DAPR Azure Deployment

Deploy your DAPR application to Azure with production-ready configuration.

Behavior

When the user runs /dapr:deploy:

1. Select Deployment Target

   • Azure Container Apps (recommended for most cases)
   • Azure Kubernetes Service (for advanced control)
   • Ask user preference if $ARGUMENTS doesn't specify

2. Pre-Deployment Validation

   • Verify Azure CLI is installed and logged in
   • Check DAPR configuration is valid
   • Validate Docker/container image exists
   • Ensure required Azure resources exist

3. Container Apps Deployment

   # Create environment if needed
   az containerapp env create \
     --name {env-name} \
     --resource-group {rg} \
     --dapr-instrumentation-key {key}
   
   # Deploy DAPR components
   az containerapp env dapr-component set \
     --name {env-name} \
     --resource-group {rg} \
     --dapr-component-name statestore \
     --yaml ./components/statestore.yaml
   
   # Deploy application
   az containerapp create \
     --name {app-name} \
     --resource-group {rg} \
     --environment {env-name} \
     --image {image} \
     --dapr-enabled \
     --dapr-app-id {app-id} \
     --dapr-app-port {port}
   

4. AKS Deployment

   # Ensure DAPR is installed on cluster
   dapr init -k
   
   # Apply components
   kubectl apply -f ./components/
   
   # Deploy application
   kubectl apply -f ./k8s/deployment.yaml
   

5. Post-Deployment

   • Verify deployment succeeded
   • Check DAPR sidecar is running
   • Test health endpoint
   • Display access URL

Arguments

• $ARGUMENTS - Target and options:
  • aca or container-apps - Deploy to Azure Container Apps
  • aks or kubernetes - Deploy to AKS
  • --rg {name} - Resource group name
  • --env {name} - Container Apps environment name

Examples

/dapr:deploy aca
/dapr:deploy aks --rg myapp-rg
/dapr:deploy container-apps --env production-env

Prerequisites Checked

• Azure CLI installed (az --version)
• Logged into Azure (az account show)
• Docker image built and pushed to registry
• Azure resources exist (resource group, ACR, etc.)
• DAPR components configured

Deployment Artifacts Generated

For Container Apps:

• Component YAML adapted for Container Apps format
• Managed identity configuration
• Scaling rules (KEDA)

For AKS:

• Kubernetes deployment YAML
• Service and ingress configuration
• DAPR component resources

Error Handling

• Missing Azure CLI: Provide installation instructions
• Not logged in: Run az login
• Image not found: Prompt to build and push
• Resource group missing: Offer to create
• Component errors: Validate and fix YAML

Post-Deployment Output

Deployment Complete!
=====================

Target:       Azure Container Apps
App Name:     order-service
App ID:       order-service
Environment:  production-env
Resource Group: myapp-rg

Endpoints:
  Application: https://order-service.bluewater-123.eastus.azurecontainerapps.io
  Health:      https://order-service.bluewater-123.eastus.azurecontainerapps.io/health

DAPR Components:
  ✓ statestore (Azure Cosmos DB)
  ✓ pubsub (Azure Service Bus)
  ✓ secretstore (Azure Key Vault)

Next Steps:
  - Monitor logs: az containerapp logs show -n order-service -g myapp-rg
  - Scale app: az containerapp update -n order-service --min-replicas 2 --max-replicas 10
  - Add custom domain: az containerapp hostname add ...