Installing Composer on a PHP Linux App Service
This post will show you how to instal Composer on a PHP Linux App Service. We will show you how to persist the installation through container recycles.
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Configuration
Using Zipkin and OpenTelemetry on Azure Container Apps
This post will go over how to set up a basic opentelemetry implementation that exports traces to Zipkin as a backend, all hosted with a Container App Environ...
Checkpoint strategies with Dapr, KEDA, Azure EventHub and Container Apps
This post will cover using Dapr and KEDA’s Azure EventHub scaler with Container Apps and how the ‘checkpoint strategy’ can affect this
Using additional TCP ports in Azure Container Apps
This post will go over some general ways to use the ‘additional TCP ports’ option on Azure Container Apps
Container Apps - ‘Target port does not match the listening port’
This post will go over what it means to see the message ‘target port does not match the listening port’ on your Container App.
Container Apps - Using labels with KEDA and GitHub Action runners
This post will briefly cover using “labels” and “runs-on” when using Azure Container App Jobs with KEDA and GitHub Action runners.
Container Apps - Referencing env vars through other environment variables
This post will quickly go over how to add environment variables to Azure Container Apps that reference other environment variables
Deploying WAR based Java applications with CI/CD (Azure DevOps) on App Service Windows
In this blog post we’ll cover some examples of how to deploy war based applications to Windows App Service using Azure DevOps.
Deploying JAR based Java applications with CI/CD (Azure DevOps) on App Service Windows
In this blog post we’ll cover some examples of how to deploy jar based applications to Windows App Service using Azure DevOps.
Java on App Service Linux - PKIX path building failed
This post will cover the error PKIX path building failed: sun.security.provider.certpath.SunCertPathBuilderException and a few common reasons as to why this ...
Deploying your own virtual environment with Python and App Service Linux
This post will go over deploying a virtual environment without build automation (Oryx) for Python applications on App Service Linux
Deploying a Quart app to Python App Service Linux
This post will go cover deploying a quickstart Quart application to a Python App Service Linux “Blessed Image”.
Troubleshooting ‘com.hazelcast.kubernetes.RestClientException’ with Spring Cloud Gateway on Azure Spring Apps
This post will cover what seeing ‘com.hazelcast.kubernetes.RestClientException: Failure in executing REST call’ may mean when deploying a Spring Cloud Gatewa...
Java on App Service Linux - java.lang.NoSuchMethod exceptions
This post will discuss reasons behind why you may see “java.lang.NoSuchMethod” exceptions with Java on App Service Linux.
Gunicorn - ‘[CRITICAL] Worker Timeout’ on App Service Linux
This blog post will quickly cover a few scenarios where ‘[CRITICAL] WORKER TIMEOUT’ may be encountered and why.
Container Apps - Binding to ports under 1024
This post will discuss binding to ports under 1024 for your application to listen on
Configuring datasources with JBoss EAP on App Service Linux
This post will cover how to add datasources through JBoss to connect your application to external databases.
Graceful termination on Container Apps
This post will discuss graceful termination on Container Apps.
Running self-hosted agent Jobs locally with KEDA for Container Apps
This post will explain how to run a self-hosted CI/CD agent locally with KEDA to be used as a way to test, validate, or troubleshoot Jobs in conjunction with...
Container Apps - Using multicontainers in a pod
This post will go over general usage and other information about using multiple containers in a pod with Container Apps.
Container Apps - General troubleshooting with Dapr on Container Apps
This post will cover some common scenarios that may occur when using Dapr on Container Apps. This mostly focuses on general troubleshooting, Service Invocati...
NextJS deployment on App Service Windows
This blog post will cover deploying a Next.js application to Azure App Service on Windows.
Container Apps - Backoff restarts and container exits
This post will discuss ContainerBackOff events and container exits events
Container Apps - Using the ‘Command override’ option
This post will discuss the “Command override” option for overriding a containers ENTRYPOINT or CMD command.
Troubleshooting Container App Jobs when using self-hosted CI/CD runners and agents
This post will cover some general and high level troubleshooting when trying to use Container App Jobs as a self-hosted runner or agent
Installing troubleshooting tools in a Container Apps ‘hello-world’ image
This post will cover installing networking troubleshooting tools into the Container Apps ‘hello-world’ quickstart image
Logging with supervisord on Web Apps for Containers
This post will talk about some ways to show logging for child processes on App Service with Web Apps for Containers when using Supervisord
How to add custom domain to Azure Spring Apps on Standard consumption & dedicated(preview) plan?
This article shows you steps of how to add custom domain to Azure Spring Apps hosting on Standard consumption & dedicated(preview) plan. For adding custo...
Troubleshooting failed job executions on Container App Jobs
This post will cover some potential reasons for why a job execution may show as “Failed”.
Container Apps: Profiling Node applications for performance issues
This post will cover using troubleshooting tools to help profile performance issues on Container Apps with Node applications.
