node-red · manjularajamani · Jan 30, 2024 · Jan 30, 2024 · Mar 26, 2024 · Mar 27, 2024
diff --git a/docs/getting-started/azure.md b/docs/getting-started/azure.md
@@ -7,8 +7,21 @@ redirect_from:
   - /docs/platforms/azure
 ---
 
-This guide takes you through the steps to get Node-RED running on an Azure
-Virtual Machine instance.
+This guide takes you through the steps to get Node-RED running on an Microsoft Azure
+environment.
+
+There are two approaches:
+
+1. Running on the Azure Virtual Machine instance (VM)
+2. Running on Azure Container instance (ACI)
+
+#### Prerequisites
+- Before starting, ensure that you have an Azure account with an active subscription
+- Log in to the [Azure console](https://portal.azure.com/)
+
+*Note:* As of Node-RED 1.0, the repository on **Docker Hub** was renamed to `nodered/node-red`.
+
+## Running on Azure Virtual Machine instance
 
 #### Create the base image
 
@@ -47,7 +60,10 @@ previous stage.
 
 Once logged in you need to install node.js and Node-RED
 
-       curl -sL https://deb.nodesource.com/setup_12.x | sudo -E bash -
+       curl -o- https://raw.githubusercontent.com/nvm-sh/nvm/v0.38.0/install.sh | bash
+       source ~/.bashrc
+       nvm install --lts
+       nvm install 14.17.6
        sudo apt-get install -y nodejs build-essential
        sudo npm install -g --unsafe-perm node-red
 
