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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Running containerized AzureDevOps pipeline agents in Azure Container Instances(ACI)
Pr-requisites
- AzureDevOps tenant. Get one for free: Link
- Azure Subscription. A free trial is available. (This is for hosting agent)
Study Guide for Az-203 – Azure Developer Associate
I recently came across a post from Isaac Levin which helped me pass the exam.
Here are other resources I found very helpful while doing my study:
…Azure REST API: Getting list of all Storage Accounts
We will need a token to run this request. You can follow my previous post to learn how to get a token.
Azure REST API: Get list of all resource groups
We will need a token to run this request. You can follow my previous post to learn how to get a token.
Azure REST API : Getting a bearer token
Azure provides a REST API to manage resources. If you have a specific need and don’t want to use ‘Azure-Cli‘ or their ‘Powershell module‘, you can use pure HTTP calls using their REST API. it’s platform agnostic and easy to use.
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.