Exploring State Management with Dapr in Azure Container Apps
Description
Dapr (Distributed Application Runtime) is a portable, event-driven runtime that simplifies building distributed applications. When integrated with Azure Container Apps, it provides a rich set of building blocks that enable developers to build microservices-based applications without writing complex distributed systems code. These building blocks include state management, service invocation, pub/sub messaging, and more.
By leveraging Dapr in Azure Container Apps, developers can focus on business logic while the platform handles complex distributed application patterns. The combination provides built-in scalability, resiliency, and observability features, making it easier to build, deploy and manage cloud-native applications. This approach significantly reduces development time and maintenance overhead while ensuring enterprise-grade reliability.
In this lab, you will learn how to use Dapr with Azure Container Apps to manage state and publish-subscribe messages.
Learning objectives
Upon completion of this intermediate-level lab, you will be able to:
- Create a Dapr component on an Azure Container App Environment
- Configure conatiner apps to publish and subscribe to messages using Dapr
- Manage Dapr state in Azure Storage Blob
Intended audience
- Cloud Architects
- Data Engineers
- DevOps Engineers
- Machine Learning Engineers
- Software Engineers
Prerequisites
Familiarity with the following will be beneficial but is not required:
- Azure Container Apps
- Azure Storage Blob
The following content can be used to fulfill the prerequisites: