Deploy to new Azure Container Apps Express

[appscontrol]

Hi there,

Is it possible to deploy DAB to the new Express version of Container Apps? This would be ideal as with it's consumption pricing and very fast startup times it be a great platform for DAB especially where costs are tight (we're a charity).

Best regards,

Derek

[aaronburtle]

Hi Derek,

Yes, DAB is technically compatible with Azure Container Apps Express. DAB runs as a standard Linux/AMD64 HTTP container on port 5000, which matches the workloads supported by Express.

The deployment would follow the existing DAB Container Apps guidance: build a small custom image based on the official DAB image, include the DAB configuration, supply the database connection through a secret-backed environment variable, and configure HTTP ingress for target port 5000.

Please be aware that Express is currently in preview. Some resources you may find useful:

https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/container-apps/express-overview

https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/container-apps/express-faq