Cloud Drops - Installing, Upgrading and Auto-Upgrading the Azure CLI
The Azure CLI runs on Windows, macOS, Linux, Docker containers, and Azure Cloud Shell, giving you a consistent scripting interface across every environment. After installing, run az login to authenticate via browser, then az account set --subscription to pin your default subscription. Use az group list to verify resource-group access. From version 2.11 onwards, az upgrade handles in-place updates, and az config set auto-upgrade.enable=yes configures automatic silent upgrades so your CLI stays current without manual intervention.
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