Containerize and Deploy Java Applications

Your Java app is upgraded and running on Java 21 — now what? In this episode, watch how the GitHub Copilot app modernization extension containerizes a Java application with Docker, validates it locally, and then provisions Azure infrastructure and deploys to Azure Container Apps — all using built-in tasks and an agent-driven workflow. In this episode, you'll learn: → How to use the built-in containerization task to generate Dockerfiles and build images automatically → How Copilot follows the same pattern every time — analyze, plan, get approval, execute → How to review and edit the containerization plan before Copilot executes → How to test the containerized app locally before deploying (switching to H2 for local testing) → How to use the "Provision Infrastructure and Deploy to Azure" task to generate Bicep/IaC and deploy to Azure Container Apps → How Copilot generates architecture diagrams, security configurations, and execution steps in the deployment plan 📺 This is Episode 6 of the Modernize Java Apps with AI series — a 9-part, hands-on guide to upgrading legacy Java applications using GitHub Copilot. 🔗 Series playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLlrxD0HtieHhaBJWlcxGd-kTDikSD4xyD 🔗 GitHub Copilot Modernization extension: https://aka.ms/GHCPMod-Java 🔗 Azure Container Apps: https://aka.ms/containerapps 👤 Presented by Ayan Gupta, Java & AI Advocate, Microsoft Java #GitHubCopilot #Docker #Containerization #AzureContainerApps #Bicep #InfrastructureAsCode #JavaModernization #Azure #CloudDeployment