Azure Container Instances Cheat Sheet

Serverless container workload bursts

Last Updated: November 21, 2025

Focus Areas

Focus
Provision CPU/memory precisely
Set restart policy to OnFailure for resiliency

Commands & Queries

az container create --name job --image myimage --cpu 2
Launch ACI
az container logs --name job
View stdout
az container delete --name job
Tear down

Summary

ACI handles short-lived jobs without Kubernetes overhead.

💡 Pro Tip: Mount secrets and use managed identities for secure connectors.
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