Microsoft.ContainerInstance containerGroups 2018-10-01

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05/10/2023

Bicep resource definition

The containerGroups resource type can be deployed with operations that target:

Resource groups - See resource group deployment commands

For a list of changed properties in each API version, see change log.

Resource format

To create a Microsoft.ContainerInstance/containerGroups resource, add the following Bicep to your template.

resource symbolicname 'Microsoft.ContainerInstance/containerGroups@2018-10-01' = {
  name: 'string'
  location: 'string'
  tags: {
    tagName1: 'tagValue1'
    tagName2: 'tagValue2'
  }
  identity: {
    type: 'string'
    userAssignedIdentities: {}
  }
  properties: {
    containers: [
      {
        name: 'string'
        properties: {
          command: [
            'string'
          ]
          environmentVariables: [
            {
              name: 'string'
              secureValue: 'string'
              value: 'string'
            }
          ]
          image: 'string'
          livenessProbe: {
            exec: {
              command: [
                'string'
              ]
            }
            failureThreshold: int
            httpGet: {
              path: 'string'
              port: int
              scheme: 'string'
            }
            initialDelaySeconds: int
            periodSeconds: int
            successThreshold: int
            timeoutSeconds: int
          }
          ports: [
            {
              port: int
              protocol: 'string'
            }
          ]
          readinessProbe: {
            exec: {
              command: [
                'string'
              ]
            }
            failureThreshold: int
            httpGet: {
              path: 'string'
              port: int
              scheme: 'string'
            }
            initialDelaySeconds: int
            periodSeconds: int
            successThreshold: int
            timeoutSeconds: int
          }
          resources: {
            limits: {
              cpu: int
              gpu: {
                count: int
                sku: 'string'
              }
              memoryInGB: json('decimal-as-string')
            }
            requests: {
              cpu: int
              gpu: {
                count: int
                sku: 'string'
              }
              memoryInGB: json('decimal-as-string')
            }
          }
          volumeMounts: [
            {
              mountPath: 'string'
              name: 'string'
              readOnly: bool
            }
          ]
        }
      }
    ]
    diagnostics: {
      logAnalytics: {
        logType: 'string'
        metadata: {}
        workspaceId: 'string'
        workspaceKey: 'string'
      }
    }
    dnsConfig: {
      nameServers: [
        'string'
      ]
      options: 'string'
      searchDomains: 'string'
    }
    imageRegistryCredentials: [
      {
        password: 'string'
        server: 'string'
        username: 'string'
      }
    ]
    ipAddress: {
      dnsNameLabel: 'string'
      ip: 'string'
      ports: [
        {
          port: int
          protocol: 'string'
        }
      ]
      type: 'string'
    }
    networkProfile: {
      id: 'string'
    }
    osType: 'string'
    restartPolicy: 'string'
    volumes: [
      {
        azureFile: {
          readOnly: bool
          shareName: 'string'
          storageAccountKey: 'string'
          storageAccountName: 'string'
        }
        emptyDir: any()
        gitRepo: {
          directory: 'string'
          repository: 'string'
          revision: 'string'
        }
        name: 'string'
        secret: {}
      }
    ]
  }
}

Property values

containerGroups

Name	Description	Value
name	The resource name	string (required) Character limit: 1-63 Valid characters: Lowercase letters, numbers, and hyphens. Can't start or end with hyphen. Consecutive hyphens aren't allowed.
location	The resource location.	string
tags	The resource tags.	Dictionary of tag names and values. See Tags in templates
identity	The identity of the container group, if configured.	ContainerGroupIdentity
properties		ContainerGroupProperties (required)

ContainerGroupIdentity

Name	Description	Value
type	The type of identity used for the container group. The type 'SystemAssigned, UserAssigned' includes both an implicitly created identity and a set of user assigned identities. The type 'None' will remove any identities from the container group.	'None' 'SystemAssigned' 'SystemAssigned, UserAssigned' 'UserAssigned'
userAssignedIdentities	The list of user identities associated with the container group. The user identity dictionary key references will be ARM resource ids in the form: '/subscriptions/{subscriptionId}/resourceGroups/{resourceGroupName}/providers/Microsoft.ManagedIdentity/userAssignedIdentities/{identityName}'.	object

