Challenge 2 - Run the app

Prerequisities

Challenge 1 - Setup should be done successfuly.

Introduction

With this second challenge you will be able to run "locally" in your Azure Cloud Shell the given "Rock Paper Scissors Boom" app.

Challenges

Leveraging Docker, build and run the app from within Azure Cloud Shell. You can use the docker-compose.yaml file we have provided in /WhatTheHack/005-RockPaperScissorsBoom/Student/Resources/Code.
- See Tips below for an example of how to do this.
Test the app as an end-user, and play a game. You can reach the app via the dockerhost's public IP address. Try az vm show to find the IP address of your VM. Or, look for it in the portal.

Success criteria

In Azure Cloud Shell, make sure docker images is showing you 5 Docker images.
In Azure Cloud Shell, make sure docker ps is showing you 2 Docker containers.
In your web browser, navigate to the app and play a game, make sure it's working without any error.
In Azure Cloud Shell, read the docker-compose.yaml file and the Dockerfile* files. What do you see? What do you understand? Are you able to quote 3 benefits/advantages of using Docker?
In Azure DevOps (Boards), from the Boards view, you could now drag and drop this user story associated to this Challenge to the Resolved or Closed column, congrats! ;)

Tips

.NET Core is not installed in Azure Cloud Shell?! Don't worry, there's a Docker image for that!
- You could for example run this command docker-compose up --build -d from the folder where the docker-compose.yaml file is.
To edit or read files from within Azure Cloud Shell, you could run code . to graphically browse the current folder and its files and subfolders. FYI, cat or vi are other alternatives.

Advanced challenges

Too comfortable? Eager to do more? Try this:

Instead of leveraging Docker via Azure Cloud Shell, you could configure your local machine with Visual Studio Code, or Visual Studio, installed .NET Core and deploy your app locally.

Learning resources

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