Lab Details

In this lab we will walk through the steps of deploying a container instance using an Azure Resource Manager template.
Duration: 30 minutes.

Introduction

Azure Container Instances (ACI) is a fully managed service provided by Microsoft Azure for running containers on the cloud.
It enables you to run containerized applications without having to manage or provision the underlying infrastructure.
ACI supports both Windows and Linux containers.
You can use it to run a wide variety of containerized applications, including web apps, microservices, batch jobs, and more.
You can create a container instance by defining the container image, CPU and memory requirements, ports to be exposed, and environment variables.
Once created, you can start and stop the container instances, and scale them up or down as needed.
ACI provides a private IP and a public IP address which make it easy to connect from inside or outside the Azure network.
Can be managed using the Azure portal, Azure CLI, Azure PowerShell, or Azure SDKs, making it easy to automate the creation and management of container instances.

An ARM template is a JSON file that defines one or more resources to be deployed to Azure.
ARM templates use a declarative syntax, meaning you define the desired end state of your resources rather than the specific steps required to create them.
ARM templates can be used to deploy a wide variety of Azure resources, including virtual machines, storage accounts, virtual networks, and more.
They can also be used to deploy resources from the Azure Marketplace, such as SaaS applications and IaaS offerings.
ARM templates are an important part of the Azure DevOps process, as they can be used to automate the deployment of resources as part of a CI/CD pipeline.
They can be used in conjunction with Azure Automation to automate the deployment and management of resources on a scheduled basis.