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

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Microsoft Developer

A walkthrough of containerizing and deploying a Java 21 application to Azure using GitHub Copilot and the App Modernization extension in VS Code. Copilot analyzes the project, generates a containerization plan with Dockerfiles, builds the image, and then provisions Azure infrastructure using Bicep and Azure Container Apps via the Azure Developer CLI. The demo shows how Copilot handles repetitive steps like generating deployment plans and infrastructure-as-code while keeping the developer in control of approvals.

Containerize and Deploy Java Applications