BasicDeployment.md

Basic Deployment Guide

This guide explains how to use the basic infrastructure deployment option instead of the default Azure Verified Modules (AVM) deployment.

When to Use Basic Deployment

• You want simpler, standalone Bicep files without modular dependencies
• You're learning Azure infrastructure and want easier-to-read code
• You need to make quick customizations without understanding AVM patterns

Setup Steps

Follow these steps to switch to the basic deployment:

1. Rename azure_basic.yaml to azure.yaml (this will replace the default AVM configuration)
2. Run azd up to deploy

Note: If you want to keep the original azure.yaml for later use, rename it to azure_avm.yaml first.

Important Notes

• The basic deployment lacks some production-ready patterns included in the AVM deployment
• For production workloads, the default AVM deployment is recommended
• Both deployments create the same Azure resources, just using different Bicep patterns