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Configuring Azure Container Instances

The ACI service by Microsoft Azure provides us with a fast and easy way to run containers in the cloud without worrying about the management part of virtual machines or having to learn about new tools. This service is designed to be as quick as possible and ease the process of getting a container up and running in the cloud. Furthermore, it is possible to launch a container by executing a simple Azure CLI command, such as the following:

az container create --resource-group myResourceGroup \                    --name cache-container \                    --image redis:alpine \                    --cpu 1 \                    --memory 1 \                    --dns-name-label cache-container \                    --ports 6379 

The ACI service is the ideal service for testing and running containers in Azure. Hence, the ACI ...