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Public preview: Azure Pipelines task to build and deploy to Azure Container Apps
You can now use a new Azure Pipelines task to build and deploy container apps from Azure DevOps.
Public preview: Build and deploy to Azure Container Apps without a Dockerfile from the Azure CLI
Azure Container Apps now supports building container images from source code without a Dockerfile.
October 2022
Public preview: TCP support
Azure Container Apps now supports exposing container apps that use a TCP-based protocol other than HTTP or HTTPS.
Public preview: Azure Kubernetes Service hybrid deployment options
Azure Kubernetes Service has new hybrid deployment options.
Public preview: Azure Container Apps Azure Monitor integration
Azure Container Apps now support using Azure Monitor to send your logs to additional destinations.
Generally available: Dapr support for managed identity in Azure Container Apps
Container Apps now provides support for using Dapr with Managed Identity.
Generally available: Dapr secrets API support
You can now use Dapr secrets APIs from your Azure Container Apps and leverage Dapr secret store component references when creating other components in the environment.
September 2022
App Service support for Ruby is ending 12 April 2023
Target retirement date: April 12, 2023
App Service support for Ruby workloads is ending on 12 April 2023. Migrate Ruby applications to use a custom container.
August 2022
General availability: Dapr release 1.8 support in Azure Container Apps
You can now use Dapr release 1.8 with Azure Container Apps.
July 2022
Public preview: Azure Spring Apps feature updates
New Azure Spring Apps updates and features for basic/standard and enterprise tiers are in preview.
June 2022
Public preview: New API backend options in Azure Static Web Apps
You can now use App Service, Container Apps, or API Management as an API backend in Azure Static Web Apps.
Generally available: Azure Container Apps support for custom domains and TLS certificates
You can now use custom domains and secure them with TLS certificates.
Public preview: Mount Azure Files and ephemeral storage in Azure Container Apps
You can now mount a file share as well as share data between multiple containers in Azure Container Apps.
May 2022
Public preview: New modern capabilities for Azure SQL Database
Simplify and expedite application development and reduce time-to-market with new features for Azure SQL Database.
Generally available: Azure Container Apps
Run microservices in containers without managing infrastructure.
Public preview: App Service new migration capabilities
Facilitates discovery, assessment, and migration to App Service and Azure Kubernetes Service.
Public preview: Azure Container Apps now support log streaming and console connect
You can now connect to a container console and use live log streaming for testing and diagnosis.
April 2022
Public preview: Azure Storage as share in Windows Code in App Service
Mount Azure Files as a local share in Windows Code in Azure App Service.
Public preview: Azure Container Apps built-in authentication Microsoft Azure Container Apps
Use configured identify providers to sign in to your container apps by writing little or no code.
Public preview: Health probes support in Azure Container Apps
You can now use readiness, liveness, and startup probes in your Azure Container Apps.
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