anthonychu / containerapps-sidecar-sample

Azure Container Apps sidecar example

Deploy the app

1. Create a Container Apps environment.

   az containerapp env create --name demo --resource-group demo --location canadacentral
   
   # Get the environment id
   az containerapp env show --name demo --resource-group demo --query id

2. Open app.yaml and update the managedEnvironmentId with the value from the previous step. Save the file.

3. Create a container app.

   az containerapp create --name test-sidecar --resource-group demo --yaml app.yaml --query properties.configuration.ingress.fqdn

4. Open the app at its URL.

5. To observe the sidecar's streaming logs in real-time, run the following command:

   az containerapp logs show --name test-sidecar --resource-group demo --container sidecar --follow

6. Click the Call sidecar button.

   • The main app will call the sidecar app. The result is displayed on the page.

   • The sidecar logs should show that it processed the request.

7. Click the Write a file button.

   • The main app writes a file into a volume that it shares with the sidecar app.

   • The sidecar logs should show that it observed the file that was written.