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Build and Run a Container Using Azure ACR Tasks

Your manager asks you to run a container, but you don't have Docker installed on your desktop. You've recently learned about Azure ACR Tasks built into Cloud Shell and decide to give it a try. Your goal is to create a new container registry and use ACR Tasks to build, push, and run the container in Azure.

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Clock icon Beginner
Duration
Clock icon 45m
Last updated
Clock icon Sep 01, 2025

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Table of Contents

  1. Challenge

    Start Cloud Shell

    1. Click the Cloud Shell icon (>_) in the upper right.
    2. Select Bash.
    3. Select Mount storage account.
    4. Choose the lab provided Storage account subscription.
    5. Click Apply.
    6. Choose Select existing storage account.
    7. Click Next.
    8. Choose the lab provided Subscription, Resource Group, and Storage account name.
    9. Click Create a file share.
    10. Provide the name fileshare and click Ok.
    11. Click Select.

  2. Challenge

    Create a New Container Registry

    1. In the Azure portal, click the listed resource group name.
    2. Copy it to your clipboard.
    3. Create a new container registry, replacing <RESOURCE_GROUP_NAME> with the name you just copied.
    4. Change the directory to clouddrive.
    5. Create a Dockerfile.

  3. Challenge

    Build an Image and Push to ACR

    Build and push the image to Azure Container Registry using the newly created Dockerfile.

  4. Challenge

    Run the New Container

    Run the container.

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