Deployment with Azure Container Apps

Deployment with Azure Container App¶

To deploy your application to Azure Container Apps, follow these steps:

Step 1: Add `DOCKERHUB_PUSH_TOKEN` to GitHub Secrets¶

To push the image to Docker Hub in the CI/CD pipeline, add the DOCKERHUB_PUSH_TOKEN as a GitHub secret. This token allows GitHub Actions to authenticate with Docker Hub for pushing the Docker image.

Step 2: Add `AZURE_CREDENTIALS` to GitHub Secrets¶

In order to log in to Azure and deploy the container app, you need to provide Azure credentials. Add AZURE_CREDENTIALS to your GitHub secrets. This credential will allow the CI/CD pipeline to authenticate and interact with Azure resources.

You can obtain the necessary Azure credentials by setting up the Azure CLI and following the instructions provided by Microsoft:

Install the Azure CLI from this link.

Once the Azure CLI is installed and configured, you can generate the Azure credentials JSON file for GitHub secrets.

Step 3: Generate Azure Credentials¶

Run the following command to set up the Azure Container App and create the Service Principal:

make setup-cloud-env

This will generate an output JSON, which contains the Azure credentials required for deployment. The JSON will look like this:

{
    "clientId": "<clientId>",
    "clientSecret": "<ClientSecret>",
    "subscriptionId": "<subscriptionId>",
    "tenantId": "<tenentId>",
    "activeDirectoryEndpointUrl": "https://login.microsoftonline.com",
    "resourceManagerEndpointUrl": "https://management.azure.com/",
    "activeDirectoryGraphResourceId": "https://graph.windows.net/",
    "sqlManagementEndpointUrl": "https://management.core.windows.net:8443/",
    "galleryEndpointUrl": "https://gallery.azure.com/",
    "managementEndpointUrl": "https://management.core.windows.net/"
}

Step 4: Add Azure Credentials to GitHub Secrets¶

Once you have the JSON, add it to GitHub as the secret AZURE_CREDENTIALS:

Go to your GitHub repository.
Navigate to Settings > Secrets > New repository secret.
Name the secret AZURE_CREDENTIALS and paste the entire JSON content into the value field.

Step 5: Deploy the Container App¶

After the credentials are set up, the application will automatically be deployed to Azure after each release. This is handled by the CI/CD pipeline in GitHub Actions.

During the container app setup, the make setup-cloud-env command will also provide you with a URL for your deployed app. You can use this URL to access the live application once deployed.

Deployment with Azure Container Apps