ContainerGroupProperties

Name	Description	Value
containers	The containers within the container group.	Container[] (required)
diagnostics	The diagnostic information for a container group.	ContainerGroupDiagnostics
dnsConfig	The DNS config information for a container group.	DnsConfiguration
imageRegistryCredentials	The image registry credentials by which the container group is created from.	ImageRegistryCredential[]
ipAddress	The IP address type of the container group.	IpAddress
networkProfile	The network profile information for a container group.	ContainerGroupNetworkProfile
osType	The operating system type required by the containers in the container group.	'Linux' 'Windows' (required)
restartPolicy	Restart policy for all containers within the container group. - `Always` Always restart - `OnFailure` Restart on failure - `Never` Never restart	'Always' 'Never' 'OnFailure'
volumes	The list of volumes that can be mounted by containers in this container group.	Volume[]

Container

Name	Description	Value
name	The user-provided name of the container instance.	string (required)
properties	The properties of the container instance.	ContainerProperties (required)

ContainerProperties

Name	Description	Value
command	The commands to execute within the container instance in exec form.	string[]
environmentVariables	The environment variables to set in the container instance.	EnvironmentVariable[]
image	The name of the image used to create the container instance.	string (required)
livenessProbe	The liveness probe.	ContainerProbe
ports	The exposed ports on the container instance.	ContainerPort[]
readinessProbe	The readiness probe.	ContainerProbe
resources	The resource requirements of the container instance.	ResourceRequirements (required)
volumeMounts	The volume mounts available to the container instance.	VolumeMount[]

EnvironmentVariable

Name	Description	Value
name	The name of the environment variable.	string (required)
secureValue	The value of the secure environment variable.	string
value	The value of the environment variable.	string

ContainerProbe

Name	Description	Value
exec	The execution command to probe	ContainerExec
failureThreshold	The failure threshold.	int
httpGet	The Http Get settings to probe	ContainerHttpGet
initialDelaySeconds	The initial delay seconds.	int
periodSeconds	The period seconds.	int
successThreshold	The success threshold.	int
timeoutSeconds	The timeout seconds.	int

ContainerExec

Name	Description	Value
command	The commands to execute within the container.	string[]

ContainerHttpGet

Name	Description	Value
path	The path to probe.	string
port	The port number to probe.	int (required)
scheme	The scheme.	'http' 'https'

ContainerPort

Name	Description	Value
port	The port number exposed within the container group.	int (required)
protocol	The protocol associated with the port.	'TCP' 'UDP'

ResourceRequirements

Name	Description	Value
limits	The resource limits of this container instance.	ResourceLimits
requests	The resource requests of this container instance.	ResourceRequests (required)

ResourceLimits

Name	Description	Value
cpu	The CPU limit of this container instance.	int
gpu	The GPU limit of this container instance.	GpuResource
memoryInGB	The memory limit in GB of this container instance. To specify a decimal value, use the json() function.	int or json decimal

GpuResource

Name	Description	Value
count	The count of the GPU resource.	int (required)
sku	The SKU of the GPU resource.	'K80' 'P100' 'V100' (required)

ResourceRequests

Name	Description	Value
cpu	The CPU request of this container instance.	int (required)
gpu	The GPU request of this container instance.	GpuResource
memoryInGB	The memory request in GB of this container instance. To specify a decimal value, use the json() function.	int or json decimal (required)

VolumeMount

Name	Description	Value
mountPath	The path within the container where the volume should be mounted. Must not contain colon (:).	string (required)
name	The name of the volume mount.	string (required)
readOnly	The flag indicating whether the volume mount is read-only.	bool

ContainerGroupDiagnostics

Name	Description	Value
logAnalytics	Container group log analytics information.	LogAnalytics

LogAnalytics

Name	Description	Value
logType	The log type to be used.	'ContainerInsights' 'ContainerInstanceLogs'
metadata	Metadata for log analytics.	object
workspaceId	The workspace id for log analytics	string (required)
workspaceKey	The workspace key for log analytics	string (required)

DnsConfiguration

Name	Description	Value
nameServers	The DNS servers for the container group.	string[] (required)
options	The DNS options for the container group.	string
searchDomains	The DNS search domains for hostname lookup in the container group.	string

ImageRegistryCredential

Name	Description	Value
password	The password for the private registry.	string
server	The Docker image registry server without a protocol such as "http" and "https".	string (required)
username	The username for the private registry.	string (required)

IpAddress

Name	Description	Value
dnsNameLabel	The Dns name label for the IP.	string
ip	The IP exposed to the public internet.	string
ports	The list of ports exposed on the container group.	Port[] (required)
type	Specifies if the IP is exposed to the public internet or private VNET.	'Private' 'Public' (required)

Port

Name	Description	Value
port	The port number.	int (required)
protocol	The protocol associated with the port.	'TCP' 'UDP'

