Make SQL databases go automatically into elastic pools - sql-server

Question

I'm having some trouble using Azure's elastic pool feature. Right now, I have a SQL server with a bunch of databases that I want to store in an elastic pool to cut costs. My problem is that right now, everything is deployed in a very specific, non-negotiable way. Resource groups, storage accounts, and SQL servers are spun up with ARM templates and databases are added to the server with Microsoft's Azure SQL Database Deployment function in VSTS. Everything I do should be automated for disaster recovery.
Is there a way to configure the server on creation so everything goes automatically into the elastic pool? Is there a way to change the Azure SQL Database Deployment step so it adds the db to the pool and not just the server?
Thanks in advance.
Edit: I ended up adding a powershell task to VSTS and running a simple json+script that took in the resource group, server name, pool name, and database names, then ran Set-AzureRmSqlDatabase.

Answer 1

You can manage SQL Database elastic pools using PowerShell (e.g. Set-AzureRmSqlDatabase: Sets properties for a database, or moves an existing database into, out of, or between elastic pools.), so you can try to use Azure PowerShell step/task to move database to elastic pool.
Regarding ARM template, you can get it when creating SQL Database in azure portal:
On the other hand, there is an article about a template allows to deploy a new SQL Elastic Pool with its new associated SQL Server and new SQL Databases to assign to it: Deploy a new SQL Elastic Pool

Answer 2

I solved it with a custom build step. Included the required parameters in a json and ran a powershell script that connected with
Initialize-AzurePowershellSupport -ConnectedServiceName $ConnectedServiceName -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue
$subscription = (Get-AzureRmContext).Subscription.SubscriptionName #(Get-AzureRmContext).Subscription.SubscriptionName
and then used Set-AzureRmSqlDatabaseto move the database to an elastic pool.