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Installation

Azure Nuke can be installed using several methods depending on your preferences and platform.

Prerequisites

  • macOS 10.14+ or Linux
  • Homebrew installed

Install

# Add the tap
brew tap sojay/tap

# Install Azure Nuke
brew install aznuke

Update

brew update
brew upgrade aznuke

Python Package (pip)

Prerequisites

  • Python 3.8 or higher
  • pip package manager

Install

pip install aznuke

Update

pip install --upgrade aznuke

Binary Download

Download pre-built binaries for your platform from GitHub Releases.

Supported Platforms

Platform Architecture Binary Name
Linux AMD64 aznuke-linux-x64
Linux ARM64 aznuke-linux-arm64
macOS AMD64 aznuke-darwin-x64
macOS ARM64 aznuke-darwin-arm64
Windows AMD64 aznuke-windows-x64.exe

Installation Steps

  1. Download the appropriate binary for your platform
  2. Make it executable (Linux/macOS): 
    chmod +x aznuke-*
  3. Move to your PATH: 
    # Linux/macOS
sudo mv aznuke-* /usr/local/bin/aznuke

# Windows - Move to a directory in your PATH

Development Installation

For development or contributing:

# Clone the repository
git clone https://github.com/sojay/azure-nuke.git
cd azure-nuke

# Install in development mode
pip install -e .

# Install development dependencies
pip install -r requirements.txt

Verification

Verify your installation:

aznuke --version

Azure Authentication

Azure Nuke uses Azure's default authentication chain. Set up authentication using one of these methods:

Azure CLI

az login

Service Principal

export AZURE_CLIENT_ID="your-client-id"
export AZURE_CLIENT_SECRET="your-client-secret"
export AZURE_TENANT_ID="your-tenant-id"

Managed Identity

If running on Azure resources, managed identity will be used automatically.

Next Steps