Decoupling Azure Releases With GitHub Actions

Cloud deployments often fail because environment configurations are hardcoded into the build process. Here is a pattern to decouple your Build Artifacts from your Deployment Logic using GitHub Actions and a flexible JSON Configuration map. In the world of Kubernetes, we are used to the separation of concerns: Docker builds the image, and Helm/Kustomize handles the environment configuration. However, when working with serverless (Azure Functions) or PaaS (App Service), developers often fall into the trap of monolithic pipelines. They build a package that only works in DEV, and then rebuild it for PROD.