AZURE APP SERVICE

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What is Microsoft Azure: Azure is a public cloud computing platform that offers services such as analytics, virtual computing, storage, networking, and more. It can enhance or replace your on-premise servers.
Microsoft Azure is Flexible (you can move to compute resources up and down as needed), Open (Supports almost any OS, language, tool, or framework), Reliable (99.95% availability SLA and 247 tech support), Global (Data housed in geosynchronous data centers), and Economical (you Only pay for what you use)
In this article, we will be creating an app service on Microsoft azure. Azure App Service is a one-of-a kind cloud service that allows you to rapidly and easily build enterprise-ready web and mobile apps for any platform or device, then deploy them on a scalable and reliable cloud infrastructure.
Azure App Service is a web application, REST API, and mobile back end hosting service that runs on HTTP. You can code in any language you like, including.NET,.NET Core, Java, Ruby, Node.js, PHP, or Python. Both Windows and Linux-based systems make it easy to run and scale applications.
App Service not only adds the security, load balancing, autoscaling, and automated management features of Microsoft Azure to your application. It also has DevOps features including continuous deployment via Azure DevOps, GitHub, Docker Hub, and other sources, package management, staging environments, custom domains, and TLS/SSL certificates.

1. Create an Azure account (Microsoft.azure.com)
2. Sign in to your Microsoft Azure account (portal.azure.com)
3. On your Microsoft Azure home tab, click on App Services

Creating a New App Service Plan

1. Then click on create (+Create) on the top option bars
2. Specify your choice of subscription
3. Click on Create a new resource group

1. In the name section under the Instance Details, add a unique name.
2. In the publish section, select code if you will be publishing a code(code can be published using Visual studio), Docker container (packaged Softwares that have everything the software needs to run including libraries, system tools, code, and runtime), or Static web app(you can build a static web app on azure using Quickstart).
3. Select your runtime stack in the runtime stack drop-down list. A runtime stack simply means the programming language used in building your app.
4. Select your operating system, either Windows or Linux

5. Select a region that best suits your app service plan
   

6. Click on review and create, review your actions and create if all is set up.

   
   Hurray!! your App Service is all set up.

In my next blog, I will be sharing insights on how to build a static web app on Azure. I hope you are just as excited as I am.