One of the capabilities I’m most proud of is **diagram-rich storytelling**: PlantUML Server in Azure Container Apps is authored automatically by AI agents, rendered to PNG/SVG, and embedded in Markdown, PDF, and DOCX outputs — without a single human touching a diagramming tool.
Azure / Container Apps / GitHub Actions / Terraform
Posted on:
Deploy Next.js SSR on Azure Container Apps (Full Guide)
In this guide, I walk through deploying Next.js SSR on Azure Container Apps — how I containerized the application with server-side rendering, integrated Auth0 authentication, and provisioned everything with Terraform IaC and GitHub Actions CI/CD. This is the frontend for DocWriter Studio, an agentic AI document generation system.
Azure / Container Apps / Functions / GitHub Actions / KeyVault / Open AI / Storage Account / Terraform
Posted on:
Building AI Agent Workflows with Azure Service Bus | Part 2
Building AI Agent Workflows with Azure Service Bus using queues and topics for horizontal scaling — A deep dive into the DocWriter Studio architecture.
✅ Queue-based decoupling enables independent scaling of AI agent stages
✅ Azure Service Bus topics provide zero-code observability through pub/sub patterns
✅ 5-minute lock durations accommodate slow LLM calls without message loss
✅ Dead letter queues isolate poison messages for debugging
✅ Azure Container Apps enable scale-to-zero for cost optimization
✅ Matrix CI/CD builds maintain 11 function images with minimal overhead
Container Apps / GitHub Actions
Posted on:
Azure Container Apps secrets by Terraform [part 7]
Azure Container Apps secrets by Terraform, was not always possible. Previously, Terraform didn’t support direct integration to pull secrets from Azure Key Vault through its resources. Fortunately, with the latest AzureRM provider update, this functionality is now available. To demonstrate this setup, I’ve created a dedicated GitHub repository specifically for managing secrets in Azure Container Apps. The build runs weekly, to ensure that the solution is still working (we all […]
Azure / Container Apps / Functions / Terraform
Posted on:
Running Azure Functions in Container Apps with Terraform
Running Azure Functions in Container Apps with Terraform was released on May 24, 2024, and that allows you to run Azure Functions in Container Apps using Terraform. In this article, I’ll guide you through the steps to set up and deploy Azure Functions in Container Apps with Terraform. Additionally, for those new to Container Apps, I’ve included a brief overview of their benefits. Terraform script for Azure Function in Container […]