Spot azure vm start if deallocated

Code

#!/bin/bash

# Set environment variables
RESOURCE_GROUP="your-resource-group"
VM_NAME="your-vm-name"
CHECK_INTERVAL=60  # Check every 60 seconds

# Function to check the VM state
check_vm_state() {
    az vm get-instance-view --resource-group $RESOURCE_GROUP --name $VM_NAME --query "instanceView.statuses[?code=='PowerState/deallocated']" -o tsv
}

# Function to start the VM
start_vm() {
    az vm start --resource-group $RESOURCE_GROUP --name $VM_NAME
}

# Main loop to watch the VM state and start it if deallocated
while true; do
    VM_STATE=$(check_vm_state)
    if [ -n "$VM_STATE" ]; then
        echo "VM $VM_NAME is deallocated. Attempting to start..."
        start_vm
        if [ $? -eq 0 ]; then
            echo "VM $VM_NAME started successfully."
        else
            echo "Failed to start VM $VM_NAME."
        fi
    else
        echo "VM $VM_NAME is running."
    fi
    sleep $CHECK_INTERVAL
done