Deploy a containerized app to Azure App Service

In this exercise you deploy a simple containerized app to Azure App Service.

Tasks performed in this exercise:

  • Create an Azure App Service resource and deploy a containerized app
  • View the results
  • Clean up resources

This exercise takes approximately 15 minutes to complete.

Before you start

To complete the exercise you need:

  • An Azure subscription. If you don't already have one, you can sign up for one.

Create a web app resource

  1. In your browser navigate to the Azure portal https://portal.azure.com; signing in with your Azure credentials if prompted.

  2. Select the + Create a resource located in the Azure Services heading near the top of the homepage.

  3. In the Search the Marketplace search bar, enter web app and press enter to start searching.

  4. In the Web App tile, select the Create drop-down and then select Web App.

    Screenshot of the Web App tile.

Selecting Create will open a template with a few tabs to fill out with information about your deployment. The following steps walk you through what changes to make in the relevant tabs.

  1. Fill out the Basics tab with the information in the following table:

    Setting Action
    Subscription Retain the default value.
    Resource group Select Create new, enter rg-WebApp, and then select OK.
    Name Enter a unique name, for example your-initials-containerwebapp. Replace your-initials with your initials, or some other value. The name needs to be unique, so it may require a few changes.
    Slider under Name setting Select the slider to turn it off.
    Publish Select the Container option.
    Operating System Ensure Linux is selected.
    Region Retain the default selection, or choose a region near you.
    Linux Plan Retain the default selection.
    Pricing plan Select the drop-down and choose the Free F1 plan.

  2. Select, or navigate to, the Container tab, and enter the information in the following table:

    Setting Action
    Sidecar support Retain default off position.
    Image Source Select Other container registries.
    Access Type Retain default Public selection.
    Registry server URL Enter mcr.microsoft.com/k8se.
    Image and Tag Enter quickstart:latest.
    Startup Command Leave blank.

  3. Select the Review + create tab.

  4. Review the selections you made, and then select the Create button.

It may take a few minutes for the deployment to complete. When it is finished select the Go to resource button.

Now that your deployment has finished it's time to view the web app. Select the link to your web app located next to the Default domain field in the Essentials section. The link will open the site in a new tab.

Note: It may take a few minutes for the deployed container app to run and display in the new tab.

Clean up resources

Now that you finished the exercise, you should delete the cloud resources you created to avoid unnecessary resource usage.

  1. Navigate to the resource group you created and view the contents of the resources used in this exercise.
  2. On the toolbar, select Delete resource group.
  3. Enter the resource group name and confirm that you want to delete it.

CAUTION: Deleting a resource group deletes all resources contained within it. If you chose an existing resource group for this exercise, any existing resources outside the scope of this exercise will also be deleted.