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name: azion-how-to-provision-files
description: >-
  Learn how to configure and deploy resources via Azion Console and API, manage edge services, and effectively use edge nodes and orchestrators.
---

# How to provision files

To be able to orchestrate services on your device, you need to configure all the resources. These resources can be:

- **Text**: for content being copied as plain text to the edge node.
- **Shell Script**: for resources that will be installed and run according to the selected *trigger*.

You can create a resource using:

- [Azion Console](/en/documentation/guides/platform/account-and-billing/how-to-access-azion-console/)
- [Azion API](https://api.azion.com/)

---

**Console**

1. Access [Azion Console](/en/documentation/guides/platform/account-and-billing/how-to-access-azion-console/).
2. On the top-left corner, select the **Products menu**, represented by three horizontal lines, and then **Edge Services**.
3. Select the edge service to which you want to add a resource.
4. Go to the **Resources** tab and click on the **+ Resource** button.
5. Enter the **Path** of the resource.
6. Choose the type **Text**.
7. Add the following content to the content block:

```bash
My name is {{name}}, and this is my first added resource
```

> **Note**
>
> The tag `{{name}}` will be replaced by the environment configured for the service or the variable configured on the node. The edge node variable will override the variable configure on the edge service.

8. Click the **Save** button.

**API**

1. Run the following `GET` request in your terminal, replacing `[TOKEN VALUE]` with your [personal token](/en/documentation/guides/platform/account-and-billing/personal-tokens/) and retrieve the edge service ID:

```bash
curl --location 'https://api.azionapi.net/edge_services/' \
--header 'Accept: application/json; version=3' \
--header 'Authorization: Token [TOKEN VALUE]'
```

2. Run the following `POST` request in your terminal:

```bash
curl --location 'https://api.azionapi.net/edge_services/:id/resources' \
--header 'Accept: application/json; version=3' \
--header 'Authorization: Token [TOKEN VALUE]' \
--header 'Content-Type: application/json' \
--data '{
  "content_type": "Text",
  "name": "/resource",
  "content": "My name is {{name}}, and this is my first added resource"
}'
```

Replace `[TOKEN VALUE]` with your [personal token](/en/documentation/guides/platform/account-and-billing/personal-tokens/), `:id` with the ID of the edge service and inform the following parameters in the request body:

| Property       | Description                                                                             | Required |
| -------------- | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | -------- |
| `content_type` | Content type of the resource being created                                              | Yes      |
| `name`         | Name of the resource being created                                                      | Yes      |
| `content`      | Content that defines actions performed when the resource state changes in the edge node | Yes      |

Now, your resource is created and able to work with the edge nodes related to the service in specific.

> **Tip**
>
> Check the [Azion API documentation](https://api.azion.com/) and the [OpenAPI specification](https://github.com/aziontech/azionapi-openapi/) to know more about all features available via API.

[Go to Work with Variables Guide](/en/documentation/guides/application-development/automation/work-with-variables/)