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# Azure > Azure is Microsoft's cloud computing platform, offering 200+ services for building, deploying, and managing applications. This file helps LLMs and coding agents understand how to build and deploy on Azure by providing links to key documentation as raw markdown files. All linked documentation is served as raw markdown from GitHub. For the canonical rendered versions, see [learn.microsoft.com/azure](https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/). Markdown versions of any Microsoft Learn page can also be requested directly by sending an `Accept: text/markdown` HTTP header to the learn.microsoft.com URL. ## Developer Tools - [Azure Developer CLI (azd)](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Azure/azure-dev/main/README.md): Open-source CLI that accelerates provisioning and deploying app resources on Azure using extensible blueprint templates - [Azure Developer CLI overview](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/MicrosoftDocs/azure-dev-docs/main/articles/azure-developer-cli/overview.md): Detailed documentation for azd workflow, commands, and template system - [Azure Developer CLI quickstart](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/MicrosoftDocs/azure-dev-docs/main/articles/azure-developer-cli/get-started.md): Get started with azd init, provision, and deploy - [Azure Developer CLI templates](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/MicrosoftDocs/azure-dev-docs/main/articles/azure-developer-cli/azd-templates.md): Browse and use azd templates for common app patterns - [Explore and customize azd templates](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/MicrosoftDocs/azure-dev-docs/main/articles/azure-developer-cli/quickstart-explore-templates.md): Explore template structure, customize infrastructure and code, and deploy with azd - [Make your app azd-compatible](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/MicrosoftDocs/azure-dev-docs/main/articles/azure-developer-cli/make-azd-compatible.md): Add azd support to your existing application - [Install azd](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/MicrosoftDocs