Azure CLI command for an ACR quick task, which sends the build context to Azure, builds the image there and pushes the result into a registry that already exists.
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Terms in this definition
- Azure CLI
Command-line tool for managing Azure that runs on any platform; examples include
az login,az storage queueandaz policy state trigger-scan. - Azure Container Registry
Private Azure registry for container images. Images can be geo-replicated, cleaned up by retention policies and built by ACR Tasks, while webhooks let a push kick off continuous deployment.
Related terms
- ACR Tasks
Capability present in all Azure Container Registry SKUs for building, pushing and patching images in the cloud, through quick tasks (
az acr build), triggered tasks or multi-step tasks. - CI
Short for continuous integration: every change is built and tested automatically, normally paired with continuous deployment as CI/CD. A pipeline running az acr build then pushing the resulting image is one example.