ToolUp Tuesday - #9
In this episode, Chris and Matt return after a break to debug why their microservices work locally but fail when deployed to Azure Container Apps. They walk through restructuring their Bicep infrastructure as code to separate core shared resources (container app environment, Log Analytics, storage accounts) from per-microservice deployments — reflecting real-world team ownership patterns. The pair configure Dapr state store components backed by Azure Table Storage, troubleshoot container connectivity issues, and discuss the importance of lifecycle management for infrastructure as code in microservice architectures. They also explore using the draw.io VS Code plugin for architecture diagrams.
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