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Deploy a Python App to an AKS Cluster Using Azure Pipelines
You are a DevOps Engineer at Globomantics, tasked with establishing an automated path from code to production for a small Python web application. Your goal is to create an Azure Pipeline that builds a container image for a simple voting app and deploys it to an Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS) cluster. Completing this lab will reinforce CI/CD fundamentals while showing how Azure Pipelines, containers, and AKS work together to deliver changes quickly and reliably.
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Table of Contents
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Challenge
Create an Azure DevOps Organization
Create a new Azure DevOps organization and project.
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Import Code and Set Up Environment
- Import the repository from the additional resources section.
- Deploy a self-hosted agent on the provided VM using a personal access token.
- To connect to the VM, use the instant terminal on the lab page or the link in the additional resouces section.
- Create a new AKS environment in Azure Devops and a service connection to Azure Container Registry
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Create the CI/CD Pipeline and Examine Pipeline YAML
- Update the voting manifest and the pipeline YAML to provide the correct Azure Container Registry name
- Create a new pipeline and examine the pipeline YAML
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Access the AKS Cluster
Browse to the cluster’s external IP and validate the voting app works as expected
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