ContainerGroupNetworkProfile

Name	Description	Value
id	The identifier for a network profile.	string (required)

Volume

Name	Description	Value
azureFile	The Azure File volume.	AzureFileVolume
emptyDir	The empty directory volume.	For Bicep, you can use the any() function.
gitRepo	The git repo volume.	GitRepoVolume
name	The name of the volume.	string (required)
secret	The secret volume.	object

AzureFileVolume

Name	Description	Value
readOnly	The flag indicating whether the Azure File shared mounted as a volume is read-only.	bool
shareName	The name of the Azure File share to be mounted as a volume.	string (required)
storageAccountKey	The storage account access key used to access the Azure File share.	string
storageAccountName	The name of the storage account that contains the Azure File share.	string (required)

GitRepoVolume

Name	Description	Value
directory	Target directory name. Must not contain or start with '..'. If '.' is supplied, the volume directory will be the git repository. Otherwise, if specified, the volume will contain the git repository in the subdirectory with the given name.	string
repository	Repository URL	string (required)
revision	Commit hash for the specified revision.	string

Quickstart templates

The following quickstart templates deploy this resource type.

Template	Description
SQL Server availability group on AKS	This creates a new AKS Cluster and then deploys SQL Server availability groups into it using a CNAB package deployed using Duffle and ACI
Create a WordPress site	This template creates a WordPress site on Container Instance
Create a WordPress site in a virtual network	This template creates a WordPress site on Container Instance in a virtual network. And output a public site FQDN which could access WordPress site.
Azure Container Instances - BC with SQL Server and IIS	Deploy a single Windows container with a fully featured self-contained Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central environment on Azure Container Instances.
Front Door with Container Instances and Application Gateway	This template creates a Front Door Standard/Premium with a container group and Application Gateway.
Front Door Standard/Premium with Azure Container Instances	This template creates a Front Door Standard/Premium with a container group.
Azure Container Instances - container with health probe	Deploy a Linux container that has a health probe using Azure Container Instances.
Azure Container Instances - Linux container with public IP	Deploy a single Linux container accessible via a public IP using Azure Container Instances.
Azure Container Instances - container with secure envVar	Deploy a Linux container that has a secure environment variable using Azure Container Instances.
Azure Container Instances - Linux container with emptyDir	Deploy two Linux containers that share an emptyDir volume using Azure Container Instances.
Azure Container Instances - Linux container with gitRepo	Deploy a Linux container that uses an gitRepo volume using Azure Container Instances.
Azure Container Instances - container with secrets	Deploy a Linux container that has a secret volume using Azure Container Instances.
Create an on-demand SFTP Server with persistent storage	This template demonstrates an on-demand SFTP server using an Azure Container Instance (ACI).
On-demand SFTP Server using an existing storage account	This template demonstrates an on-demand SFTP server using an Azure Container Instance (ACI).
Create a Storage Account File Share via Containers	This template creates a storage account and a file share via azure-cli in a Container Instance
UDP Container in ACI	This templates creates an ACI resource and exposes a container through UDP
Azure Container Instances - VNet	Deploy a container instance into an Azure virtual network.
Create Application Gateway with Certificates	This template shows how to generate Key Vault self-signed certificates, then reference from Application Gateway.

ARM template resource definition

The containerGroups resource type can be deployed with operations that target:

Resource groups - See resource group deployment commands

For a list of changed properties in each API version, see change log.

Resource format

To create a Microsoft.ContainerInstance/containerGroups resource, add the following JSON to your template.

