quickly
- contribute community arm templates
- reference samples for azure deployment

## When to choose
- you need ready-made ARM or Bicep templates for common Azure deployments
- you want community-vetted examples to learn Azure infrastructure-as-code
- you need a starting point to bootstrap Azure resources quickly

## When to avoid
- you need Terraform or other non-ARM tooling
- you require production-grade, opinionated infrastructure modules rather than samples
- you work outside the Azure ecosystem

## Facets
- artifact type: infra-config
- maturity: active
- function: infrastructure-as-code, deployment, cloud, developer-tools
- domain: cloud-computing, infrastructure-as-code
- platform: cloud, cross-platform
- tags: arm-templates, bicep, azure, templates, samples, community-contributed, devops, automation

## Member repositories
- Azure/azure-quickstart-templates (main) score 67

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:11:08.812639+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-29T17:07:01.644789+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/Azure/azure-quickstart-templates (fetched 2026-08-28T04:11:08.812639+00:00, sha c0607d368740)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.