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title: Azure Container Instances support and help options
description: How to obtain help and support for questions or problems when you create solutions using Azure Container Instances.
author: tomvcassidy
ms.author: tomcassidy
ms.service: azure-container-instances
services: container-instances
ms.topic: troubleshooting
ms.date: 11/17/2025
ms.custom: support-help-page
# Customer intent: As a developer using Azure Container Instances, I want to access various support and troubleshooting resources, so that I can resolve issues effectively and enhance my application development experience.
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# Support and troubleshooting for Azure Container Instances
Here are suggestions for where you can get help when developing your Azure Container Instances solutions.
## Self help troubleshooting
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See a list of [common issues in Azure Container instances](container-instances-troubleshooting.md) and how to resolve them.
## Post a question on Microsoft Q&A
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For quick and reliable answers on your technical product questions from Microsoft Engineers, Azure Most Valuable Professionals (MVPs), or our expert community, engage with us on [Microsoft Q&A](/answers/products/azure), Azureβs preferred destination for community support.
If you can't find an answer to your problem using search, submit a new question to Microsoft Q&A using the tag [**azure-container-instances**](/answers/topics/azure-container-instances.html).
## Create an Azure support request
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Explore the range of [Azure support options and choose the plan](https://azure.microsoft.com/support/plans) that best fits, whether you're a developer just starting your cloud journey or a large organization deploying business-critical, strategic applications. Azure customers can create and manage support requests in the Azure portal.
- If you already have an Azure Support Plan, [open a support request here](https://portal.azure.com/#blade/Microsoft_Azure_Support/HelpAndSupportBlade/newsupportrequest).
- To sign up for a new Azure Support Plan, [compare support plans](https://azure.microsoft.com/support/plans/) and select the plan that works for you.
## Check the Stack Overflow forum
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The [**azure-container-instances**](https://stackoverflow.com/questions/tagged/azure-container-instances) tag on [Stack Overflow](https://stackoverflow.com/) is used for asking general questions about how the platform works and how you may use it to accomplish certain tasks.
## Create a GitHub issue
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If you need help with the language and tools used to develop and manage Azure Container Instances, open an issue in its repository on GitHub.
| Library | GitHub issues URL|
| --- | --- |
| Azure PowerShell | https://github.com/Azure/azure-powershell/issues |
| Azure CLI | https://github.com/Azure/azure-cli/issues |
| Azure REST API | https://github.com/Azure/azure-rest-api-specs/issues |
| Azure SDK for Java | https://github.com/Azure/azure-sdk-for-java/issues |
| Azure SDK for Python | https://github.com/Azure/azure-sdk-for-python/issues |
| Azure SDK for .NET | https://github.com/Azure/azure-sdk-for-net/issues |
| Azure SDK for JavaScript | https://github.com/Azure/azure-sdk-for-js/issues |
| Jenkins | https://github.com/Azure/jenkins/issues |
| Terraform | https://github.com/Azure/terraform/issues |
| Ansible | https://github.com/Azure/Ansible/issues |
## Stay informed of updates and new releases
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Learn about important product updates, roadmap, and announcements in [Azure Updates](https://azure.microsoft.com/updates/?category=containers).
News and information about Azure Container Instances is shared at the [Azure blog](https://azure.microsoft.com/blog).
## Next steps
Learn more about [Azure Container Instances](./index.yml)