{"id":49141,"date":"2025-04-16T09:27:43","date_gmt":"2025-04-16T09:27:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.devopsschool.com\/blog\/?p=49141"},"modified":"2025-07-12T05:54:57","modified_gmt":"2025-07-12T05:54:57","slug":"step-by-step-guide-to-deploy-aro-azure-red-hat-openshift","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.devopsschool.com\/blog\/step-by-step-guide-to-deploy-aro-azure-red-hat-openshift\/","title":{"rendered":"OpenShift Install & Configurations using Azure Red Hat OpenShift (ARO) with Azure Az Command line"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

]If you’re aiming to learn OpenShift<\/strong> without having a Red Hat subscription and want to deploy it on Azure using Azure Red Hat OpenShift (ARO)<\/strong>, you\u2019re in a great spot. ARO doesn\u2019t require a separate Red Hat license<\/strong> \u2014 everything is billed through Azure pay-as-you-go. Let\u2019s walk through it step by step.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\u2705 Prerequisites<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Requirement<\/th>Details<\/th><\/tr><\/thead>
\ud83d\udd11 Azure Account<\/td>Free or Pay-as-you-go \u2014 Sign up here<\/a><\/td><\/tr>
\ud83e\udde0 Basic CLI knowledge<\/td>You’ll use Azure CLI and az aro<\/code> commands<\/td><\/tr>
\ud83d\udee0\ufe0f Tools to install<\/td>Azure CLI, ARO CLI extension, jq<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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\ud83d\udce6 Step 1: Install Required Tools<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

A. Install Azure CLI<\/h3>\n\n\n
brew install azure-cli\n<\/code><\/span><\/pre>\n\n\n
B. Login to Azure<\/h3>\n\n\n
az login\n<\/code><\/span><\/pre>\n\n\n
C. Install ARO CLI Extension<\/h3>\n\n\n
az extension add --name aro\naz extension update --name aro\n<\/code><\/span><\/pre>\n\n\n
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\ud83d\udccd Step 2: Set Up Azure Resources<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
A. Set variables (use your own values)<\/h3>\n\n\n
RESOURCEGROUP=aro-rg\nLOCATION=eastus\nVNET=aro-vnet\nCLUSTER=aro-cluster\nARO_SUBNET=aro-subnet\nWORKER_SUBNET=worker-subnet\n<\/code><\/span><\/pre>\n\n\n
B. Create Resource Group<\/h3>\n\n\n
az group create --name $RESOURCEGROUP --location $LOCATION\n<\/code><\/span>Code language:<\/span> PHP<\/span> (<\/span>php<\/span>)<\/span><\/small><\/pre>\n\n\n
C. Create Virtual Network and Subnets<\/h3>\n\n\n
az network vnet create \\\n  --resource-group $RESOURCEGROUP \\\n  --name $VNET \\\n  --address-prefixes 10.0<\/span>.0<\/span>.0<\/span>\/22<\/span> \\\n  --subnet-name $ARO_SUBNET \\\n  --subnet-prefix 10.0<\/span>.0<\/span>.0<\/span>\/23<\/span>\n\naz network vnet subnet create \\\n  --resource-group $RESOURCEGROUP \\\n  --vnet-name $VNET \\\n  --name $WORKER_SUBNET \\\n  --address-prefixes 10.0<\/span>.2<\/span>.0<\/span>\/23<\/span>\n<\/code><\/span>Code language:<\/span> PHP<\/span> (<\/span>php<\/span>)<\/span><\/small><\/pre>\n\n\n
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\ud83d\udd10 Step 3: Register Required Azure Providers<\/h2>\n\n\n
az<\/span> provider<\/span> register<\/span> -n<\/span> Microsoft<\/span>.RedHatOpenShift<\/span>\naz<\/span> provider<\/span> register<\/span> -n<\/span> Microsoft<\/span>.Authorization<\/span>\naz<\/span> provider<\/span> register<\/span> -n<\/span> Microsoft<\/span>.Network<\/span>\naz<\/span> provider<\/span> register<\/span> -n<\/span> Microsoft<\/span>.Compute<\/span>\naz<\/span> provider<\/span> register<\/span> -n<\/span> Microsoft<\/span>.Storage<\/span>\n<\/code><\/span>Code language:<\/span> CSS<\/span> (<\/span>css<\/span>)<\/span><\/small><\/pre>\n\n\n
Wait for a few minutes until all are registered.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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\ud83d\ude80 Step 4: Create the ARO Cluster<\/h2>\n\n\n
az aro create \\\n  --resource-group $RESOURCEGROUP \\\n  --name $CLUSTER \\\n  --vnet $VNET \\\n  --master-subnet $ARO_SUBNET \\\n  --worker-subnet $WORKER_SUBNET\n<\/code><\/span>Code language:<\/span> PHP<\/span> (<\/span>php<\/span>)<\/span><\/small><\/pre>\n\n\n
This will take 35\u201345 minutes<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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\ud83d\udd10 Step 5: Get Cluster Credentials and Access Console<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Get Admin Credentials:<\/h3>\n\n\n
az aro list<\/span>-credentials --name $CLUSTER --resource-group $RESOURCEGROUP\n<\/code><\/span>Code language:<\/span> PHP<\/span> (<\/span>php<\/span>)<\/span><\/small><\/pre>\n\n\n
Get Console URL:<\/h3>\n\n\n
az aro show --name $CLUSTER --resource-group $RESOURCEGROUP --query \"consoleProfile.url\"<\/span> -o tsv\n<\/code><\/span>Code language:<\/span> PHP<\/span> (<\/span>php<\/span>)<\/span><\/small><\/pre>\n\n\n
You can now log in with the kubeadmin<\/code> username and the password provided.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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\u2705 Clean Up (After 12 hours)<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
To delete the cluster and avoid cost:<\/p>\n\n\n
az aro delete --name $CLUSTER --resource-group $RESOURCEGROUP\naz group delete --name $RESOURCEGROUP --yes --no-wait\n<\/code><\/span>Code language:<\/span> PHP<\/span> (<\/span>php<\/span>)<\/span><\/small><\/pre>\n\n\n
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\ud83d\udcb0 ARO Cost Estimate for 12 Hours<\/h1>\n\n\n\n
Resource<\/th>Cost Per Hour<\/th>Total for 12h<\/th><\/tr><\/thead>
Control Plane (3 x D8s_v3)<\/td>~$0.40 \u00d7 3<\/td>~$14.40<\/td><\/tr>
Infra + Workers (4 x D4s_v3)<\/td>~$0.20 \u00d7 4<\/td>~$9.60<\/td><\/tr>
Load Balancers + Egress<\/td>~$0.05<\/td>~$0.60<\/td><\/tr>
Total Estimated<\/strong><\/td>\u2014<\/td>~$25\u2013$30<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
\u2705 Red Hat licensing is included automatically<\/strong> in Azure pricing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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\ud83e\udde0 Bonus: No Red Hat Account Needed<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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  • You do not<\/strong> need to register with Red Hat or bring a license<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • You do not<\/strong> need to download a pull secret<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • ARO is fully managed and billed by Azure<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
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