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Dapr on Azure

3 posts · Nov 2020 – Feb 2021

What this trail covers

Dapr is an open-source, portable, event-driven runtime that reduces the overhead in creating distributed microservices in the cloud. It helps provide options to create microservices using any language, with any framework, on any platform. Dapr helps codify best practices for distributed services infrastructure without requiring expertise in cloud-native architecture. This post details Dapr's installation, local usage, and cloud deployment on Azure, highlighting Dapr v1.0.0-rc.3.

All Microsoft trails
  1. AzureFunBytes - Dapr on AzureThis post introduces Dapr as an open-source, portable, event-driven runtime for microservices on Azure. It covers Dapr's installation, local usage, and cloud deployment, highlighting the v1.0.0-rc.3 release and its new features. The post also provides links to quickstarts and documentation for further learning.
  2. Publishing Azure Container Instances from Docker CLIThis post details the integration of Docker Desktop with Azure Container Instances (ACI), allowing users to deploy and manage ACI containers directly from the Docker CLI. It covers authenticating to Azure from Docker, creating Docker contexts for ACI, and running containers using both public Docker Hub images and private images from Azure Container Registry (ACR). The post provides step-by-step instructions and screenshots for each stage, including troubleshooting common issues like ACR authentication.
  3. AzureFunBytes Short - Azure Containers (Kubernetes, Container Instances, More)This post introduces Azure Container Instances (ACI) as a service for running containers without managing servers, Azure Batch for large-scale parallel and HPC batch jobs, and Azure Service Fabric for microservices and container orchestration. It also mentions Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS) for managed Kubernetes, Azure App Service for web apps and APIs, Azure Container Registry (ACR) for managing container images, and Azure Red Hat OpenShift for managed OpenShift clusters.