---
title: Deploy to Azure
url: /docs/iac/get-started/azure/deploy-stack/
---
## Deploy to Azure

Now run `pulumi up` to start deploying your new storage account:

```bash
$ pulumi up
```

This command first shows you a **preview** of the changes that will be made:

```
Previewing update (dev):

    Type                                              Name             Plan
 +   pulumi:pulumi:Stack                              quickstart-dev   create
 +   ├─ azure-native:resources:ResourceGroup          resourceGroup    create
 +   └─ azure-native:storage:StorageAccount           sa               create

Outputs:
    storageAccountName: [unknown]

Resources:
    + 3 to create

Do you want to perform this update?
> yes
  no
  details
```

No changes have been made yet. You may decline to proceed by selecting `no` or choose `details` to
see more information about the proposed update like your storage account's properties.

### Performing the update

To proceed and deploy your new storage account, select `yes`. This begins an **update**:

```
Do you want to perform this update? yes
Updating (dev)

View in Browser (Ctrl+O): https://app.pulumi.com/your-org-name/quickstart/dev/updates/1

     Type                                     Name             Status
 +   pulumi:pulumi:Stack                      quickstart-dev  created (25s)
 +   ├─ azure-native:resources:ResourceGroup  resourceGroup    created (2s)
 +   └─ azure-native:storage:StorageAccount   sa               created (20s)

Outputs:
    storageAccountName: "sa8deefa78"

Resources:
    + 3 created

Duration: 27s
```

Updates can take some time since they wait for the cloud resources to finish being created. Storage accounts
may take a bit longer, so the update could finish in 20-30 seconds.

> **Note:** The extra characters you see tacked onto the storage account name (`-8deefa78`) are the result of *auto-naming*, a feature that lets you use the same resource names across multiple stacks without naming collisions. You can disable or fine-tune this. To learn how, [read more about auto-naming](/docs/concepts/resources/names/#autonaming).

### Using stack outputs

The storage account name is available as a stack output. To view it:

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<!-- option: typescript -->

```bash
$ pulumi stack output storageAccountName
```

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<!-- option: python -->

```bash
$ pulumi stack output storage_account_name
```

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<!-- /chooser -->

Running that command will print out the storage account's name.

### View your update on Pulumi Cloud

If you are logged into [Pulumi Cloud](/docs/iac/concepts/pulumi-cloud/), you'll see "View Live" hyperlinks in the CLI output during your update. These go to [a page](https://app.pulumi.com/signin) with detailed information about your stack including resources, configuration, a full history of updates, and more. Navigate to it to review the details of your update:

![A stack update with console output, as shown in the Pulumi Service](/images/getting-started/console-update.png)

Now that the storage account has been provisioned, you'll update it to host a static website.

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