Azure Demo Project

Application Architecture

Azure Services

• Azure Resource Group:

    Azure Resource Group is a container that holds related Azure resources, such as virtual machines, storage accounts, and databases, for easier management and organization.
  

• Azure Blob Storage

    Azure Blob Storage is a service provided by Microsoft Azure that allows you to store and manage large amounts of unstructured data, such as text and binary data
  

• Azure Container Registry:

    Azure Container Registry (ACR) is a managed Docker container registry service provided by Microsoft Azure.
  

• Azure Database for PostgreSQL:

    Azure Database for PostgreSQL is a fully managed relational database service provided by Microsoft Azure that offers high availability, automated backups, scaling, and security features for PostgreSQL databases.
  

• Azure Function App:

    Azure Functions is a serverless computing service provided by Microsoft Azure that allows developers to build and deploy event-driven applications without the need to manage infrastructure
  

• Azure Virtual Machine:

    Azure Virtual Machines (VMs) is a scalable and flexible cloud computing service provided by Microsoft Azure that allows users to deploy and manage virtualized computing resources in the cloud.
  

• Azure Virtual Network:

    Azure Virtual Network (VNet) is a logically isolated network in the Azure cloud that allows resources to securely communicate with each other and with on-premises networks
  

• Azure Security Group:

    Azure Security Group is a set of firewall rules that controls inbound and outbound traffic to resources in a Azure Virtual Network.
  

• Azure Network Interface:

    Network Interface settings configure the network interface of a virtual machine, including IP addresses, network security groups, and connection properties.
  

• Azure Public IP:

    Azure Public IP address is an IP address that is accessible from the internet and is used to expose resources, such as virtual machines, to external networks
  

Services Documentation

• Azure Blob Storage Documentation

• Azure Container Registrty Documentation

• Azure PostgreSQL Database Documentation

• Azure VM Documentation

• Azure Function Documentation

Running the Application

On Azure VM

1. SSH into the VM from your Local System (Enabling Port Forwarding on the Application Port)

ssh -L 15085:localhost:15080 umar-admin@20.174.10.146
# You will be prompted to give your password
umar-admin@20.174.10.146's password:

2. Pull the Docker Image from the ACR

sudo docker pull aiappliedsciences.azurecr.io/team_app:latest     

3. Run the docker-compose to start the application

docker compose -f docker/docker-compose-azure.yaml up -d

4. Close the application

docker compose -f docker/docker-compose-azure.yaml down

On Local System

1. Git Clone the Repo

git clone https://github.com/umar1997/azure-demo-project.git

2. Create a virtual environment and install python libraries

python3 -m venv demoEnv

source demoEnv/bin/activate

pip install -r requirements.txt

3. Create a .env_azure file (Path: ~/azure-demo-project/demoApp/.env)

POSTGRES_CONNECTION_STRING=postgresql://umar:umar_password@db:5432/demo_postgres_db
BLOB_STORAGE_CONTAINER_NAME=team-data
BLOB_STORAGE_ACCOUNT_NAME=readinggroupstorage
BLOB_STORAGE_ACCOUNT_KEY=LWl*************AStrR5/DQ==

4. Build the docker image

docker build -f docker/Dockerfile.app -t umar/demo_app:base .

5. Run the docker-compose to start the application

docker compose -f docker/docker-compose-local.yaml up -d

6. Close the application

docker compose -f docker/docker-compose-local.yaml down