{
  "type": "Microsoft.ContainerInstance/containerGroups",
  "apiVersion": "2018-10-01",
  "name": "string",
  "location": "string",
  "tags": {
    "tagName1": "tagValue1",
    "tagName2": "tagValue2"
  },
  "identity": {
    "type": "string",
    "userAssignedIdentities": {}
  },
  "properties": {
    "containers": [
      {
        "name": "string",
        "properties": {
          "command": [ "string" ],
          "environmentVariables": [
            {
              "name": "string",
              "secureValue": "string",
              "value": "string"
            }
          ],
          "image": "string",
          "livenessProbe": {
            "exec": {
              "command": [ "string" ]
            },
            "failureThreshold": "int",
            "httpGet": {
              "path": "string",
              "port": "int",
              "scheme": "string"
            },
            "initialDelaySeconds": "int",
            "periodSeconds": "int",
            "successThreshold": "int",
            "timeoutSeconds": "int"
          },
          "ports": [
            {
              "port": "int",
              "protocol": "string"
            }
          ],
          "readinessProbe": {
            "exec": {
              "command": [ "string" ]
            },
            "failureThreshold": "int",
            "httpGet": {
              "path": "string",
              "port": "int",
              "scheme": "string"
            },
            "initialDelaySeconds": "int",
            "periodSeconds": "int",
            "successThreshold": "int",
            "timeoutSeconds": "int"
          },
          "resources": {
            "limits": {
              "cpu": "int",
              "gpu": {
                "count": "int",
                "sku": "string"
              },
              "memoryInGB": "[json('decimal-as-string')]"
            },
            "requests": {
              "cpu": "int",
              "gpu": {
                "count": "int",
                "sku": "string"
              },
              "memoryInGB": "[json('decimal-as-string')]"
            }
          },
          "volumeMounts": [
            {
              "mountPath": "string",
              "name": "string",
              "readOnly": "bool"
            }
          ]
        }
      }
    ],
    "diagnostics": {
      "logAnalytics": {
        "logType": "string",
        "metadata": {},
        "workspaceId": "string",
        "workspaceKey": "string"
      }
    },
    "dnsConfig": {
      "nameServers": [ "string" ],
      "options": "string",
      "searchDomains": "string"
    },
    "imageRegistryCredentials": [
      {
        "password": "string",
        "server": "string",
        "username": "string"
      }
    ],
    "ipAddress": {
      "dnsNameLabel": "string",
      "ip": "string",
      "ports": [
        {
          "port": "int",
          "protocol": "string"
        }
      ],
      "type": "string"
    },
    "networkProfile": {
      "id": "string"
    },
    "osType": "string",
    "restartPolicy": "string",
    "volumes": [
      {
        "azureFile": {
          "readOnly": "bool",
          "shareName": "string",
          "storageAccountKey": "string",
          "storageAccountName": "string"
        },
        "emptyDir": {},
        "gitRepo": {
          "directory": "string",
          "repository": "string",
          "revision": "string"
        },
        "name": "string",
        "secret": {}
      }
    ]
  }
}

Property values

containerGroups

Name	Description	Value
type	The resource type	'Microsoft.ContainerInstance/containerGroups'
apiVersion	The resource api version	'2018-10-01'
name	The resource name	string (required) Character limit: 1-63 Valid characters: Lowercase letters, numbers, and hyphens. Can't start or end with hyphen. Consecutive hyphens aren't allowed.
location	The resource location.	string
tags	The resource tags.	Dictionary of tag names and values. See Tags in templates
identity	The identity of the container group, if configured.	ContainerGroupIdentity
properties		ContainerGroupProperties (required)

ContainerGroupIdentity

Name	Description	Value
type	The type of identity used for the container group. The type 'SystemAssigned, UserAssigned' includes both an implicitly created identity and a set of user assigned identities. The type 'None' will remove any identities from the container group.	'None' 'SystemAssigned' 'SystemAssigned, UserAssigned' 'UserAssigned'
userAssignedIdentities	The list of user identities associated with the container group. The user identity dictionary key references will be ARM resource ids in the form: '/subscriptions/{subscriptionId}/resourceGroups/{resourceGroupName}/providers/Microsoft.ManagedIdentity/userAssignedIdentities/{identityName}'.	object

ContainerGroupProperties

Name	Description	Value
containers	The containers within the container group.	Container[] (required)
diagnostics	The diagnostic information for a container group.	ContainerGroupDiagnostics
dnsConfig	The DNS config information for a container group.	DnsConfiguration
imageRegistryCredentials	The image registry credentials by which the container group is created from.	ImageRegistryCredential[]
ipAddress	The IP address type of the container group.	IpAddress
networkProfile	The network profile information for a container group.	ContainerGroupNetworkProfile
osType	The operating system type required by the containers in the container group.	'Linux' 'Windows' (required)
restartPolicy	Restart policy for all containers within the container group. - `Always` Always restart - `OnFailure` Restart on failure - `Never` Never restart	'Always' 'Never' 'OnFailure'
volumes	The list of volumes that can be mounted by containers in this container group.	Volume[]

Container

Name	Description	Value
name	The user-provided name of the container instance.	string (required)
properties	The properties of the container instance.	ContainerProperties (required)

ContainerProperties

Name	Description	Value
command	The commands to execute within the container instance in exec form.	string[]
environmentVariables	The environment variables to set in the container instance.	EnvironmentVariable[]
image	The name of the image used to create the container instance.	string (required)
livenessProbe	The liveness probe.	ContainerProbe
ports	The exposed ports on the container instance.	ContainerPort[]
readinessProbe	The readiness probe.	ContainerProbe
resources	The resource requirements of the container instance.	ResourceRequirements (required)
volumeMounts	The volume mounts available to the container instance.	VolumeMount[]

