Attaching Azure File Share to NGINX Container app using only the portal and NOT az cli

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Attaching Azure File Share to NGINX Container app using only the portal and NOT az cli

Brian Lemaster 0

I have a Container App Environment, with Azure File Shares already configured. I create a Container App in the environment using image nginx:latest. I want to mount the /etc/nginx path to the storage volume. I have done this so many times, and repeatedly get a failed revision. I have successfully added a mount/volume if I export the YAML, modify and update the Container App. I need to know the process to do this entirely via the Portal.

Create Container App Enviroment - Check
Create Storage Accounts, shared access keys, file shares, etc. Check
Create App in Container environment. Image is nginx:latest.
Revision spins up, and is available.
I now want to mount the Azure File Share for proxy-shared-data as the /etc/nginx folder.
This is where I am stuck. The new revision fails when I do this. Container App shows Volume, Environment shows volume, Not sure what I am doing wrong. I have repeated this process over and over and same results - so must be missing a step.

Keshavulu Dasari 4,925 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator

2024-10-18T01:30:44.36+00:00
Hi Brian Lemaster,
Welcome to Microsoft Q&A Forum, thank you for posting your query here!
you're almost there with your setup. I suggest few steps you can take to troubleshoot the issue to ensure everything is configured correctly in the Azure Portal.

Create a Container Apps Environment: You've already done this, so we can move on.

Create Storage Accounts and File Shares: Again, you've completed this step.

Create the Container App: You've created the app using the nginx:latest image, and the revision spins up and is available.

Mount the Azure File Share: Navigate to your Container App in the Azure Portal, Go to the Configuration section, Under Storage, click on Add storage, Select Azure Files as the storage type, Provide the necessary details such as the storage account name, file share name, and access key, Click Add to save the storage configuration.

Configure the Volume Mount: Still in the Configuration section, go to Volumes, Click on Add volume, Select the storage you just added, Specify the volume name and the mount path (/etc/nginx in your case), Save the configuration.

Update the Container App: Go to the Containers section. Edit the container configuration to use the volume you just created. Ensure that the mount path is correctly set to /etc/nginx.

Review and Save: Review all the configurations to ensure everything is set up correctly. Save the changes and restart the Container App

If you need more information, you can refer to below Microsoft Learn tutorial on creating an Azure Files volume mount in Azure Container Apps
https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/container-apps/storage-mounts-azure-files?tabs=bash
Please let us know if you have any further queries. I’m happy to assist you further.
Brian Lemaster 0 Reputation points

2024-10-18T13:46:34.0166667+00:00

Here is my Azure cloud shell script to do this via cloud shell.

Variables

RESOURCE_GROUP="rsg-eastus2"

CONTAINERAPPS_ENVIRONMENT="managedEnvironment-rsgeastus2"

CONTAINERAPP_NAME="app-customer"

STORAGE_ACCOUNT_NAME="containerstorageeastus2"

FILE_SHARE_NAME="app-customer-data"

STORAGE_ACCOUNT_KEY="KEYGOESHERE"

Create the Container App

az containerapp create \

--name $CONTAINERAPP_NAME \

--resource-group $RESOURCE_GROUP \

--environment $CONTAINERAPPS_ENVIRONMENT \

--image nginx:latest \

--ingress external \

--target-port 80

Create the Azure File Share volume

az containerapp volume create \

--name azurefileshare \

--resource-group $RESOURCE_GROUP \

--containerapp $CONTAINERAPP_NAME \

--storage-account-name $STORAGE_ACCOUNT_NAME \

--storage-account-key $STORAGE_ACCOUNT_KEY \

--share-name $FILE_SHARE_NAME

Update the Container App to mount the Azure File Share

az containerapp update \

--name $CONTAINERAPP_NAME \

--resource-group $RESOURCE_GROUP \

--volume-mounts /etc/nginx=azurefileshare:$FILE_SHARE_NAMEWhen I run this i get 2 errors:

'volume' is misspelled or not recognized by the system

AND

unrecognized arguments: --volume-mounts /etc/nginx=azurefileshare:app-customer-data

Why does this not work either?
Keshavulu Dasari 4,925 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator

2024-10-21T18:03:55.3+00:00

Hi Brian Lemaster,
If you have any other questions or are still running into more issues, let me know in the "comments" and I would be happy to help you. Thank you again for your time and patience throughout this issue. Please remember to "Accept Answer" if any answer/reply helped, so that others in the community facing similar issues can easily find the solution
Keshavulu Dasari 4,925 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator

2024-10-22T18:33:23.32+00:00

Hi Brian Lemaster,
If you have any other questions or are still running into more issues, let me know in the "comments" and I would be happy to help you. Thank you again for your time and patience throughout this issue. Please remember to "Accept Answer" if any answer/reply helped, so that others in the community facing similar issues can easily find the solution

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Keshavulu Dasari 4,925 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator

2024-10-18T01:30:44.36+00:00

Hi Brian Lemaster,
Welcome to Microsoft Q&A Forum, thank you for posting your query here!
you're almost there with your setup. I suggest few steps you can take to troubleshoot the issue to ensure everything is configured correctly in the Azure Portal.

