This page contains Windows bias

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This page is part of the Azure documentation. It contains code examples and configuration instructions for working with Azure services.

Bias Analysis

Bias Types:
⚠️ windows_first
⚠️ powershell_heavy
⚠️ missing_linux_example
Summary:
The documentation demonstrates a Windows bias by exclusively using Windows Server as the backend VM example and providing only Azure PowerShell commands (with Windows-specific IIS installation) for backend setup and testing. There are no Linux-based backend examples, nor are there Bash/CLI or Linux-native instructions for deploying or testing the backend. This may hinder users who prefer or require Linux environments.
Recommendations:
  • Include parallel instructions for creating a Linux VM (e.g., Ubuntu) as a backend target, alongside the Windows Server example.
  • Provide Azure CLI (Bash) commands for installing a simple web server (such as nginx or Apache) on a Linux VM for testing, in addition to the PowerShell/IIS example.
  • Explicitly mention that both Windows and Linux VMs are supported as backend targets, and link to relevant documentation for both.
  • Where scripting is required, offer both PowerShell and Bash/CLI examples, or reference cross-platform scripts.
  • Ensure that screenshots and walkthroughs do not assume a Windows-only environment, and clarify any OS-specific steps.
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Scan History

Date Scan ID Status Bias Status
2025-08-17 00:01 #83 in_progress ✅ Clean
2025-07-13 21:37 #48 completed ✅ Clean
2025-07-09 13:09 #3 cancelled ✅ Clean
2025-07-08 04:23 #2 cancelled ❌ Biased

Flagged Code Snippets

Set-AzVMExtension ` -ResourceGroupName myResourceGroupAG ` -ExtensionName IIS ` -VMName myVM ` -Publisher Microsoft.Compute ` -ExtensionType CustomScriptExtension ` -TypeHandlerVersion 1.4 ` -SettingString '{"commandToExecute":"powershell Add-WindowsFeature Web-Server; powershell Add-Content -Path \"C:\\inetpub\\wwwroot\\Default.htm\" -Value $($env:computername)"}' ` -Location WestCentralUS