Azure ARM Template Create Resource Group

Question

We are inexperienced with ARM (Azure Resource Manager) templates. While working on a template, I noticed that when we deploy our template, we must provide a resource group. Is it possible to construct a resource group using a template, similar to how other resources are created?

Answer 1

To construct a resource group in an ARM template, declare a Microsoft Resources/resourceGroups resource with the resource group's name and location. The template below generates a blank resource group. To make several resource groups, use the copy element with resource groups.