diff --git a/.github/workflows/DockerBuild.AzureFunctionsBaseImage.yaml b/.github/workflows/DockerBuild.AzureFunctionsBaseImage.yaml
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+++ b/.github/workflows/DockerBuild.AzureFunctionsBaseImage.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,69 @@
+name: DockerBuild.AzureFunctionsImage
+
+on:
+  # allow it to be run on-demand
+  workflow_dispatch:
+    inputs:
+      version:
+        description: "Version of ArcGIS API for Python to install in the image"
+        type: string
+        default: "2.3.1"
+      python_version:
+        description: "Python version to base image on"
+        type: string
+        default: "3.11"
+      is_latest_release:
+        description: "Version of ArcGIS API for Python is Latest current release"
+        type: boolean
+        default: false
+      is_default_supported_python:
+        description: "Python version is default supported version (i.e. python used by Pro and Enterprise)"
+        type: boolean
+        default: false
+
+jobs:
+  build-and-push:
+    name: Build Docker image and push to ghcr.io
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+
+    steps:
+      - name: Checkout code
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+
+      - name: Set up Docker Buildx
+        id: buildx
+        uses: docker/setup-buildx-action@v3
+
+      - name: Login to Github Packages
+        uses: docker/login-action@v3
+        with:
+          registry: ghcr.io
+          username: ${{ github.actor }}
+          password: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+
+      - name: Docker meta
+        id: meta
+        uses: docker/metadata-action@v5
+        with:
+          images: |
+            ghcr.io/esri/arcgis-python-api-azure-functions
+          tags: |
+            type=raw,value=${{ inputs.version }}-python${{ inputs.python_version }}
+            type=raw,value=${{ inputs.version }},enable=${{ inputs.is_default_supported_python && github.ref_name == github.event.repository.default_branch }}
+            type=raw,value=latest,enable=${{ inputs.is_latest_release && inputs.is_default_supported_python && github.ref_name == github.event.repository.default_branch }}
+            type=schedule,pattern={{date 'YY.MM'}},enable=${{ inputs.is_latest_release && inputs.is_default_supported_python && github.ref_name == github.event.repository.default_branch }}
+
+      - id: docker_build
+        name: Build image and push to GitHub Container Registry
+        uses: docker/build-push-action@v6
+        with:
+          # relative path to the place where source code with Dockerfile is located
+          context: .
+          file: ./docker/AzureFunctionsBaseImage.Dockerfile
+          build-args: |
+            python_version=${{ inputs.python_version }}
+            arcgis_version=${{ inputs.version }}
+          tags: ${{ steps.meta.outputs.tags }}
+          provenance: false
+          platforms: linux/amd64
+          push: true
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diff --git a/docker/AzureFunctionsBaseImage.Dockerfile b/docker/AzureFunctionsBaseImage.Dockerfile
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+ARG python_version=3.11
+# azure-functions python image, defaults to python 3.11
+FROM mcr.microsoft.com/azure-functions/python:4-python${python_version}
+
+# set metadata
+LABEL org.opencontainers.image.authors="jroebuck@esri.com"
+LABEL org.opencontainers.image.description="Azure Functions image with arcgis Python API and its Linux dependencies preinstalled"
+LABEL org.opencontainers.image.licenses=Apache
+LABEL org.opencontainers.image.source=https://github.com/esri/arcgis-python-api
+
+# install dependencies, then clean yum cache
+RUN apt-get update && apt-get install -y gcc libkrb5-dev krb5-config krb5-user && apt-get clean && rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists/*
+# install arcgis
+ARG arcgis_version="2.3.1"
+# adding .* ensures the latest patch version is installed
+RUN  pip3 install "arcgis==${arcgis_version}.*" && rm -rf /home/.cache/pip
diff --git a/docker/README.md b/docker/README.md
index 4d1807a7aa..e723201339 100644
--- a/docker/README.md
+++ b/docker/README.md
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ Some useful docker images for utilizing the ArcGIS API for Python in your workfl
 
 To use this image, setup your dockerfile like:
 ```
-FROM ghcr.io/esri/arcgis-python-api-lambda
+FROM ghcr.io/esri/arcgis-python-api-lambda:latest
 COPY app.py ${LAMBDA_TASK_ROOT}
 ```
 
@@ -24,3 +24,30 @@ def handler(event, context):
 ```
 
 Push to your _private_ AWS ECR instance, and configure lambda to run from this container image.  As of this writing, public AWS ECR instances are not supported for lambda.
+
+## AzureFunctionsBaseImage
+
+#### ghcr.io/esri/arcgis-python-api-azure-functions:latest
+
+To use this image, setup your dockerfile like
+```
+FROM ghcr.io/esri/arcgis-python-api-azure-functions:latest
+COPY . /home/site/wwwroot
+```
+
+Your copied resources will need to include:
+- `function.json`, such as https://github.com/Azure/azure-functions-docker-python-sample/blob/dev/HttpTrigger/function.json
+- `main.py`, such as:
+
+```
+import arcgis
+import azure.functions as func
+
+def main(req: func.HttpRequest) -> func.HttpResponse:
+    return func.HttpResponse(f"Hello from Azure Functions using ArcGIS API for Python {arcgis.__version__}!")
+```
+
+For futher information, see:
+- https://github.com/Azure/azure-functions-python-worker
+- https://github.com/Azure/azure-functions-docker-python-sample
+- https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-functions/functions-how-to-custom-container
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