How-to check that powershell script is running in Azure

Question

I have a powershell script, that I am developing on local PC and deploying onto Azure. The script uses credentials, that are handled differently on PC and in Azure. I therefore need to reliably check whether the script is running on the PC or on Azure.

I cannot find any command, that tells me the answer. I hope you can help.

Answer 1

I know this is old but if the goal is to just be able to run the script locally for development then this should work.

if ($env:computername -ne "<EnterYourComputerNameHere>") {
    # Script is running in Azure
    # use Azure Automation credentials
} else {
    # Script is running locally
    # us Local credential process
}
enter code here

#do the remainder of your work

I checked in Azure for specific environment variables. Looks like this would be more appropriate in this case:

if ($env:AUTOMATION_ASSET_ACCOUNTID) {
    "Running in Azure Automation"
} else {
    "Running outside of Azure Automation"
}

I hope that helps a little bit more.

Answer 2

Welcome to StackOverflow: You can use multiple ways:

1. https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/automation/automation-runbook-execution#viewing-job-status-from-the-azure-portal

2. Send logs to output-stream:

https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/automation/automation-runbook-output-and-messages#output-stream

3. Send logs to Azure Monitor:

https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/automation/automation-manage-send-joblogs-log-analytics

Hope this helps!