Merge pull request #105053 from ggailey777/patch-7

Call out the Azure CLI publishing requirement

Author: PRMerger16

articles/azure-functions/functions-run-local.md

@@ -38,6 +38,9 @@ Unless otherwise noted, the examples in this article are for version 3.x.
 
 [Azure Functions Core Tools] includes a version of the same runtime that powers Azure Functions runtime that you can run on your local development computer. It also provides commands to create functions, connect to Azure, and deploy function projects.
 
+>[!IMPORTANT]
+>You must have the [Azure CLI](/cli/azure/install-azure-cli) installed locally to be able to publish to Azure from Azure Functions Core Tools.  
+
 ### <a name="v2"></a>Version 2.x and 3.x
 
 Version 2.x/3.x of the tools uses the Azure Functions runtime that is built on .NET Core. This version is supported on all platforms .NET Core supports, including [Windows](/azure/azure-functions/functions-run-local?tabs=windows#v2), [macOS](/azure/azure-functions/functions-run-local?tabs=macos#v2), and [Linux](/azure/azure-functions/functions-run-local?tabs=linux#v2). 
@@ -450,6 +453,9 @@ func run MyHttpTrigger -c '{\"name\": \"Azure\"}'
 
 The Azure Functions Core Tools supports two types of deployment: deploying function project files directly to your function app via [Zip Deploy](functions-deployment-technologies.md#zip-deploy) and [deploying a custom Docker container](functions-deployment-technologies.md#docker-container). You must have already [created a function app in your Azure subscription](functions-cli-samples.md#create), to which you'll deploy your code. Projects that require compilation should be built so that the binaries can be deployed.
 
+>[!IMPORTANT]
+>You must have the [Azure CLI](/cli/azure/install-azure-cli) installed locally to be able to publish to Azure from Core Tools.  
+
 A project folder may contain language-specific files and directories that shouldn't be published. Excluded items are listed in a .funcignore file in the root project folder.     
 
 ### <a name="project-file-deployment"></a>Deployment (project files)