In my previous post, we created an azuredevops pipeline agent in ACI. If we were to run this container instance 24/7, it would be quite costly.
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Image resizing Azure function using a cross platform library: ImageSharp

ImageSharp is a new, fully featured, fully managed, cross-platform, 2D graphics API. Designed to democratize image processing, ImageSharp brings you an incredibly powerful yet beautifully simple API. [Ref]
Having an azure function for your image resizing needs ,thumbnails, can be quite handy whether in production or a dev environment.
A [Fake] REST server using Azure Functions

Azure Functions is a serverless compute service that enables you to run code on-demand without having to explicitly provision or manage infrastructure. Use Azure Functions to run a script or piece of code in response to a variety of events. [Ref]
You can setup a simple REST (Representational State Transfer) server for development purposes in Azure functions.