Clone a resource group

pezmannen picture pezmannen · Apr 20, 2016 · Viewed 13k times · Source

So, I've setup a lab environment in a azure resource group with a domain controller, sql-server and a web server. I would like to clone that whole resource group to a new one when needed and by stat I mean with everything intact. Is that possible?

Answer

bmoore-msft picture bmoore-msft · Apr 20, 2016

I don't know of anyway to do a direct copy, but you can export a JSON template from the portal or PowerShell that will come close to giving you something you can automate. I say "close" because the feature is still in preview and some resources can't be exported.

In portal.azure.com go to: Resource Groups > [your rg] > Settings > Export...

In PowerShell see:

Export-AzureRMResourceGroup