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Author: davidsmatlak

learn-pr/azure/build-and-store-container-images/1-intro-to-azure-container-registry.yml

@@ -3,12 +3,11 @@ uid: learn.azure-container-registry.introduction
 metadata:
   title: Introduction to Azure Container Registry
   description: Introduction to Azure Container Registry
-  ms.date: 12/23/2025
+  ms.date: 03/20/2026
   author: davidsmatlak
   ms.author: davidsmatlak
   ms.topic: unit
 title: Introduction to Azure Container Registry
 durationInMinutes: 2
 content: |
   [!include[](includes/1-introduction.md)]
-

learn-pr/azure/build-and-store-container-images/2-deploy-azure-container-registry.yml

@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ uid: learn.azure-container-registry.deploy-acr
 metadata:
   title: Exercise - Deploy an Azure container registry
   description: Deploy an Azure container registry
-  ms.date: 12/23/2025
+  ms.date: 03/20/2026
   author: davidsmatlak
   ms.author: davidsmatlak
   ms.topic: unit
@@ -19,4 +19,3 @@ content: |
 #     resource:
 #       type: "Microsoft.ContainerRegistry/registries"
 #   hint: "Run the `az acr create` command as shown to create your container registry."
-

learn-pr/azure/build-and-store-container-images/3-build-container-image.yml

@@ -3,12 +3,11 @@ uid: learn.azure-container-registry.build-image
 metadata:
   title: Exercise - Build container images using Azure Container Registry Tasks
   description: Build container images using Azure Container Registry Tasks
-  ms.date: 12/23/2025
+  ms.date: 03/20/2026
   author: davidsmatlak
   ms.author: davidsmatlak
   ms.topic: unit
 title: Exercise - Build container images using Azure Container Registry Tasks
 durationInMinutes: 10
 content: |
   [!include[](includes/3-build-images.md)]
-

learn-pr/azure/build-and-store-container-images/4-deploy-container-image.yml

@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ uid: learn.azure-container-registry.deploy-image
 metadata:
   title: Exercise - Deploy images from Azure Container Registry
   description: Deploy images from Azure Container Registry
-  ms.date: 12/23/2025
+  ms.date: 03/20/2026
   author: davidsmatlak
   ms.author: davidsmatlak
   ms.topic: unit
@@ -13,4 +13,3 @@ title: Exercise - Deploy images from Azure Container Registry
 durationInMinutes: 15
 content: |
   [!include[](includes/4-deploy-image.md)]
-

learn-pr/azure/build-and-store-container-images/5-replicate-container-image.yml

@@ -3,12 +3,11 @@ uid: learn.azure-container-registry.image-replication
 metadata:
   title: Exercise - Replicate a container image to different Azure regions
   description: Replicate a container image to different Azure regions
-  ms.date: 12/23/2025
+  ms.date: 03/20/2026
   author: davidsmatlak
   ms.author: davidsmatlak
   ms.topic: unit
 title: Exercise - Replicate a container image to different Azure regions
 durationInMinutes: 5
 content: |
   [!include[](includes/5-image-replication.md)]
-

learn-pr/azure/build-and-store-container-images/6-knowledge-check.yml

@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ title: Knowledge check
 metadata:
   title: Knowledge check
   description: Azure Container Registry knowledge check.
-  ms.date: 12/23/2025
+  ms.date: 03/20/2026
   author: davidsmatlak
   ms.author: davidsmatlak
   ms.topic: unit

learn-pr/azure/build-and-store-container-images/includes/2-deploy-acr.md

@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@
 
 1. Define an environment variable, _ACR_NAME_, to hold your container registry name using the following command. Replace `<your-unique-acr-name>` with your container registry name.
 
-   The container registry name must be unique within Azure and contain 5-50 alphanumeric characters. For more information, see [Define your naming convention](/azure/cloud-adoption-framework/ready/azure-best-practices/resource-naming).
+   The container registry name must be unique within Azure and contain 5-50 alphanumeric characters, lowercase, and no hyphens. For example, _learndemoregistry20260320_. For more information, see [Define your naming convention](/azure/cloud-adoption-framework/ready/azure-best-practices/resource-naming).
 
     ```azurecli
     ACR_NAME=<your-unique-acr-name>

learn-pr/azure/build-and-store-container-images/includes/3-build-images.md

@@ -2,13 +2,17 @@
 
 You use a Dockerfile to provide build instructions. Azure Container Registry Tasks enables you to reuse any Dockerfile currently in your environment, including multi-staged builds. For this example, you create a new Dockerfile that builds a Node.js application.
 
-1. Open the Cloud Shell editor and create a new file named _Dockerfile_ using the `code` command.
+1. From the Cloud Shell toolbar, select `{}` to open the Cloud Shell editor.
+
+   The editor opens in a new window above the Bash prompt named _Untitled_.
+
+1. On the Bash command line, paste the following command to create a new file in the editor named _Dockerfile_.
 
     ```azurecli
     code Dockerfile
     ```
 
-1. Paste the following Dockerfile contents into the file.
+1. Copy the following Dockerfile contents into the file. Use keyboard shortcut `Ctrl + V` to paste the contents into the editor.
 
     This Dockerfile uses the `node:25-alpine` image as its base image. It then adds the Node.js application files to the image and installs the application dependencies. Finally, it configures the container to serve the application on port 80 via the _EXPOSE_ instruction.
 
@@ -21,7 +25,7 @@ You use a Dockerfile to provide build instructions. Azure Container Registry Tas
     CMD     ["node", "server.js"]
     ```
 
-1. Use `Ctrl + S` to save the file and then `Ctrl + Q` to close the editor.
+1. Use `Ctrl + S` to save the updated _Dockerfile_ and then `Ctrl + Q` to close the editor.
 1. Build the container image from the Dockerfile using the `az acr build` command.
 
     > [!NOTE]

learn-pr/azure/build-and-store-container-images/includes/4-deploy-image.md

@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-You can pull container images from Azure Container Registry using various container management platforms, such as Azure Container Instances, Azure Kubernetes Service, or Docker for Windows or Mac. In this module, you deploy the image to an Azure Container Instance.
+You can pull container images from Azure Container Registry using various container management platforms, like Azure Container Instances, Azure Kubernetes Service, or Docker for Windows or Mac. In this module, you deploy the image to an Azure Container Instance.
 
 ## Registry authentication
 
@@ -54,11 +54,11 @@ Azure Container Registry doesn't support unauthenticated access and requires aut
       --output table
     ```
 
-1. In a separate browser tab, navigate to the IP address of the container. If everything is configured correctly, you should see the following web page:
+1. In a separate browser tab, navigate to the container's IP address. If everything is configured correctly, you should see the following web page:
 
    ```output
    Hello World
-   Version: 25.2.1
+   Version: 25.8.1
    ```
 
    Port 80 is used so the web page address is `http://<IP_ADDRESS>`.

learn-pr/azure/build-and-store-container-images/index.yml

@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ metadata:
   title: Build and store container images with Azure Container Registry
   description: Learn how to use Docker to build, store, and manage private container images with the Azure Container Registry.
   manager: rayoflores
-  ms.date: 12/23/2025
+  ms.date: 03/20/2026
   author: davidsmatlak
   ms.author: davidsmatlak
   ms.topic: module
@@ -42,4 +42,3 @@ units:
 - learn.azure-container-registry.knowledge-check
 badge:
   uid: learn.azure-container-registry.badge
-