azure/azure-quickstart-templates

azure-quickstart-templates is a Microsoft-owned repository that collects ready-made templates for setting up resources on Azure, which is Microsoft's cloud platform. The templates are written in Azure Resource Manager format and in Bicep, a language that compiles down to the same format. The README explains that this repo contains all currently available templates contributed by the community. The README is short and points readers elsewhere for the actual content. A searchable index of every template is hosted at azure.microsoft.com under their documentation site, and there is a contribution guide kept inside the repo at 1-CONTRIBUTION-GUIDE/README.md. People who want to use or add templates are directed there for the details. Most of the README is taken up by one policy statement. The project does not allow samples to link to external assets that Microsoft does not control, such as S3 buckets, non-Microsoft Azure storage accounts, or git repositories outside Azure. The stated reason is to avoid the risk of domain spoofing or hostile takeover of a link. If a contributor needs external content, the README suggests two fixes: use Bicep modules and file functions, or parameterize the link so the consumer can supply their own. The repo follows the Microsoft Open Source Code of Conduct.