Overview
Azure Compute Containers provide a lightweight, isolated environment for running containerized workloads on Azure virtual machines. They integrate seamlessly with Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS), Azure Container Instances (ACI), and other Azure services.
Key Features
- Scalable orchestration with AKS
- Serverless container execution with ACI
- Integrated monitoring via Azure Monitor
- Secure networking and identity management
Quick Start
Deploy a sample Nginx container using Azure CLI:
az group create --name MyResourceGroup --location eastus
az acr create --resource-group MyResourceGroup --name MyContainerRegistry --sku Basic
az acr login --name MyContainerRegistry
docker pull nginx
docker tag nginx MyContainerRegistry.azurecr.io/nginx
docker push MyContainerRegistry.azurecr.io/nginx
az container create --resource-group MyResourceGroup --name my-nginx --image MyContainerRegistry.azurecr.io/nginx --cpu 1 --memory 1.5 --ports 80Resources
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