Run containers in Azure Container Instances straight from Docker CLI

Thu, 03 Dec 2020 00:00:00 +0000

A couple of months ago, both Microsoft and Docker announced the seamless integration of Azure Container Instances (ACI) and Docker CLI. As a container enthusiast, I had to look into this integration. I tested it in different scenarios to see how it could support me and increase my productivity.

tl;dr: The integration of ACI and Docker CLI is excellent. Once configured, I found myself spinning up numerous containers :). It provisions even multi-container applications based on Docker Compose. There is a downside. Pulling images from registries was slower compared to my local machine. Overall, I like the experience and share everything you need to know about it in this article.

What to do if Pods stuck in state Pending while deploying to Azure Container Instances

Thu, 24 Aug 2017 00:00:00 +0000

Azure Container Instances (ACI) allows you to spin up containers in the cloud without creating or managing any kind of infrastructure. It’s really bringing container as a service to you. That said, ACI is no replacement for Container Orchestration Systems like Kubernetes. It’s more an underlying infrastructure for hosting/running containers itself.

ACI integrates seamlessly with orchestrators like Kubernetes. You can use the ACI connector for Kubernetes to create an ACI node on your Kubernetes cluster. See this repo for more details .

Azure Container Instances on Thorsten Hans

Run containers in Azure Container Instances straight from Docker CLI

What to do if Pods stuck in state Pending while deploying to Azure Container Instances