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Azure Container Registry

Private container registry with tasks and scanning.

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Overview

ACR stores OCI images with geo-replication, image scanning via Defender, and Tasks for in-registry builds.

When to use it

  • Container image storage
  • Pipeline-driven image promotion across environments

Setup

  1. Create registry: `az acr create -g qa-rg -n qaacr --sku Standard`.
  2. Auth: `az acr login -n qaacr`.

How to use

Push
docker push qaacr.azurecr.io/api:1.2.3

QA use cases

  • Fail pipeline when Defender finds HIGH/CRITICAL vulnerabilities.