azd-deployment

name	azd-deployment
description	Deploy containerized frontend + backend applications to Azure Container Apps with remote builds, managed identity, and idempotent infrastructure.
type	skill
created	2026-02-27T00:00:00.000Z
domain	cloud-infrastructure
category	devops
risk	critical
source	community
tags	["skill","cloud-infrastructure","devops","azd","deployment"]

Azure Developer CLI (azd) Container Apps Deployment

Deploy containerized frontend + backend applications to Azure Container Apps with remote builds, managed identity, and idempotent infrastructure.

Quick Start

# Initialize and deploy
azd auth login
azd init                    # Creates azure.yaml and .azure/ folder
azd env new <env-name>      # Create environment (dev, staging, prod)
azd up                      # Provision infra + build + deploy

Core File Structure

project/
├── azure.yaml              # azd service definitions + hooks
├── infra/
│   ├── main.bicep          # Root infrastructure module
│   ├── main.parameters.json # Parameter injection from env vars
│   └── modules/
│       ├── container-apps-environment.bicep
│       └── container-app.bicep
├── .azure/
│   ├── config.json         # Default environment pointer
│   └── <env-name>/
│       ├── .env            # Environment-specific values (azd-managed)
│       └── config.json     # Environment metadata
└── src/
    ├── frontend/Dockerfile
    └── backend/Dockerfile

azure.yaml Configuration

Minimal Configuration

name: azd-deployment
services:
  backend:
    project: ./src/backend
    language: python
    host: containerapp
    docker:
      path: ./Dockerfile
      remoteBuild: true

Full Configuration with Hooks

name: azd-deployment
metadata:
  template: my-project@1.0.0

infra:
  provider: bicep
  path: ./infra

azure: