java-get-started-introduction-and-prerequisites-and-install-azure-container-apps-cli-extension.md

author	KarlErickson
ms.author	karler
ms.reviewer	hangwan
ms.service	azure-container-apps
ms.topic	include
ms.date	03/05/2025

There are several options available for deploying Java applications, including the following options:

• Deployment from a local file system or from a code repository.
• Deployment using Maven or an IDE.
• Deployment using a WAR file, a JAR file, or directly from source code.

By the end of this tutorial, you deploy a web application that you can manage through the Azure portal. The following screenshot shows the home page of the PetClinic application deployed to Azure Container Apps:

:::image type="content" source="../media/java-get-started/azure-container-apps-spring-pet-clinic-home-page.png" alt-text="Screenshot of the home page of the PetClinic app." lightbox="../media/java-get-started/azure-container-apps-spring-pet-clinic-home-page.png":::

Prerequisites

• An Azure subscription. Create one for free.
• The Contributor or Owner permission on the Azure subscription. For more information, see Assign Azure roles using the Azure portal.
• A GitHub account.
• Git
• Azure CLI
• The Azure Container Apps CLI extension, version 0.3.47 or higher. Use the following command to install the latest version: az extension add --name containerapp --upgrade --allow-preview
• The Java Development Kit, version 17 or later.
• Apache Maven