Intro
I do this fairly often to prep a new (local) container for development. The script needs to be run on the Docker host and assumes that the PowerShell prompt is already at the folder containing the apps (or apps in child folders) you want to install.
Use the dev endpoint if you are going to want to publish the same apps from VS Code into the container. Or publish into the global scope if you prefer – maybe if you are creating an environment for testing.
Publishing to Dev Scope Using Dev Endpoint
$container = Read-Host -Prompt 'Container'; $credential = Get-Credential; Sort-AppFilesByDependencies -appFiles (gci . -Recurse -Filter *.app | % {$_.FullName}) | % {try{Publish-BcContainerApp $container -appFile $_ -sync -upgrade -skipVerification -useDevEndpoint -credential $credential} catch {Publish-BcContainerApp $container -appFile $_ -sync -install -skipVerification -useDevEndpoint -credential $credential}}
Publishing to Global Scope
$container = Read-Host -Prompt 'Container'; Sort-AppFilesByDependencies -appFiles (gci . -Recurse -Filter *.app | % {$_.FullName}) | % {try{Publish-BcContainerApp $container -appFile $_ -sync -upgrade -skipVerification} catch {Publish-BcContainerApp $container -appFile $_ -sync -install -skipVerification}}
James Pearson 
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