I Thought Deploying an MCP Server to Azure Would Be Simple. Three Port Conflicts Later…

FastMCP worked locally. Docker ran fine. Then Azure deployment hit port conflicts, auth failures, and container issues. Here is how I fixed all of it.
Claude Code Needed a Home. Archon Gave Me a Security Education Instead.

Setting up a self-hosted AI stack turned into a crash course in Docker networking, zero-trust security, and why simple solutions beat perfect ones.
My Deep Dive into Azure AI Foundry: The Good, The Bad, and The Reality Check

I tested Azure AI Foundry for agent development. Streaming issues, model selection quirks, and some genuine strengths. Here is the honest review.