EnvironmentVariable

Name	Description	Value
name	The name of the environment variable.	string (required)
secureValue	The value of the secure environment variable.	string
value	The value of the environment variable.	string

ContainerProbe

Name	Description	Value
exec	The execution command to probe	ContainerExec
failureThreshold	The failure threshold.	int
httpGet	The Http Get settings to probe	ContainerHttpGet
initialDelaySeconds	The initial delay seconds.	int
periodSeconds	The period seconds.	int
successThreshold	The success threshold.	int
timeoutSeconds	The timeout seconds.	int

ContainerExec

Name	Description	Value
command	The commands to execute within the container.	string[]

ContainerHttpGet

Name	Description	Value
path	The path to probe.	string
port	The port number to probe.	int (required)
scheme	The scheme.	'http' 'https'

ContainerPort

Name	Description	Value
port	The port number exposed within the container group.	int (required)
protocol	The protocol associated with the port.	'TCP' 'UDP'

ResourceRequirements

Name	Description	Value
limits	The resource limits of this container instance.	ResourceLimits
requests	The resource requests of this container instance.	ResourceRequests (required)

ResourceLimits

Name	Description	Value
cpu	The CPU limit of this container instance.	int
gpu	The GPU limit of this container instance.	GpuResource
memoryInGB	The memory limit in GB of this container instance. To specify a decimal value, use the json() function.	int or json decimal

GpuResource

Name	Description	Value
count	The count of the GPU resource.	int (required)
sku	The SKU of the GPU resource.	'K80' 'P100' 'V100' (required)

ResourceRequests

Name	Description	Value
cpu	The CPU request of this container instance.	int (required)
gpu	The GPU request of this container instance.	GpuResource
memoryInGB	The memory request in GB of this container instance. To specify a decimal value, use the json() function.	int or json decimal (required)

VolumeMount

Name	Description	Value
mountPath	The path within the container where the volume should be mounted. Must not contain colon (:).	string (required)
name	The name of the volume mount.	string (required)
readOnly	The flag indicating whether the volume mount is read-only.	bool

ContainerGroupDiagnostics

Name	Description	Value
logAnalytics	Container group log analytics information.	LogAnalytics

LogAnalytics

Name	Description	Value
logType	The log type to be used.	'ContainerInsights' 'ContainerInstanceLogs'
metadata	Metadata for log analytics.	object
workspaceId	The workspace id for log analytics	string (required)
workspaceKey	The workspace key for log analytics	string (required)

DnsConfiguration

Name	Description	Value
nameServers	The DNS servers for the container group.	string[] (required)
options	The DNS options for the container group.	string
searchDomains	The DNS search domains for hostname lookup in the container group.	string

ImageRegistryCredential

Name	Description	Value
password	The password for the private registry.	string
server	The Docker image registry server without a protocol such as "http" and "https".	string (required)
username	The username for the private registry.	string (required)

IpAddress

Name	Description	Value
dnsNameLabel	The Dns name label for the IP.	string
ip	The IP exposed to the public internet.	string
ports	The list of ports exposed on the container group.	Port[] (required)
type	Specifies if the IP is exposed to the public internet or private VNET.	'Private' 'Public' (required)

Port

Name	Description	Value
port	The port number.	int (required)
protocol	The protocol associated with the port.	'TCP' 'UDP'

ContainerGroupNetworkProfile

Name	Description	Value
id	The identifier for a network profile.	string (required)

Volume

Name	Description	Value
azureFile	The Azure File volume.	AzureFileVolume
emptyDir	The empty directory volume.
gitRepo	The git repo volume.	GitRepoVolume
name	The name of the volume.	string (required)
secret	The secret volume.	object

AzureFileVolume

Name	Description	Value
readOnly	The flag indicating whether the Azure File shared mounted as a volume is read-only.	bool
shareName	The name of the Azure File share to be mounted as a volume.	string (required)
storageAccountKey	The storage account access key used to access the Azure File share.	string
storageAccountName	The name of the storage account that contains the Azure File share.	string (required)

GitRepoVolume

Name	Description	Value
directory	Target directory name. Must not contain or start with '..'. If '.' is supplied, the volume directory will be the git repository. Otherwise, if specified, the volume will contain the git repository in the subdirectory with the given name.	string
repository	Repository URL	string (required)
revision	Commit hash for the specified revision.	string

Quickstart templates

The following quickstart templates deploy this resource type.

