How to run a group of PowerShell scripts in Azure

Question

I have a group of interdependent .ps1 scripts I want to run in Azure (trying to set up continuous deployment with git, Pester unit tests, etc., as outlined in this blog). How can I run these scripts in azure without needing to manage a server on which those scripts can run? E.g., can I put them in a storage account and execute them there, or do something similar?

Using an Azure automation account/runbook seems to be limited to a single script per runbook (granted, you can use modules, which is insufficient in my case).

Note that I need to use PowerShell version 5+ (I noticed Azure web apps and functions only have 4.x.)

Thanks in advance!

Answer 1

You were on the right track with Azure Functions. However, given that you need v5+ of PowerShell, you may want to look at Azure Container Instances (ACI) instead. It's a little different approach (via containers), but should not impose any limitations and will free you from having to manage a virtual machine.

Note: At this time ACI is in preview. Documentation is available here.

There is a PowerShell container image available on Docker Hub that you could start with. To execute multiple scripts in the container, you can override CMD in the docker file.