Azure Event Grid Namespaces – Terraform Setup is the second article in the series. I would like to show you how to use Terraform to create all the necessary components: Event Grid Namespace, Topic, and Subscription. A detailed description of the Azure Event Grid Namespace service can be found here. Azure Event Grid Namespaces – Terraform script As of April 12, 2024, the AzureRM provider does not support the creation […]
Azure DevOps self-hosted agent using Packer and VMSS
You’ve probably encountered situations where a self-hosted agent is necessary, perhaps for security reasons. Azure Container Instances offer a quick and simple way to run these agents, but this method has limitations. For instance, you cannot build Docker images with it. In a production setting, this might not be suitable for all purposes. Additionally, regular cleaning of the agent is required to avoid issues from using the same instance repeatedly. […]
Expert Summit 2023 – REST API with private API Management Access
I had the pleasure of delivering a presentation at the Expert Summit 2023 on a network-isolated REST API, made accessible through API Management. For those interested in the source code from the live coding session, it is available for you to explore. Have fun! Below, you can view the architecture that was developed during the live session: The recording of the session can be found here! I truly hope you […]
Azure Container Registry – cost optimization
Azure Container Registry – cost optimization can be straightforward once you’re familiar with the service’s capabilities. The key is implementing an effective scheduling system to reduce costs associated with storage usage. The solution involves configuring a clean-up task. Ready to learn how to set it up? Let’s dive in! Azure Container Registry – cost optimization – terraform Anticipate a guide on setting up clean-up tasks with a Terraform script. A […]
Azure Container Apps – service bus [part 6]
Azure Container Apps – service bus, works together like a perfect couple! Achieving integration is a breeze, and the impact on performance is truly remarkable. In this guide, I’ll walk you through the steps to set up this integration and share the results of my performance tests. Rest assured, all the necessary resources are at your disposal. You can access the entire series on Azure Container Apps right here. If […]
Azure Container Apps – secrets [part 5]
Azure Container Apps – secrets, every application typically needs to reference some secrets. To achieve this, I’ll demonstrate how to load secrets into Azure Container Apps using Azure KeyVault. While it’s not currently feasible to do this solely with Terraform due to the absence of a provider for adding secrets from Key Vault, I’ll guide you through the process in this article. You may view all of the series’ about […]
Azure Container Apps – traffic splitting [part 4]
Azure Container Apps – traffic splitting, or having multiple revisions of your application and sharing traffic between them. You can specify the weight for each route, so the traffic load can be adjusted properly. The total of all weights must be 100. In my configuration, I assign a revision suffix to each deployment. You may view all of the series’ articles here. Azure Container Apps – traffic splitting – Terraform setup […]
Azure Container Apps – Creating using Terraform [part 1]
Azure Container Apps – Creating using Terraform, which used to be challenging. Why? Because a lot of tasks required the usage of the notoriously difficult-to-use AzApi, we recently began to be able to develop Azure Container Apps utilizing only resources from the AzureRM provider. This is wonderful news! All sources are included in this article and are available for download. Enjoy! Let’s begin with the developed architecture: Azure Container Apps […]
Azure Front Door as secure Storage blobs access
Azure Front Door as secure Storage blobs access, how to do it? When using this configuration? All answers can be found below. As you probably know, this service is a global load balancer for HTTP/HTTPS traffic. You don’t need to manage resiliency, as this service is resilient by default. See what feature you can enable, using this approach: All these features can be helpful in the following scenarios: Before going […]