functions-cli-create-serverless.md

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Create a function app for serverless code execution

This Azure Functions sample script creates a function app, which is a container for your functions. The function app is created using the consumption plan, which is ideal for event-driven serverless workloads.

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If you choose to install and use the CLI locally, this article requires that you are running the Azure CLI version 2.0 or later. Run az --version to find the version. If you need to install or upgrade, see Install Azure CLI 2.0.

Sample script

This script creates an Azure Function app using the consumption plan.

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Script explanation

Each command in the table links to command specific documentation. This script uses the following commands:

Command	Notes
az group create	Creates a resource group in which all resources are stored.
az storage account create	Creates an Azure Storage account.
az functionapp create	Creates a function app.

Next steps

For more information on the Azure CLI, see Azure CLI documentation.

Additional Azure Functions CLI script samples can be found in the Azure Functions documentation.