Building a Web Application on Microsoft Azure

Learn how to build web applications that take advantage of key Microsoft Azure services, including Azure DevOps, Azure App Service, Azure SQL, Azure Functions, and more.

Introduction

• Capitalize on the power of Azure to craft your web app
• What you need to know
• What you are going to build

1. Using Azure DevOps for Storing Your Code

• Using Azure DevOps for storing your code
• Exploring the Pet Management application base source code
• Creating a new Azure DevOps account and organization
• Creating a new Azure DevOps project and adding existing code
• Creating and accepting a pull request in Azure Repos

2. Hosting and Running the Web Application in Azure App Service

• Hosting and running the web application in Azure App Service
• Provisioning a new Azure App Service resource in the portal
• Creating a new deployment slot for development
• Connecting the deployment slot to Azure Repos
• Modifying the source code to automatically publish the app
• Swapping the deployment slots

3. Using Azure SQL for Your Data Storage

• Using Azure SQL for your data storage
• Creating the Azure SQL server and database
• Modifying the application to use the SQL EF provider
• Creating a pull request for publishing the changes

4. Using Azure Storage for Storing Binary Files

• Using Azure Storage for storing binary files
• Creating the Storage account using the Azure portal
• Creating the Blob container in the Storage account
• Modifying the seed data to read the photos from the container
• Modifying the user interface to upload photos
• Implementing the StorageService class
• Invoking the StorageService from the Edit page
• Testing the web application locally
• Publishing the application to the deployment slot
• Swapping the production and dev deployment slots

5. Using Azure Functions to Improve Your Web Application

• Using Azure Functions to improve your web application
• Creating the Azure Functions project and repository
• Testing the function by using the Azure Storage Explorer
• Implementing the resize code and the output binding
• Modifying the web application to display the thumbnails
• Pushing all the changes to the remote repositories
• Provisioning the Function App resource and testing the app

6. Taking Advantage of Azure Logic Apps for Your Web App

• Taking advantage of Azure Logic Apps for your web app
• Creating the Azure Logic App resource for sending an email
• Testing the Logic App
• Modifying the existing Logic App to add a custom SQL Query

Conclusion

• Next steps