containers

Over the past two years, I have worked extensively with Azure Container Apps (ACA) and have gained valuable insights into its capabilities and limitations. In this post, I share ten key lessons learned from real-world experience. 1. You get much of Kubernetes without the added complexity Azure Container Apps provides a streamlined way to run containerized applications without the overhead of managing Kubernetes infrastructure. It abstracts away much of the operational complexity, allowing developers to focus on building and deploying applications....

I’ve been a fan of Svelte for a while. It’s fast, elegant, and works nicely with SvelteKit. But like any tool, it comes with maintenance overhead. For larger applications, that overhead is worth it. But for smaller projects—like Sharp Cert Manager, which only has a single page and a popup—the cost felt too high. In fact, I found myself spending more time upgrading Svelte or Vite than it would take to simply rewrite the page....

If you’re deploying a Windows x86 (32-bit) .NET app, you’re probably used to hosting it on a VM with IIS. While deploying the same app as a container is possible, it’s not straightforward. This post will walk you through deploying a 32-bit .NET 8 app as a container in Azure using Azure App Service. TLDR; Find the code here: github. Creating the Dockerfile The first step is to create a Docker image for the app....

Let’s face it, managing TLS certs is a pain (no pun intended). If you have only a few, it is manageable. A simple recurring calendar reminder to make sure you reissue or download and install the new cert will work. However, what happens when you have dozens? Also, what if the responsibility is shared accross different teams? As the saying goes “too many cooks spoil the broth”. While there are great cloud native solutions, like Azure Key Vault, many enterprise environments are not capable of using them....