1# Azure Container Apps
2 
3Serverless container hosting for microservices, APIs, and background workers.
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5## When to Use
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7- Microservices and APIs
8- Background processing workers
9- Event-driven applications
10- Web applications (server-rendered)
11- Any containerized workload that doesn't need full Kubernetes
12 
13## Service Type in azure.yaml
14 
15```yaml
16services:
17  my-api:
18    host: containerapp
19    project: ./src/my-api
20    docker:
21      path: ./Dockerfile
22```
23 
24## Required Supporting Resources
25 
26| Resource | Purpose |
27|----------|---------|
28| Container Apps Environment | Hosting environment |
29| Container Registry | Image storage |
30| Log Analytics Workspace | Logging |
31| Application Insights | Monitoring |
32 
33## Common Configurations
34 
35| Workload Type | Ingress | Min Replicas | Scaling |
36|---------------|---------|--------------|---------|
37| API Service | External | 1 (avoid cold starts) | HTTP-based |
38| Background Worker | None | 0 (scale to zero) | Queue-based |
39| Web Application | External | 1 | HTTP-based |
40 
41## References
42 
43- [Bicep Patterns](bicep.md)
44- [Terraform Patterns](terraform.md)
45- [Scaling Patterns](scaling.md)
46- [Health Probes](health-probes.md)
47- [Environment Variables](environment.md)
48- [Day-2 Operations](day2-operations.md)
49- [Networking & Ingress](networking.md)
50- [Revisions & Traffic Splitting](revisions.md)
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