1---2name: azure-container-apps3description: Expert knowledge for Azure Container Apps development including troubleshooting, best practices, decision making, architecture & design patterns, limits & quotas, security, configuration, integrations & coding patterns, and deployment. Use when configuring ingress/scale, securing with Entra/OIDC, wiring Dapr/Spring, or deploying via GitHub Actions, and other Azure Container Apps related development tasks. Not for Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS) (use azure-kubernetes-service), Azure Container Instances (use azure-container-instances), Azure App Service (use azure-app-service), Azure Functions (use azure-functions).4---5# Azure Container Apps Skill67This skill provides expert guidance for Azure Container Apps. Covers troubleshooting, best practices, decision making, architecture & design patterns, limits & quotas, security, configuration, integrations & coding patterns, and deployment. It combines local quick-reference content with remote documentation fetching capabilities.89## How to Use This Skill1011> **IMPORTANT for Agent**: Use the **Category Index** below to locate relevant sections. For categories with line ranges (e.g., `L35-L120`), use `read_file` with the specified lines. For categories with file links (e.g., `[security.md](security.md)`), use `read_file` on the linked reference file1213> **IMPORTANT for Agent**: If `metadata.generated_at` is more than 3 months old, suggest the user pull the latest version from the repository. If `mcp_microsoftdocs` tools are not available, suggest the user install it: [Installation Guide](https://github.com/MicrosoftDocs/mcp/blob/main/README.md)1415This skill requires **network access** to fetch documentation content:16- **Preferred**: Use `mcp_microsoftdocs:microsoft_docs_fetch` with query string `from=learn-agent-skill`. Returns Markdown.17- **Fallback**: Use `fetch_webpage` with query string `from=learn-agent-skill&accept=text/markdown`. Returns Markdown.1819## Category Index2021| Category | Lines | Description |22|----------|-------|-------------|23| Troubleshooting | L37-L51 | Diagnosing and fixing Container Apps issues: image pulls, startup/exit failures, health probes, ports, storage mounts, runtime/OCI errors, debug console use, and Java log-level troubleshooting. |24| Best Practices | L52-L58 | Deployment, cold-start, and runtime tuning guidance: blue-green rollouts, reducing scale-out latency, and optimizing Java memory usage in Azure Container Apps. |25| Decision Making | L59-L78 | Guidance on choosing Container Apps plans, compute, GPUs, and hosting options, plus cost modeling and migration paths from Functions, Heroku, Java/Spring/Tomcat, and other Azure services. |26| Architecture & Design Patterns | L79-L85 | Architectures and patterns for Java microservices on Azure Container Apps, including Eureka HA clusters, AI-enabled PetClinic, and end-to-end microservice design best practices. |27| Limits & Quotas | L86-L91 | Quota and limit rules for Container Apps (CPU/memory, environments, revisions, scale) and how to request increases when you hit platform or subscription limits. |28| Security | L92-L127 | Securing Container Apps: auth (Entra, social, OIDC, mTLS, certs), secrets/MI, network controls (VNet, private endpoints, firewall, WAF), TLS/DNS, and security best practices/policies. |29| Configuration | L128-L170 | Configuring Container Apps runtime: networking, ingress, scaling, revisions, Dapr, Java features, logging/monitoring, storage mounts, workload profiles, and routing/traffic controls. |30| Integrations & Coding Patterns | L171-L193 | Patterns for connecting Container Apps to each other and to services (Dapr, Spring, Front Door, Service Connector) plus dynamic/shell/code-interpreter sessions and event-driven jobs. |31| Deployment | L194-L202 | Deploying and automating Container Apps: CI/CD with GitHub Actions/Azure Pipelines, Docker Compose migration, self-hosted runners, and Arc-enabled Kubernetes integration. |3233### Troubleshooting34| Topic | URL |35|-------|-----|36| Use Container Apps debug console for in-place troubleshooting | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/container-apps/container-debug-console |37| Use dynamic log levels to troubleshoot Java apps on Container Apps | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/container-apps/java-dynamic-log-level |38| Troubleshoot MCP server issues on Azure Container Apps | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/container-apps/mcp-troubleshooting |39| Diagnose container exit failures in Azure Container Apps | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/container-apps/troubleshoot-container-create-failures |40| Troubleshoot container start failures in Azure Container Apps | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/container-apps/troubleshoot-container-start-failures |41| Troubleshoot health probe failures in Azure Container Apps | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/container-apps/troubleshoot-health-probe-failures |42| Fix container image pull failures in Azure Container Apps | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/container-apps/troubleshoot-image-pull-failures |43| Resolve OCI runtime errors in Azure Container Apps | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/container-apps/troubleshoot-open-container-initiative-errors |44| Fix storage mount failures in Azure Container Apps | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/container-apps/troubleshoot-storage-mount-failures |45| Resolve target port misconfiguration in Azure Container Apps | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/container-apps/troubleshoot-target-port-settings |46| Diagnose and fix Azure Container Apps runtime issues | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/container-apps/troubleshooting |4748### Best Practices49| Topic | URL |50|-------|-----|51| Implement blue-green deployments in Container Apps | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/container-apps/blue-green-deployment |52| Apply cold-start reduction best practices in Container Apps | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/container-apps/cold-start |53| Optimize Java memory usage in Azure Container Apps | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/container-apps/java-memory-fit |5455### Decision Making56| Topic | URL |57|-------|-----|58| Understand billing and cost calculation for Azure Container Apps | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/container-apps/billing |59| Choose code-to-cloud deployment options for Container Apps | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/container-apps/code-to-cloud-options |60| Select between Azure container hosting options | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/container-apps/compare-options |61| Plan and organize Azure Container Apps environments | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/container-apps/environment |62| Evaluate legacy Consumption-only Container Apps environments | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/container-apps/environment-type-consumption-only |63| Select appropriate GPU type for Azure Container Apps | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/container-apps/gpu-types |64| Select Azure hosting service for MCP servers | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/container-apps/mcp-choosing-azure-service |65| Migrate from Functions v1 to v2 on Container Apps | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/container-apps/migrate-functions |66| Plan migration from Heroku to Azure Container Apps | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/container-apps/migrate-heroku-overview |67| Modernize Java apps to Azure Container Apps with GitHub Copilot | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/container-apps/migrate-java-github-copilot-app-modernization |68| Assess and migrate Spring Boot apps to Azure Container Apps | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/container-apps/migrate-spring-boot |69| Plan migration of Spring Cloud apps to Azure Container Apps | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/container-apps/migrate-spring-cloud |70| Migrate existing Tomcat applications to Azure Container Apps | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/container-apps/migrate-tomcat |71| Compare Azure Container Apps plan types | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/container-apps/plans |72| Choose Container Apps compute and billing structures | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/container-apps/structure |73| Choose appropriate workload profiles for Container Apps | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/container-apps/workload-profiles-overview |7475### Architecture & Design Patterns76| Topic | URL |77|-------|-----|78| Design a highly available Eureka cluster on Container Apps | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/container-apps/java-eureka-server-highly-available |79| Understand AI-enabled PetClinic architecture on Container Apps | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/container-apps/java-petclinic-ai-overview |80| Design microservices architecture on Azure Container Apps | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/container-apps/microservices |8182### Limits & Quotas83| Topic | URL |84|-------|-----|85| Request quota increases for Azure Container Apps | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/container-apps/quota-requests |86| Review quotas and limits for Azure Container Apps | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/container-apps/quotas |8788### Security89| Topic | URL |90|-------|-----|91| Use built-in authentication and authorization in Container Apps | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/container-apps/authentication |92| Configure Microsoft Entra authentication for Azure Container Apps | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/container-apps/authentication-entra |93| Enable Facebook authentication in Azure Container Apps | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/container-apps/authentication-facebook |94| Configure GitHub authentication for Azure Container Apps | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/container-apps/authentication-github |95| Configure Google authentication for Azure Container Apps | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/container-apps/authentication-google |96| Configure custom OpenID Connect auth for Container Apps | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/container-apps/authentication-openid |97| Configure X (Twitter) authentication for Azure Container Apps | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/container-apps/authentication-twitter |98| Set up client certificate (mTLS) auth for Container Apps | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/container-apps/client-certificate-authorization |99| Configure CORS for Azure Container Apps | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/container-apps/cors |100| Manage custom domains and TLS certificates in Container Apps | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/container-apps/custom-domains-certificates |101| Configure custom domains and managed certificates in Container Apps | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/container-apps/custom-domains-managed-certificates |102| Use Dapr APP_API_TOKEN for Container Apps requests | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/container-apps/dapr-authentication-token |103| Secure Dapr component connections to Azure services | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/container-apps/dapr-component-connect-services |104| Configure custom environment DNS suffix and TLS in Container Apps | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/container-apps/environment-custom-dns-suffix |105| Configure NSGs, UDRs, and firewalls for Container Apps VNets | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/container-apps/firewall-integration |106| Secure Container Apps with private endpoints | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/container-apps/how-to-use-private-endpoint |107| Configure IP-based ingress restrictions for Container Apps | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/container-apps/ip-restrictions |108| Import