diff --git a/.azd/hooks/postprovision.sh b/.azd/hooks/postprovision.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..437af83
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.azd/hooks/postprovision.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,71 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+
+merge_env_files() {
+    local base=$1
+    local with=$2
+    local output=$3
+
+    local -a temp_vars=()
+    local -a merged_vars=()
+
+    while IFS= read -r line || [ -n "$line" ]; do
+        # Remove comments and trim whitespace
+        line=$(echo "$line" | cut -d'#' -f1 )
+        # Trim whitespace
+        line=$(echo "$line" | sed 's/^[ \t]*//;s/[ \t]*$//')
+
+        # Skip empty lines
+        if [[ -z $line ]]; then
+            continue
+        fi
+
+        # Split the line into key and value
+        IFS='=' read -r key value <<< "$line"
+
+        # Remove newlines and carriage returns
+        value=$(echo "$value" | tr -d '\n\r')
+
+        # Store the key-value pair in the temp array
+        temp_vars+=("$key=$value")
+    done < <(cat "$base" "$with")
+
+    for entry in "${temp_vars[@]}"; do
+        key=$(echo "$entry" | cut -d'=' -f1)
+        value=$(echo "$entry" | cut -d'=' -f2-)
+        found=false
+
+        for i in "${!merged_vars[@]}"; do
+            if [[ "${merged_vars[$i]}" == "$key="* ]]; then
+                merged_vars[$i]="$key=$value"
+                found=true
+                break
+            fi
+        done
+
+        if [[ $found == false ]]; then
+            merged_vars+=("$key=$value")
+        fi
+    done
+
+    {
+        for entry in "${merged_vars[@]}"; do
+            key=$(echo "$entry" | cut -d'=' -f1)
+            value=$(echo "$entry" | cut -d'=' -f2-)
+            echo "$key=$value"
+        done | sort
+    } > "$output"
+}
+
+script_dir="$(dirname "$(readlink -f "$0")")"
+
+env_local="$script_dir/../../.env.local"
+env_azd="$script_dir/../../.azure/${AZURE_ENV_NAME}/.env"
+
+env_azure="$script_dir/../../.env.azure"
+
+if [[ ! -f $env_local ]]; then
+    cp "$env_azd" "$env_azure"
+    exit 0
+fi
+
+merge_env_files "$env_local" "$env_azd" "$env_azure"
diff --git a/.azd/hooks/preprovision.sh b/.azd/hooks/preprovision.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..6b87609
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.azd/hooks/preprovision.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+
+script_dir="$(dirname "$(readlink -f "$0")")"
+
+# Run script to generate an `env-vars.json` file used by the infra scripts
+"$script_dir/../scripts/create-infra-env-vars.sh"
diff --git a/.azd/scripts/create-env-local.sh b/.azd/scripts/create-env-local.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..19848ab
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.azd/scripts/create-env-local.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,49 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+
+script_dir="$(dirname "$(readlink -f "$0")")"
+
+# Create a `.env.local` file by merging values from the current environment with a template
+
+template_path="$script_dir/../../.env.local.template"
+
+if [[ ! -f $template_path ]]; then
+    # Template file does not exist so we can't go any further
+    exit 0
+fi
+
+output_path="$script_dir/../../.env.local"
+
+if [[ -f $output_path ]]; then
+    # We only want to create the `.env.local` file if it does not already exist
+    # In the development environment the developer should be in control of their `.env.local` file so it should exist
+    # In CI the `.env.local` file should not exist as it should not be committed to the repo
+    exit 0
+fi
+
+# Read the template file
+
+declare -A template
+
+while IFS='=' read -r key value; do
