Building Containers with Azure DevOps
This lesson is designed to give you a solid understanding of containers and how they are used in Azure DevOps. It begins by looking at creating deployable images through Docker containers, microservices, and at the various container-related services available in Azure, including Azure Container Instances, the Azure Kubernetes Service, the Azure Container Registry, Azure Service Fabric, and Azure App Service.
The lesson also looks at Dockerfile and Docker multi-stage builds before finishing with a hands-on demonstration that shows you how to create an Azure Container Registry.
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Learning Objectives
- Learn about Docker and its role in deploying containerized apps
- Understand how microservices can be used for deploying apps
- Learn about the container-related services available in Azure
- Learn about using multi-stage builds when working with Docker
- Gain a practical understanding of how to create an Azure Container Registry
- Gain a practical understanding of how to add Docker support to an application
Intended Audience
This lesson is intended for DevOps professionals who wish to learn how to use containers to design and implement strategies for developing application code and infrastructure that allow for continuous integration, testing, delivery, monitoring, and feedback.
Prerequisites
To get the most from this lesson, you should have a basic understanding of the Azure platform and of container concepts.
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