SAFE.Simplified VS azure-cli-extensions

There are several "full-stack" (for some these could even be kitchen sinks) F# templates: https://github.com/Zaid-Ajaj/SAFE.Simplified one can start with such a template and enjoy a good IDE experience. Because of this, I think your statement of "Scala is effectively the only option" rings untrue.

I am using a variation of Zaid’s SAFE.Simplified build project: https://github.com/Zaid-Ajaj/SAFE.Simplified/blob/master/build/Program.fs

NOTE: If you're really curious to know what the --enable-network-observability flag does in Azure CLI, you can read through the source code here

The portal is handy, but we won’t use it in this article. Instead, let’s install the Azure command-line interface. The most recent version at the moment of writing is 2.30.0.

Azure CLI

With a bit of research I was able to find a very simple solution for this problem, and Azure CLI was again my best friend.

To learn more about Azure CLI, check this documentation.

Azure CLI installed and connected to your subscription

4) All the next steps that we're about to do can be done with the UI in Azure Portal, but we will use Azure CLI as much as possible. Also, I will name my Resource Group and App Service Plan as MyResourceGroup and MyLinuxPlan respectively. If you already have a Resource Group and App Service plan, you can continue using them. Or you can follow next step and substitute with names of your own choosing.

Bicep comes with a CLI that you can install locally on Windows, MacOS, and Linux. That gives you the ability to build and deploy your Bicep files with Azure CLI.

Azure CLI