Freek Berson 3/1/2026

Deploying Azure Infrastructure… and Turning on the Light

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The article details an experiment applying Infrastructure-as-Code (IaC) principles to physical hardware. Using Azure Bicep's experimental local extensions, the author built a custom resource provider to declaratively manage a Zigbee smart light via Home Assistant's API, emphasizing idempotency and desired-state configuration over imperative commands.

Deploying Azure Infrastructure… and Turning on the Light

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