+    template["$key"]="$value"
+done < "$template_path"
+
+# For each key in the template, check if there is a corresponding environment variable and if so, add it to an object
+
+declare -A env_vars
+
+for key in "${!template[@]}"; do
+    if [[ -n ${!key} ]]; then
+        env_vars["$key"]="${!key}"
+    else
+        env_vars["$key"]=""
+    fi
+done
+
+# Write the object to the output file in env file format
+
+{
+    for key in "${!env_vars[@]}"; do
+        echo "$key=${env_vars[$key]}"
+    done | sort
+} > "$output_path"
diff --git a/.azd/scripts/create-infra-env-vars.sh b/.azd/scripts/create-infra-env-vars.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..b7affb3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.azd/scripts/create-infra-env-vars.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,92 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+
+# Function to remove quotes from a value
+remove_quotes() {
+    local value=$1
+    local quote_char=${2:-'"'}
+    echo "$value" | sed "s/^$quote_char//;s/$quote_char$//"
+}
+
+# Function to read env vars from a file and store them in a global array
+read_env_vars() {
+    local path=$1
+    local -a temp_vars=()
+
+    if [[ ! -f $path ]]; then
+        return
+    fi
+
+    while IFS= read -r line || [ -n "$line" ]; do
+        # Remove comments and trim whitespace
+        line=$(echo "$line" | cut -d'#' -f1 | xargs)
+
+        # Skip empty lines
+        if [[ -z $line ]]; then
+            continue
+        fi
+
+        # Split the line into key and value
+        IFS='=' read -r key value <<< "$line"
+
+        # Remove newlines and carriage returns
+        value=$(echo "$value" | tr -d '\n\r')
+
+        # Remove quotes
+        value=$(remove_quotes "$value" '"')
+        value=$(remove_quotes "$value" "'")
+
+        # Store the key-value pair in the temp array
+        temp_vars+=("$key=$value")
+    done < "$path"
+
+    # Merge temp_vars into env_vars, overwriting existing keys
+    for entry in "${temp_vars[@]}"; do
+        key=$(echo "$entry" | cut -d'=' -f1)
+        value=$(echo "$entry" | cut -d'=' -f2-)
+        found=false
+
+        for i in "${!env_vars[@]}"; do
+            if [[ "${env_vars[$i]}" == "$key="* ]]; then
+                env_vars[$i]="$key=$value"
+                found=true
+                break
+            fi
+        done
+
+        if [[ $found == false ]]; then
+            env_vars+=("$key=$value")
+        fi
+    done
+}
+
+# Initialize the env_vars array
+env_vars=()
+
+# Read `.env`, `.env.production`, and `.env.local` files into the env_vars array
+script_dir="$(dirname "$(readlink -f "$0")")"
+
+env_path="$script_dir/../../.env"
+read_env_vars "$env_path"
+
+env_production_path="$script_dir/../../.env.production"
+read_env_vars "$env_production_path"
+
+env_local_path="$script_dir/../../.env.local"
+read_env_vars "$env_local_path"
+
+# Produce a `env-vars.json` file that can be used by the infra scripts
+output_path="$script_dir/../../infra/env-vars.json"
+
+# Convert the env_vars array to JSON format and write to output_path using jq
+echo '{' > "$output_path"
+for entry in "${env_vars[@]}"; do
+    key=$(echo "$entry" | cut -d'=' -f1)
+    value=$(echo "$entry" | cut -d'=' -f2-)
+    echo "  \"$key\": \"$value\"," >> "$output_path"
+done
+# Remove the trailing comma and close the JSON object
+sed -i '' -e '$ s/,$//' "$output_path"
+echo '}' >> "$output_path"
+
+# Verify the content of the output file
+cat "$output_path"
diff --git a/.azd/scripts/read-domain-verification-vars.sh b/.azd/scripts/read-domain-verification-vars.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..d555e1a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.azd/scripts/read-domain-verification-vars.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,119 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+