Template	Description
SQL Server availability group on AKS	This creates a new AKS Cluster and then deploys SQL Server availability groups into it using a CNAB package deployed using Duffle and ACI
Create a WordPress site	This template creates a WordPress site on Container Instance
Create a WordPress site in a virtual network	This template creates a WordPress site on Container Instance in a virtual network. And output a public site FQDN which could access WordPress site.
Azure Container Instances - BC with SQL Server and IIS	Deploy a single Windows container with a fully featured self-contained Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central environment on Azure Container Instances.
Front Door with Container Instances and Application Gateway	This template creates a Front Door Standard/Premium with a container group and Application Gateway.
Front Door Standard/Premium with Azure Container Instances	This template creates a Front Door Standard/Premium with a container group.
Azure Container Instances - container with health probe	Deploy a Linux container that has a health probe using Azure Container Instances.
Azure Container Instances - Linux container with public IP	Deploy a single Linux container accessible via a public IP using Azure Container Instances.
Azure Container Instances - container with secure envVar	Deploy a Linux container that has a secure environment variable using Azure Container Instances.
Azure Container Instances - Linux container with emptyDir	Deploy two Linux containers that share an emptyDir volume using Azure Container Instances.
Azure Container Instances - Linux container with gitRepo	Deploy a Linux container that uses an gitRepo volume using Azure Container Instances.
Azure Container Instances - container with secrets	Deploy a Linux container that has a secret volume using Azure Container Instances.
Create an on-demand SFTP Server with persistent storage	This template demonstrates an on-demand SFTP server using an Azure Container Instance (ACI).
On-demand SFTP Server using an existing storage account	This template demonstrates an on-demand SFTP server using an Azure Container Instance (ACI).
Create a Storage Account File Share via Containers	This template creates a storage account and a file share via azure-cli in a Container Instance
UDP Container in ACI	This templates creates an ACI resource and exposes a container through UDP
Azure Container Instances - VNet	Deploy a container instance into an Azure virtual network.
Create Application Gateway with Certificates	This template shows how to generate Key Vault self-signed certificates, then reference from Application Gateway.

Terraform (AzAPI provider) resource definition

The containerGroups resource type can be deployed with operations that target:

Resource groups

For a list of changed properties in each API version, see change log.

Resource format

To create a Microsoft.ContainerInstance/containerGroups resource, add the following Terraform to your template.

resource "azapi_resource" "symbolicname" {
  type = "Microsoft.ContainerInstance/containerGroups@2018-10-01"
  name = "string"
  location = "string"
  parent_id = "string"
  tags = {
    tagName1 = "tagValue1"
    tagName2 = "tagValue2"
  }
  identity {
    type = "string"
    identity_ids = []
  }
  body = jsonencode({
    properties = {
      containers = [
        {
          name = "string"
          properties = {
            command = [
              "string"
            ]
            environmentVariables = [
              {
                name = "string"
                secureValue = "string"
                value = "string"
              }
            ]
            image = "string"
            livenessProbe = {
              exec = {
                command = [
                  "string"
                ]
              }
              failureThreshold = int
              httpGet = {
                path = "string"
                port = int
                scheme = "string"
              }
              initialDelaySeconds = int
              periodSeconds = int
              successThreshold = int
              timeoutSeconds = int
            }
            ports = [
              {
                port = int
                protocol = "string"
              }
            ]
            readinessProbe = {
              exec = {
                command = [
                  "string"
                ]
              }
              failureThreshold = int
              httpGet = {
                path = "string"
                port = int
                scheme = "string"
              }
              initialDelaySeconds = int
              periodSeconds = int
              successThreshold = int
              timeoutSeconds = int
            }
            resources = {
              limits = {
                cpu = int
                gpu = {
                  count = int
                  sku = "string"
                }
                memoryInGB = "decimal-as-string"
              }
              requests = {
                cpu = int
                gpu = {
                  count = int
                  sku = "string"
                }
                memoryInGB = "decimal-as-string"
              }
            }
            volumeMounts = [
              {
                mountPath = "string"
                name = "string"
                readOnly = bool
              }
            ]
          }
        }
      ]
      diagnostics = {
        logAnalytics = {
          logType = "string"
          metadata = {}
          workspaceId = "string"
          workspaceKey = "string"
        }
      }
      dnsConfig = {
        nameServers = [
          "string"
        ]
        options = "string"
        searchDomains = "string"
      }
      imageRegistryCredentials = [
        {
          password = "string"
          server = "string"
          username = "string"
        }
      ]
      ipAddress = {
        dnsNameLabel = "string"
        ip = "string"
        ports = [
          {
            port = int
            protocol = "string"
          }
        ]
        type = "string"
      }
      networkProfile = {
        id = "string"
      }
      osType = "string"
      restartPolicy = "string"
      volumes = [
        {
          azureFile = {
            readOnly = bool
            shareName = "string"
            storageAccountKey = "string"
            storageAccountName = "string"
          }
          gitRepo = {
            directory = "string"
            repository = "string"
            revision = "string"
          }
          name = "string"
          secret = {}
        }
      ]
    }
  })
}

