Azure Containers Quickstarts

Get started quickly with Azure container services. These quickstart guides provide step-by-step instructions to deploy and manage your containerized applications on Azure.

Deploy a Container Instance with Azure CLI

Learn how to deploy a single containerized application to Azure Container Instances (ACI) using the Azure Command-Line Interface (CLI). This is the fastest way to run a container on Azure without managing underlying infrastructure.

Prerequisites: Azure CLI installed and logged in.
Steps: Create a resource group, deploy a container, verify deployment.

Example:

az container create --resource-group myResourceGroup --name mycontainer --image mcr.microsoft.com/azuredocs/aci-helloworld --dns-name-label myuniqueaci --ports 80

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Create an Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS) Cluster

Discover how to set up a managed Kubernetes cluster in Azure using AKS. This guide covers the initial cluster creation and basic interaction.

Prerequisites: Azure account, Azure CLI.
Steps: Create an AKS cluster, connect to the cluster using kubectl.

Example:

az aks create --resource-group myResourceGroup --name myAKSCluster --node-count 1 --enable-addons monitoring --generate-ssh-keys

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Deploy a Web App to Azure Container Apps

Use Azure Container Apps to easily deploy and scale your containerized web applications. This quickstart focuses on a simple web app deployment.

Prerequisites: Azure CLI with Container Apps extension.
Steps: Create a Container App environment, deploy a containerized app from a registry or Git repository.

Example using a Docker Hub image:

az containerapp create --resource-group myResourceGroup --name my-container-app --image mcr.microsoft.com/azuredocs/appservice-webapp --environment my-container-app-environment --query configuration.ingress.fqdn --output tsv

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Secure Container Images with Azure Container Registry

Learn to create an Azure Container Registry (ACR) instance and push/pull Docker images. This is essential for managing your container images securely.

Prerequisites: Docker installed, Azure CLI.
Steps: Create an ACR instance, log in to ACR, tag and push an image.

Example:

az acr create --resource-group myResourceGroup --name myuniqueacrname --sku Basic --location eastus

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Explore more advanced topics and tutorials in the Azure Tutorials section.