Azure Region Availability for Student Subscriptions

az-region-availability.sh

#!/usr/bin/env bash
set -o pipefail
set -o errexit
set -o nounset
################################################################################
#
# A script to search for available regions in Azure for Students Subscription
#
# Original idea from Professor Jeffrey Kramer
################################################################################

error() {
  echo "ERROR: $*"
  exit 1
}

[[ "$(uname)" != "Darwin" ]] && error "Only runs on MacOS"
command -v az &> /dev/null || error "Azure CLI (az) is not installed, try 'brew install az'"
command -v jq &> /dev/null ||  error "jq is not installed, try 'brew install jq'"

[[ -z "${REGIONS:-}" ]] && REGIONS=$(az policy assignment list --query "[?name=='sys.regionrestriction'].parameters.listOfAllowedLocations.value" -o json | jq -r .[].[] | tr $'\n' ' ')
SIZE=${SIZE:-Standard_D2s_v3}

echo "Looking for availalibility of '${SIZE}' in regions: '${REGIONS}'"
echo "NOTE: This can take several minutes to run"
for REGION in ${REGIONS}; do
 RESULT=$(az vm list-skus --location "${REGION}" --size "${SIZE}" --query "[0].restrictions" -o tsv)
 if [[ -z "${RESULT}" ]]; then
  echo "${REGION}:	✓ Available (no restrictions)"
 else
  echo "${REGION}:	✗ Restricted - ${RESULT}"
 fi
done

exit 0