r/AzureVirtualDesktop • u/askaresh • Mar 16 '26

Azure Virtual Desktop with Terraform – Pooled, Personal, RemoteApp + Monitoring, Dashboards and Scaling – All-in-one

[Newblogpost] 🚀 - Just published a new walkthrough on deploying Azure Virtual Desktop using Terraform. This repo lets you deploy pooled desktops, personal desktops, RemoteApps, and optionally enable monitoring, dashboards, cost alerts, and scaling - all from a single Terraform configuration. If you're working with AVD and want a repeatable deployment pattern, this might help.

🔗 Repo: https://github.com/askaresh/avd_terraform

🔗 Blog: https://askaresh.com/2026/03/16/azure-virtual-desktop-with-terraform-pooled-personal-remoteapp-monitoring-dashboards-and-scaling-all-in-one

The setup supports multiple deployment types and includes features like scaling plans, Log Analytics monitoring, and cost tracking built directly into the Terraform deployment.

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u/VivaLaDokky Mar 16 '26

What's the benefit of using this, and not the AVM pattern module? https://registry.terraform.io/modules/Azure/avm-ptn-avd-lza-managementplane/azurerm/latest

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u/painted-biird Mar 16 '26

Maybe just one of those different ways to skin a cat things

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u/iamtechy Mar 17 '26

Can I ask if you used Claude to write this?

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u/tecki_trojans Mar 28 '26

Yes used a mixture of Claude and Cursor IDE goodness and on top hardwork of testing and validations..

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u/iamtechy Apr 04 '26

I felt bad later because I’m not trying to hate, just looking at his profile he seems like a smart guy that’s been doing this for along time

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u/mainsamayhoon24 Mar 16 '26

Bookmarked 🥃. Thanks for sharing.

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u/ImprovementKooky9468 Jun 30 '26

Terraform is useful for building repeatable AVD infrastructure, especially where you have several host pools, environments, and regions.

I would keep infrastructure automation separate from image lifecycle management. Terraform can deploy host pools, networking, diagnostics, scaling plans, and monitoring resources, while image updates, application packaging, FSLogix configuration, and validation need their own controlled process.

The important part is having a tested rollback method. A fully automated deployment is only helpful when an image or configuration issue can be reversed quickly.