Azure Containers and ACR

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Florin Angelescu

Azure Cloud Architect

Azure Container Registry (ACR)

• Fully managed, private registry service for container images.
• Secure library where your application blueprints are stored.
• Hub where teams store and organize the blueprints of their applications.

Azure Container Registry (ACR)

• Ensures your images are accessible only to authorized users and tightly integrated with Azure services.
• Makes it easier to keep control of your application life-cycle while still benefiting from the flexibility of containers.

Why use ACR?

 

 

 

• Security and control
  • Authentication through Azure Entra ID
  • Enforces role-based access control

Why use ACR?

 

 

• Geo-replication

  • Images can be mirrored across multiple Azure regions
  • Reduce latency
  • Ensure high availability

• Faster deployments and fewer delays

Pushing images to ACR

• Build an image locally using Docker.
• Log in to Azure Container Registry.
• Push the image.

Pushing images to ACR

 

Pushing images to ACR

 

• Central piece in CI/CD pipelines.
• New builds are automatically pushed and deployed.

Pushing images to ACR

 

• Integrates with Azure DevOps or GitHub Actions.
• Automate the entire process from code commit to container deployment.

Managing images in ACR

 

Provides commands to:

Managing images in ACR

 

Provides commands to:

 

• List repositories

Managing images in ACR

 

Provides commands to:

 

• List repositories

 

• Delete outdated images

Managing images in ACR

 

Provides commands to:

 

• List repositories

 

• Delete outdated images

 

• Automate builds

Managing images in ACR

 

• Rebuild images when base images are updated
• Ensure your applications stay secure and up to date
• Reduces manual work and keeps environments consistent

Tagging and versioning

 

 

 

• Tags are essential for identifying versions of images.
• Good tagging practices help teams roll back quickly if a deployment fails.

Tagging and versioning

 

 

 

• Support parallel testing:

  • Multiple tagged images can run side by side.

• Versioning and tagging provide flexibility and safety in managing application.

Recap

• Secure, scalable foundation for container life-cycle management.
• Applications are always ready to deploy in Azure, with the right version available at the right time.

Let's practice!

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