Create a Container Apps Environment: You've already done this, so we can move on.

Create Storage Accounts and File Shares: Again, you've completed this step.

Create the Container App: You've created the app using the nginx:latest image, and the revision spins up and is available.

Mount the Azure File Share: Navigate to your Container App in the Azure Portal, Go to the Configuration section, Under Storage, click on Add storage, Select Azure Files as the storage type, Provide the necessary details such as the storage account name, file share name, and access key, Click Add to save the storage configuration.

Configure the Volume Mount: Still in the Configuration section, go to Volumes, Click on Add volume, Select the storage you just added, Specify the volume name and the mount path (/etc/nginx in your case), Save the configuration.

Update the Container App: Go to the Containers section. Edit the container configuration to use the volume you just created. Ensure that the mount path is correctly set to /etc/nginx.

Review and Save: Review all the configurations to ensure everything is set up correctly. Save the changes and restart the Container App

If you need more information, you can refer to below Microsoft Learn tutorial on creating an Azure Files volume mount in Azure Container Apps
https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/container-apps/storage-mounts-azure-files?tabs=bash
Please let us know if you have any further queries. I’m happy to assist you further.
Brian Lemaster 0 Reputation points

2024-10-18T13:46:34.0166667+00:00

Here is my Azure cloud shell script to do this via cloud shell.

Variables

RESOURCE_GROUP="rsg-eastus2"

CONTAINERAPPS_ENVIRONMENT="managedEnvironment-rsgeastus2"

CONTAINERAPP_NAME="app-customer"

STORAGE_ACCOUNT_NAME="containerstorageeastus2"

FILE_SHARE_NAME="app-customer-data"

STORAGE_ACCOUNT_KEY="KEYGOESHERE"

Create the Container App

az containerapp create \

--name $CONTAINERAPP_NAME \

--resource-group $RESOURCE_GROUP \

--environment $CONTAINERAPPS_ENVIRONMENT \

--image nginx:latest \

--ingress external \

--target-port 80

Create the Azure File Share volume

az containerapp volume create \

--name azurefileshare \

--resource-group $RESOURCE_GROUP \

--containerapp $CONTAINERAPP_NAME \

--storage-account-name $STORAGE_ACCOUNT_NAME \

--storage-account-key $STORAGE_ACCOUNT_KEY \

--share-name $FILE_SHARE_NAME

Update the Container App to mount the Azure File Share

az containerapp update \

--name $CONTAINERAPP_NAME \

--resource-group $RESOURCE_GROUP \

--volume-mounts /etc/nginx=azurefileshare:$FILE_SHARE_NAMEWhen I run this i get 2 errors:

'volume' is misspelled or not recognized by the system

AND

unrecognized arguments: --volume-mounts /etc/nginx=azurefileshare:app-customer-data

Why does this not work either?
Keshavulu Dasari 4,925 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator

2024-10-21T18:03:55.3+00:00

Hi Brian Lemaster,
If you have any other questions or are still running into more issues, let me know in the "comments" and I would be happy to help you. Thank you again for your time and patience throughout this issue. Please remember to "Accept Answer" if any answer/reply helped, so that others in the community facing similar issues can easily find the solution
Keshavulu Dasari 4,925 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator

2024-10-22T18:33:23.32+00:00

Hi Brian Lemaster,
If you have any other questions or are still running into more issues, let me know in the "comments" and I would be happy to help you. Thank you again for your time and patience throughout this issue. Please remember to "Accept Answer" if any answer/reply helped, so that others in the community facing similar issues can easily find the solution

Answer 1

Hi Brian Lemaster,
There are a couple of issues with your script.

‘volume’ is misspelled or not recognized by the system:
- The command az containerapp volume create is incorrect. The correct command should be az containerapp update with the appropriate volume mount configuration.
1. Unrecognized arguments: --volume-mounts:
  - The --volume-mounts argument is not valid for the az containerapp update command. Instead, you need to use the --yaml option to specify the volume mounts in a YAML configuration file.
Create the Container App: This part of your script remains the same.
Create a YAML Configuration File: This file specifies the volume mount configuration.
Update the Container App: Use the az containerapp update command with the --yaml option to apply the volume mount configuration.

By using the YAML configuration file, you can correctly specify the volume mount details and avoid the errors,

Please let us know if you have any further queries. I’m happy to assist you further.

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Attaching Azure File Share to NGINX Container app using only the portal and NOT az cli

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