Application programming interface

The third option to connect to and work with Azure Stack is the API, which is again the same with Azure Stack as with Azure.

Instructions to install the Azure Software Development Kit (SDK) can be found at https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/downloads/.

The next step is the big choice: which SDK platform should be used. The following ones are available:

From development perspective, nearly everything is possible. In general, the most popular tool is Microsoft Visual Studio, and the developing language, .NET.

Coding for Azure Stack is always a development project. In general, you do not use it for daily tasks. You should use it for integrating Azure Stack into existing web shops or other solutions. In general, it's always a make or buy decision.