Property values

containerGroups

Name	Description	Value
type	The resource type	"Microsoft.ContainerInstance/containerGroups@2018-10-01"
name	The resource name	string (required) Character limit: 1-63 Valid characters: Lowercase letters, numbers, and hyphens. Can't start or end with hyphen. Consecutive hyphens aren't allowed.
location	The resource location.	string
parent_id	To deploy to a resource group, use the ID of that resource group.	string (required)
tags	The resource tags.	Dictionary of tag names and values.
identity	The identity of the container group, if configured.	ContainerGroupIdentity
properties		ContainerGroupProperties (required)

ContainerGroupIdentity

Name	Description	Value
type	The type of identity used for the container group. The type 'SystemAssigned, UserAssigned' includes both an implicitly created identity and a set of user assigned identities. The type 'None' will remove any identities from the container group.	"SystemAssigned" "SystemAssigned, UserAssigned" "UserAssigned"
identity_ids	The list of user identities associated with the container group. The user identity dictionary key references will be ARM resource ids in the form: '/subscriptions/{subscriptionId}/resourceGroups/{resourceGroupName}/providers/Microsoft.ManagedIdentity/userAssignedIdentities/{identityName}'.	Array of user identity IDs.

ContainerGroupProperties

Name	Description	Value
containers	The containers within the container group.	Container[] (required)
diagnostics	The diagnostic information for a container group.	ContainerGroupDiagnostics
dnsConfig	The DNS config information for a container group.	DnsConfiguration
imageRegistryCredentials	The image registry credentials by which the container group is created from.	ImageRegistryCredential[]
ipAddress	The IP address type of the container group.	IpAddress
networkProfile	The network profile information for a container group.	ContainerGroupNetworkProfile
osType	The operating system type required by the containers in the container group.	"Linux" "Windows" (required)
restartPolicy	Restart policy for all containers within the container group. - `Always` Always restart - `OnFailure` Restart on failure - `Never` Never restart	"Always" "Never" "OnFailure"
volumes	The list of volumes that can be mounted by containers in this container group.	Volume[]

Container

Name	Description	Value
name	The user-provided name of the container instance.	string (required)
properties	The properties of the container instance.	ContainerProperties (required)

ContainerProperties

Name	Description	Value
command	The commands to execute within the container instance in exec form.	string[]
environmentVariables	The environment variables to set in the container instance.	EnvironmentVariable[]
image	The name of the image used to create the container instance.	string (required)
livenessProbe	The liveness probe.	ContainerProbe
ports	The exposed ports on the container instance.	ContainerPort[]
readinessProbe	The readiness probe.	ContainerProbe
resources	The resource requirements of the container instance.	ResourceRequirements (required)
volumeMounts	The volume mounts available to the container instance.	VolumeMount[]

EnvironmentVariable

Name	Description	Value
name	The name of the environment variable.	string (required)
secureValue	The value of the secure environment variable.	string
value	The value of the environment variable.	string

ContainerProbe

Name	Description	Value
exec	The execution command to probe	ContainerExec
failureThreshold	The failure threshold.	int
httpGet	The Http Get settings to probe	ContainerHttpGet
initialDelaySeconds	The initial delay seconds.	int
periodSeconds	The period seconds.	int
successThreshold	The success threshold.	int
timeoutSeconds	The timeout seconds.	int

ContainerExec

Name	Description	Value
command	The commands to execute within the container.	string[]

ContainerHttpGet

Name	Description	Value
path	The path to probe.	string
port	The port number to probe.	int (required)
scheme	The scheme.	"http" "https"

ContainerPort

Name	Description	Value
port	The port number exposed within the container group.	int (required)
protocol	The protocol associated with the port.	"TCP" "UDP"

ResourceRequirements

Name	Description	Value
limits	The resource limits of this container instance.	ResourceLimits
requests	The resource requests of this container instance.	ResourceRequests (required)