@@ -67,3 +83,179 @@ can use pm2:
        pm2 startup
 
 *Note:* this final command will prompt you to run a further command - make sure you do as it says.
+
+## Running on Azure Container Instance
+
+#### Create Azure Container Registry
+1. Create a [Container Registry](https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/container-registry/container-registry-get-started-portal?tabs=azure-cli) and store the Node-RED image in the container registry
+
+
+2. Log in to a registry using Azure CLI
+
+```
+   az login
+   az acr login --name myregistry
+   docker login myregistry.azurecr.io
+```
+
+#### Create an Azure file share
+ Run the following script to create a storage account to host the file share, and the share itself. The storage account name must be globally unique, so the script adds a random value to the base string.
+
+```
+## Change these parameters as needed
+   RESOURCE_GROUP=MyResourceGroup
+   STORAGE_ACCOUNT_NAME=storageaccount$RANDOM
+   LOCATION=eastus
+   FILE_SHARE_NAME=node-red-share
+   IMAGE=myregistry.azurecr.io/node-red:latest
+   ACI_NAME=node-red
+
+## Create the storage account with the parameters
+   az storage account create \
+      --resource-group $RESOURCE_GROUP \
+      --name $STORAGE_ACCOUNT_NAME \
+      --location $LOCATION \
+      --sku Standard_LRS
+
+## Create the file share
+   az storage share-rm create \
+    --resource-group $RESOURCE_GROUP \
+    --storage-account $STORAGE_ACCOUNT_NAME \
+    --name $FILE_SHARE_NAME \
+    --quota 1024 \
+    --enabled-protocols SMB \
+    --output table
+```
+
+#### Get storage credentials
+To mount an Azure file share as a volume in Azure Container Instances, you need three values: the storage account name, the share name, and the storage access key.
+
+- **Storage account name** - If you used the preceding script, the storage account name was stored in the `$STORAGE_ACCOUNT_NAME` variable. To see the account name, type
+
+```
+echo $STORAGE_ACCOUNT_NAME
+```
+
+- **Share name** - This value is already known (defined as node-red-share in the preceding script). To see the file share name
+```
+echo $FILE_SHARE_NAME
+```
+- **Storage account key** - This value can be found using the following command
+
+```
+STORAGE_ACCOUNT_KEY=$(az storage account keys list --resource-group $RESOURCE_GROUP --account-name $STORAGE_ACCOUNT_NAME --query "[0].value" --output tsv)
+
+echo $STORAGE_ACCOUNT_KEY
+```
+
+#### Deploy Node-Red on container instance and mount volume - CLI
+To mount an Azure file share as a volume in a container by using the Azure CLI, specify the share and volume mount point when you create the container with az container create. If you followed the previous steps, you can mount the share you created earlier by using the following command to create a container
+
+```
+az container create \
+        --resource-group $RESOURCE_GROUP \
+        --name $ACI_NAME \
+        --image $IMAGE \
+        --dns-name-label unique-acidemo-label \
+        --ports 1880 \
+        --azure-file-volume-account-name $STORAGE_ACCOUNT_NAME \
+        --azure-file-volume-account-key $STORAGE_ACCOUNT_KEY \
+        --azure-file-volume-share-name $FILE_SHARE_NAME \
+        --azure-file-volume-mount-path /aci/logs/
+
+```
+The `--dns-name-label` value must be unique within the Azure region where you create the container instance
+
+#### Using Bash
+You can combine the aforementioned commands and execute the bash script to create an Azure Container Instance for Node-RED.
+Here is the bash script for Node-RED
+
+```
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+
+RESOURCE_GROUP=MyResourceGroup
+STORAGE_ACCOUNT_NAME=storageaccount$RANDOM
+LOCATION=eastus
+FILE_SHARE_NAME=node-red-share
+IMAGE=testingregistrydevops.azurecr.io/node-red:latest
+ACI_NAME=node-red
+
+# Function to handle errors
+handle_error() {
+    echo "Error: $1" >&2
+    exit 1
+}
+
+# Azure Login
+az login || handle_error "Failed to login to Azure"
+
+# ACR Login
+az acr login --name testingregistrydevops.azurecr.io || handle_error "Failed to login to ACR"
+
+# Check if Resource Group exists
+if az group show --name $RESOURCE_GROUP &>/dev/null; then
+    echo "Resource group '$RESOURCE_GROUP' already exists."
+else
+    # Creating Resource Group
+    az group create --name $RESOURCE_GROUP --location $LOCATION || handle_error "Failed to create resource group"
+    echo "Resource group '$RESOURCE_GROUP' created."
+fi
+
+# Check if Storage Account exists
+if az storage account show --name $STORAGE_ACCOUNT_NAME --resource-group $RESOURCE_GROUP &>/dev/null; then
+    echo "Storage account '$STORAGE_ACCOUNT_NAME' already exists."
+else
+    # Creating Storage Account
+    az storage account create \
+        --resource-group $RESOURCE_GROUP \
+        --name $STORAGE_ACCOUNT_NAME \
+        --location $LOCATION \
+        --sku Standard_LRS || handle_error "Failed to create storage account"
+    echo "Storage account '$STORAGE_ACCOUNT_NAME' created."
+fi
+
+# Creating File Share
+echo "Creating file share '$FILE_SHARE_NAME'..."
+if az storage share-rm create \
+    --resource-group $RESOURCE_GROUP \
+    --storage-account $STORAGE_ACCOUNT_NAME \
+    --name $FILE_SHARE_NAME \
+    --quota 1024 \
+    --enabled-protocols SMB \
+    --output table &>/dev/null; then
+    echo "File share '$FILE_SHARE_NAME' created successfully."
+else
+    handle_error "Failed to create file share '$FILE_SHARE_NAME'"
+fi
+
+# Fetch Storage Account Key
+STORAGE_ACCOUNT_KEY=$(az storage account keys list --resource-group $RESOURCE_GROUP --account-name $STORAGE_ACCOUNT_NAME --query "[0].value" --output tsv)
+echo $STORAGE_ACCOUNT_KEY
+
+# Creating Azure Container Instance for Node-Red
+if az container show --resource-group $RESOURCE_GROUP --name $ACI_NAME &>/dev/null; then
+    echo "Azure Container Instance '$ACI_NAME' already exists."
+else
+    # Creating Azure Container Instance for Node-Red
+    az container create \
+        --resource-group $RESOURCE_GROUP \
+        --name $ACI_NAME \
+        --image $IMAGE \
+        --dns-name-label unique-acidemo-label \
+        --ports 1880 \
+        --azure-file-volume-account-name $STORAGE_ACCOUNT_NAME \
+        --azure-file-volume-account-key $STORAGE_ACCOUNT_KEY \
+        --azure-file-volume-share-name $FILE_SHARE_NAME \
+        --azure-file-volume-mount-path /aci/logs/ || handle_error "Failed to create container instance"
+
+    echo "Azure Container Instance '$ACI_NAME' created."
+fi
+```
+After executing the file, you can make the application accessible by using the `public IP` or `Fully Qualified Domain Name (FQDN)` of the Azure Container Instance.
+
+![node-red](https://github.com/manjularajamani/node-red.github.io/assets/100277950/f146edad-21f6-4879-a46c-6d400c41ef6a)
+
+
+Additionally, you can verify whether the file share is properly mounted using Azure Container Instances (ACI)
+
+![aci ](https://github.com/manjularajamani/node-red.github.io/assets/100277950/29ace90a-e509-415d-9fca-621a3db9e437)