ACI Container Deployer

This deploy-aci script automates the deployment of a Docker container to Azure Container Instances (ACI) using the Azure CLI. It supports both public and private container images, including those from GitHub Container Registry.

• Deploys containers to Azure using ARM templates
• Supports public and private container images
• Automatically handles ACR authentication for private images
• Injects an SSH key for remote access (if needed)
• Outputs the public IP of the container after deployment

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Prerequisites

The following needs to be installed:

• Python
• Docker
• Azure CLI

One-time Setup

1. Login to Azure:

   az login

2. Create a Resource Group (if not already created):

   az group create --name my-resource-group --location eastus

3. Generate an SSH key (if not already present):

   ssh-keygen -t rsa

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Usage

./deploy-aci \
  --resource-group <resource-group-name> \
  --image <image-name> \
  [--name <container-name>] 

Sample public test image: ghcr.io/cjen1-msft/scitt-snp:prebaked-latest

This will:

• Determine if the image is public or private
• Deploy it using the appropriate ARM template
• Output the container’s public IP address

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