and manage Container Apps certificates from Key Vault | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/container-apps/key-vault-certificates-manage |109| Manage and use secrets in Azure Container Apps | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/container-apps/manage-secrets |110| Use managed identities with Azure Container Apps | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/container-apps/managed-identity |111| Configure ACR image pulls via managed identity | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/container-apps/managed-identity-image-pull |112| Secure MCP servers on Azure Container Apps with Entra ID | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/container-apps/mcp-authentication |113| Configure mutual TLS for Azure Container Apps | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/container-apps/mtls |114| Use built-in Azure Policy definitions for Container Apps | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/container-apps/policy-reference |115| Configure private endpoints and DNS for Azure Container Apps | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/container-apps/private-endpoints-with-dns |116| Apply security best practices to Container Apps | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/container-apps/secure-deployment |117| Apply security features and practices in Azure Container Apps | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/container-apps/security |118| Configure token store-backed auth for Container Apps | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/container-apps/token-store |119| Secure PostgreSQL access from Container Apps with managed identity | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/container-apps/tutorial-java-quarkus-connect-managed-identity-postgresql-database |120| Secure Azure Container Apps egress with Azure Firewall | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/container-apps/use-azure-firewall |121| Control Container Apps outbound traffic via Azure Firewall | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/container-apps/user-defined-routes |122| Protect Container Apps with Application Gateway WAF | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/container-apps/waf-app-gateway |123124### Configuration125| Topic | URL |126|-------|-----|127| Set up Azure Monitor alerts for Container Apps | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/container-apps/alerts |128| Reference ARM and YAML schema for Azure Container Apps | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/container-apps/azure-resource-manager-api-spec |129| Configure custom virtual networks for Container Apps | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/container-apps/custom-virtual-networks |130| Configure Dapr component resiliency in Container Apps | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/container-apps/dapr-component-resiliency |131| Configure Dapr components in Container Apps environments | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/container-apps/dapr-components |132| Scale Dapr apps with KEDA scalers using Bicep | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/container-apps/dapr-keda-scaling |133| Use deployment labels to manage Container Apps revisions | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/container-apps/deployment-labels |134| Configure Dapr settings on existing Container Apps | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/container-apps/enable-dapr |135| Configure environment variables in Azure Container Apps | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/container-apps/environment-variables |136| Map Functions triggers to KEDA scaling in Container Apps | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/container-apps/functions-keda-mappings |137| Manage Azure Functions instances in Container Apps via CLI | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/container-apps/functions-manage |138| Configure startup, liveness, and readiness probes in Container Apps | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/container-apps/health-probes |139| Configure environment-level ingress for Container Apps | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/container-apps/ingress-environment-configuration |140| Enable and tune app-level ingress in Container Apps | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/container-apps/ingress-how-to |141| Configure ingress options for Azure Container Apps | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/container-apps/ingress-overview |142| Configure Java APM agent with init containers in Container Apps | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/container-apps/java-application-performance-management-config |143| Configure Java build environment variables in Container Apps | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/container-apps/java-build-environment-variables |144| Access logs for managed Java components in Container Apps | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/container-apps/java-component-logs |145| Enable Java-optimized features in Azure Container Apps | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/container-apps/java-feature-switch |146| Enable and use Java metrics in Azure Container Apps | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/container-apps/java-metrics |147| Monitor Container Apps logs with Log Analytics queries | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/container-apps/log-monitoring |148| Configure log storage and monitoring options for Container Apps | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/container-apps/log-options |149| Configure application logging categories in Container Apps | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/container-apps/logging |150| Understand networking model for Container Apps environments | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/container-apps/networking |151| Configure OpenTelemetry data agents in Azure Container Apps | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/container-apps/opentelemetry-agents |152| Configure planned maintenance windows for Container Apps | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/container-apps/planned-maintenance |153| Configure premium ingress for Azure Container Apps | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/container-apps/premium-ingress |154| Configure and manage Container Apps revisions | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/container-apps/revisions-manage |155| Configure rule-based HTTP routing in Container Apps | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/container-apps/rule-based-routing |156| Configure custom domains with rule-based routing | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/container-apps/rule-based-routing-custom-domain |157| Configure autoscaling rules in Azure Container Apps | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/container-apps/scale-app |158| Configure service discovery resiliency policies | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/container-apps/service-discovery-resiliency |159| Enable session affinity (sticky sessions) in Container Apps | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/container-apps/sticky-sessions |160| Configure storage mounts for Azure Container Apps | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/container-apps/storage-mounts |161| Create Azure Files volume mounts in Container Apps | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/container-apps/storage-mounts-azure-files |162| Configure traffic splitting across Container Apps revisions | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/container-apps/traffic-splitting |163| Configure VNet integration for Azure Container Apps environments | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/container-apps/vnet-custom |164| Manage workload profiles via Azure CLI | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/container-apps/workload-profiles-manage-cli |165| Manage workload profiles in portal for Container Apps | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/container-apps/workload-profiles-manage-portal |166167### Integrations & Coding Patterns168| Topic | URL |169|-------|-----|170| Implement direct microservice calls in Container Apps | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/container-apps/communicate-between-microservices |171| Connect Azure Container Apps using built-in service discovery | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/container-apps/connect-apps |172| Create Dapr components for Azure services in portal | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/container-apps/dapr-component-connection |173| Use Azure Functions Dapr extension in Container Apps | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/container-apps/dapr-functions-extension |174| Expose private Azure Container Apps via Front Door Premium | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/container-apps/front-door-custom-virtual-network-private-link |175| Integrate Azure Container Apps with Front Door via Private Link | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/container-apps/how-to-integrate-with-azure-front-door |176| Connect Container Apps to managed Admin for Spring | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/container-apps/java-admin |177| Integrate Admin for Spring with Eureka on Container Apps | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/container-apps/java-admin-eureka-integration |178| Connect Azure Container Apps to managed Config Server for Spring | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/container-apps/java-config-server |179| Integrate Azure Container Apps with managed Eureka Server for Spring | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/container-apps/java-eureka-server |180| Use managed Gateway for Spring with Azure Container Apps | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/container-apps/java-gateway-for-spring |181| Connect Container Apps to Azure services with Service Connector | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/container-apps/service-connector |182| Integrate AutoGen code interpreter sessions with Azure Container Apps | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/container-apps/sessions-tutorial-autogen |183| Use Azure Container Apps code interpreter sessions with LangChain | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/container-apps/sessions-tutorial-langchain |184| Execute JavaScript via Azure Container Apps dynamic sessions | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/container-apps/sessions-tutorial-nodejs |185| Use Semantic Kernel code interpreter sessions on Azure Container Apps | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/container-apps/sessions-tutorial-semantic-kernel |186| Run shell commands using Azure Container Apps session pools | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/container-apps/sessions-tutorial-shell |187| Use platform-managed MCP with dynamic shell sessions in Azure Container Apps | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/container-apps/sessions-tutorial-shell-mcp |188| Run event-driven jobs from Storage queues in Container Apps | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/container-apps/tutorial-event-driven-jobs |189190### Deployment191| Topic | URL |192|-------|-----|193| Enable Azure Container Apps on Arc-enabled Kubernetes clusters | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/container-apps/azure-arc-enable-cluster |194| Automate Container Apps revisions with Azure Pipelines | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/container-apps/azure-pipelines |195| Deploy Docker Compose agents to Azure Container Apps | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/container-apps/compose-agent |196| Automate Container Apps revisions with GitHub Actions | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/container-apps/github-actions |197| Generate Container Apps GitHub Actions via Azure CLI | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/container-apps/github-actions-cli |198| Run self-hosted CI/CD runners with Container Apps jobs | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/container-apps/tutorial-ci-cd-runners-jobs |
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