+remove_quotes() {
+    local value=$1
+    local quote_char=${2:-'"'}
+
+    if [[ ${value:0:1} == "$quote_char" && ${value: -1} == "$quote_char" ]]; then
+        value=${value:1:-1}
+    fi
+
+    echo "$value"
+}
+
+read_env_vars() {
+    local path=$1
+    local env_vars=()
+
+    if [[ ! -f $path ]]; then
+        # File does not exist so there is nothing to do
+        echo "$(declare -p env_vars)"
+        return
+    fi
+
+    while IFS='=' read -r key value; do
+        if [[ -z $value ]]; then
+            env_vars+=("$key=")
+        else
+            value=$(remove_quotes "$value" '"')
+            value=$(remove_quotes "$value" "'")
+            env_vars+=("$key=$value")
+        fi
+    done < "$path"
+
+    echo "$(declare -p env_vars)"
+}
+
+read_azd_env_vars() {
+    local env_vars=()
+
+    azd_env=$(azd env get-values)
+
+    while IFS= read -r entry; do
+        if [[ -z $entry || $entry != *"="* ]]; then
+            continue
+        fi
+
+        key=$(echo "$entry" | cut -d'=' -f1)
+        value=$(echo "$entry" | cut -d'=' -f2-)
+
+        if [[ -z $key || $key == *" "* ]]; then
+            continue
+        fi
+
+        if [[ -z $value ]]; then
+            env_vars+=("$key=")
+        else
+            value=$(remove_quotes "$value" '"')
+            value=$(remove_quotes "$value" "'")
+            env_vars+=("$key=$value")
+        fi
+    done <<< "$azd_env"
+
+    echo "$(declare -p env_vars)"
+}
+
+merge_objects() {
+    local base=("${!1}")
+    local with=("${!2}")
+    local merged=("${base[@]}")
+
+    for entry in "${with[@]}"; do
+        key=$(echo "$entry" | cut -d'=' -f1)
+        value=$(echo "$entry" | cut -d'=' -f2-)
+        found=false
+
+        for i in "${!merged[@]}"; do
+            if [[ "${merged[$i]}" == "$key="* ]]; then
+                found=true
+                if [[ -n $value ]]; then
+                    merged[$i]="$key=$value"
+                fi
+                break
+            fi
+        done
+
+        if [[ $found == false ]]; then
+            merged+=("$key=$value")
+        fi
+    done
+
+    echo "$(declare -p merged)"
+}
+
+script_dir="$(dirname "$(readlink -f "$0")")"
+
+env_azd_path="$script_dir/../../.azure/${AZURE_ENV_NAME}/.env"
+
+if [[ -z $AZURE_ENV_NAME ]]; then
+    eval "$(read_azd_env_vars)"
+else
+    eval "$(read_env_vars "$env_azd_path")"
+fi
+env_azd=("${env_vars[@]}")
+
+# Output info required for domain verification
+for entry in "${env_azd[@]}"; do
+    key=$(echo "$entry" | cut -d'=' -f1)
+    value=$(echo "$entry" | cut -d'=' -f2-)
+    case "$key" in
+        "AZURE_CONTAINER_STATIC_IP") static_ip="$value" ;;
+        "AZURE_WEB_APP_FQDN") fqdn="$value" ;;
+        "AZURE_CONTAINER_DOMAIN_VERIFICATION_CODE") verification_code="$value" ;;
+    esac
+done
+
+echo "=== Container apps domain verification ==="
+echo "Static IP: $static_ip"
+echo "FQDN: $fqdn"
+echo "Verification code: $verification_code"
diff --git a/azure.yaml b/azure.yaml
index 17c0702..7059fd5 100644
--- a/azure.yaml
+++ b/azure.yaml
@@ -5,11 +5,19 @@ metadata:
   template: nextjs-aca@0.1.0
 hooks:
   preprovision:
-    shell: pwsh
-    run: ./.azd/hooks/preprovision.ps1
+    windows:
+      shell: pwsh
+      run: ./.azd/hooks/preprovision.ps1
+    posix:
+      shell: sh
+      run: ./.azd/hooks/preprovision.sh
   postprovision:
-    shell: pwsh
-    run: ./.azd/hooks/postprovision.ps1
+    windows:
+      shell: pwsh
+      run: ./.azd/hooks/postprovision.ps1
+    posix:
+      shell: sh
+      run: ./.azd/hooks/postprovision.sh
 services:
   web:
     project: ./