Tools

• Git
• Docker
• Azure CLI
• AZCopy

Azure

• Storage Account
  • File Share
• Container Instances
  • Creates Share (Azure CLI)
  • Processes Files (Custom Image)

Algorithm

• Initialize
  • Resource Group (command)
• ARM Deployment (command 1.deploy.json)
  • Creates Storage Account
  • Creates Azure Container Instance
    • Container creates File Share
• Upload Files (script)
• ARM Deployment (command 2.deploy.json)
  • Deploy Custom Image to ACI
    • With Mapped File Share
• Wait for processing to complete (manually)
• Download Files (script)
• Delete all resources (command)

Commands

Specify

• Resource Group Name (alpha-numeric)
• Resource Group Location (West US 2)
• Customer Name (alpha-numeric)
• Container Image Name

Deploy

1. Create Resource Group

az group create -g <resourceGroupName> --location "West US 2"

2. Setup File Share

az group deployment create --name setup --resource-group <resourceGroupName> --template-file 1.deploy.json --parameters customerName=<customerName>

3. Upload

azcopy --source /mnt/<customerName> --destination https://<storageAccountName>.file.core.windows.net/<customerName> --dest-key <storageAccountKey>

4. Process Files (Container)

az group deployment create --name process --resource-group <resourceGroupName> --template-file 2.deploy.json --parameters 2.parameters.json

5. Download

azcopy --source https://<storageAccountName>.file.core.windows.net/<customerName> --destination /mnt/<customerName> --source-key <storageAccountKey> --recursive

6. Delete Resources ($0)

az group delete -n <resourceGroupName>

V.Next

1. Container Registry
2. Code changes

• Process terminates when done
• Don't delete files
• ini -> data store (later)
• processing can be per file (later)

3. Template Changes

• CPU/Memory ACI

4. Automation

• Uploads
• Waiting for processing to complete
• Downloads

5. DevOps

• CI
• CD