---
type: resource-type
title: hostGroups
description: azure resource type Microsoft.Compute/hostGroups
name: hostGroups
lexicon: azure
resource_type: Microsoft.Compute/hostGroups
---
`Microsoft.Compute/hostGroups`, a resource type of the azure lexicon.

## Properties

- `name` (`string`, required): The name of the dedicated host group.
- `properties` (`hostGroups_DedicatedHostGroupProperties`, required): Dedicated Host Group Properties.
- `location` (`string`, optional): The geo-location where the resource lives
- `resources` (`any[]`, optional)
- `tags` (`Record<string, unknown>`, optional): Resource tags.
- `zones` (`string[]`, optional): The availability zones.

## Attributes

- `id`