ResourceLimits

Name	Description	Value
cpu	The CPU limit of this container instance.	int
gpu	The GPU limit of this container instance.	GpuResource
memoryInGB	The memory limit in GB of this container instance. Specify a decimal value as a string.	int or json decimal

GpuResource

Name	Description	Value
count	The count of the GPU resource.	int (required)
sku	The SKU of the GPU resource.	"K80" "P100" "V100" (required)

ResourceRequests

Name	Description	Value
cpu	The CPU request of this container instance.	int (required)
gpu	The GPU request of this container instance.	GpuResource
memoryInGB	The memory request in GB of this container instance. Specify a decimal value as a string.	int or json decimal (required)

VolumeMount

Name	Description	Value
mountPath	The path within the container where the volume should be mounted. Must not contain colon (:).	string (required)
name	The name of the volume mount.	string (required)
readOnly	The flag indicating whether the volume mount is read-only.	bool

ContainerGroupDiagnostics

Name	Description	Value
logAnalytics	Container group log analytics information.	LogAnalytics

LogAnalytics

Name	Description	Value
logType	The log type to be used.	"ContainerInsights" "ContainerInstanceLogs"
metadata	Metadata for log analytics.	object
workspaceId	The workspace id for log analytics	string (required)
workspaceKey	The workspace key for log analytics	string (required)

DnsConfiguration

Name	Description	Value
nameServers	The DNS servers for the container group.	string[] (required)
options	The DNS options for the container group.	string
searchDomains	The DNS search domains for hostname lookup in the container group.	string

ImageRegistryCredential

Name	Description	Value
password	The password for the private registry.	string
server	The Docker image registry server without a protocol such as "http" and "https".	string (required)
username	The username for the private registry.	string (required)

IpAddress

Name	Description	Value
dnsNameLabel	The Dns name label for the IP.	string
ip	The IP exposed to the public internet.	string
ports	The list of ports exposed on the container group.	Port[] (required)
type	Specifies if the IP is exposed to the public internet or private VNET.	"Private" "Public" (required)

Port

Name	Description	Value
port	The port number.	int (required)
protocol	The protocol associated with the port.	"TCP" "UDP"

ContainerGroupNetworkProfile

Name	Description	Value
id	The identifier for a network profile.	string (required)

Volume

Name	Description	Value
azureFile	The Azure File volume.	AzureFileVolume
emptyDir	The empty directory volume.
gitRepo	The git repo volume.	GitRepoVolume
name	The name of the volume.	string (required)
secret	The secret volume.	object

AzureFileVolume

Name	Description	Value
readOnly	The flag indicating whether the Azure File shared mounted as a volume is read-only.	bool
shareName	The name of the Azure File share to be mounted as a volume.	string (required)
storageAccountKey	The storage account access key used to access the Azure File share.	string
storageAccountName	The name of the storage account that contains the Azure File share.	string (required)

GitRepoVolume

Name	Description	Value
directory	Target directory name. Must not contain or start with '..'. If '.' is supplied, the volume directory will be the git repository. Otherwise, if specified, the volume will contain the git repository in the subdirectory with the given name.	string
repository	Repository URL	string (required)
revision	Commit hash for the specified revision.	string

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Bicep resource definition

Resource format

Property values

containerGroups

ContainerGroupIdentity

ContainerGroupProperties

Container

ContainerProperties

EnvironmentVariable

ContainerProbe

ContainerExec

ContainerHttpGet

ContainerPort

ResourceRequirements

ResourceLimits

GpuResource

ResourceRequests

VolumeMount

ContainerGroupDiagnostics

LogAnalytics

DnsConfiguration

ImageRegistryCredential

IpAddress

Port

ContainerGroupNetworkProfile

Volume

AzureFileVolume

GitRepoVolume

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containerGroups

ContainerGroupIdentity

ContainerGroupProperties

Container

ContainerProperties

EnvironmentVariable

ContainerProbe

ContainerExec

ContainerHttpGet

ContainerPort

ResourceRequirements

ResourceLimits

GpuResource

ResourceRequests

VolumeMount

ContainerGroupDiagnostics

LogAnalytics

DnsConfiguration

ImageRegistryCredential

IpAddress

Port

ContainerGroupNetworkProfile

Volume

AzureFileVolume

GitRepoVolume

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Property values

containerGroups

ContainerGroupIdentity

ContainerGroupProperties

Container

ContainerProperties

EnvironmentVariable

ContainerProbe

ContainerExec

ContainerHttpGet

ContainerPort

ResourceRequirements

ResourceLimits

GpuResource

ResourceRequests

VolumeMount

ContainerGroupDiagnostics

LogAnalytics