Container Apps: Profiling Python applications for performance issues
This post will cover using troubleshooting tools to help profile performance issues on Container Apps with Python applications.
Container Apps: Profiling PHP applications for performance issues
This post will cover using troubleshooting tools to help profile performance issues on Container Apps with PHP applications.
Container Apps: Profiling Go applications for performance issues
This post will cover using Go troubleshooting tools to help profile performance issues on Container Apps with Go applications.
Container Apps: Profiling Dotnet applications for performance issues
This post will cover using Dotnet global troubleshooting tools to help profile performance issues on Container Apps with Dotnet applications.
Container Apps: Profiling Java applications for performance issues
This post will cover using JDK-based troubleshooting tools to help profile performance issues on Container Apps with Java applications.
Container Apps: Troubleshooting image pull errors
This post will cover image pull errors and what they may mean on Azure Container Apps.
Container Apps: Troubleshooting and configuration with Health Probes
This post will cover some troubleshooting and configuration when using Health Probes for applications hosted on Container Apps.
How to download files from a custom container
This post will cover how to download files from a custom container on Azure App Service - Web App for Containers.
PHP configuration: Customizing NGINX’s error page handling
This post will cover how to alter NGINX’s error page handling when using PHP 8.x “Blessed Images” on App Service Linux.
App Service recommendations for PHP version upgrades and end of life
It is important to keep PHP version up to date. Newer version will contain new features, bug fixes and security updates. There are three phases that a suppor...
Using Spring Apps Enterprise Tier with Tanzu Buildpacks for Node applications
This post will cover using Spring Apps Enterprise Tier with Tanzu Buildpacks to deploy node-based applications.
Logging configuration with JBoss EAP and Spring Boot
This post will cover some logging configuration that can be done with Spring Boot, packaged as a WAR file, deployed to a JBoss EAP instance on App Service Li...
Deploying a SPA served by a Node backend on the same Linux App Service
This post will cover deploying an application using a SPA (Single Page Application) as a front-end, which serving said static content on a Node-based backend...
Node Deployments and ‘npm ERR! Missing script’
This post will cover application failures with Node on App Service Linux - specifically regarding the npm ERR! Missing script: message.
Node Deployments and ‘node_modules.tar.gz: cannot open: no such file or directory’
This post will cover application failures with Node on App Service Linux - specifically regarding the 'node_modules.tar.gz: cannot open: no such file or dire...
Running Puppeteer on Azure App Service Linux
This post will cover getting set up to run Puppeteer on Azure App Service Linux.
Using custom startup commands with Web App for Containers
This post will cover how to use the “Startup Command” option to quickly change the startup entrypoint or command for your custom container on Web Apps for Co...
Why you may see ‘Failed to forward request’ messages for your application on App Service Linux
This post will talk about the “Fail to forward request” messages for your application on App Service Linux - what it means, and why you may see it.
Using .htaccess with Apache on Azure Linux
This post will cover using .htaccess files with Apache HTTPD on Azure Linux offerings such as Azure Linux Virtual Machines and App Service Linux.
App Service recommendations for Node.js version upgrades and end of life
It is really important to keep Node.js version up to date. Newer versions will contain new features, bug fixes and security updates. There are three phases t...
Configuring NGINX as a reverse proxy on Azure Linux Virtual Machines
This post will cover setting up NGINX on an Azure Linux Virtual Machine to be used as a Reverse Proxy.
Manage Timezones in App Service Linux
By default, the time zone for the app is always UTC. You can change it to any of the valid values that are listed in TZ timezones.
How to set Nginx headers
This post will cover how you can modify Nginx headers, in specific for security perspective but it applies for any custom header needed. Note: This is jus...
Using a Dapr Secret Store with Azure Key Vault to source credentials for a Dapr State Store
This post will cover using a Dapr Secret Store that grabs secrets from Azure Key Vault - we can then use this configured store to source credentials for othe...
Whats the difference between PORT and WEBSITES_PORT
This post will cover the difference between using the PORT and WEBSITES_PORT App Setting - and when to use them
Deploying Web App for Containers with CI/CD pipelines
This post will cover some ways to set up a CI/CD pipeline and deploy your image to Web App for Containers on Azure.
Configuring Gunicorn worker classes and other general settings
In thos post we’ll go over how to make Gunicorn target different worker classes for different types of applications - and other general settings we can confi...
Deploying WAR based Java applications with CI/CD (GitHub Actions, Azure DevOps) on App Service Linux
In this blog post we’ll cover some examples of how to deploy war based applications using Azure DevOps and GitHub Actions.
Deploying JAR based Java applications with CI/CD (GitHub Actions, Azure DevOps) on App Service Linux
In this blog post we’ll cover some examples of how to deploy jar based applications using Azure DevOps and GitHub Actions.
NestJS deployment on App Service Windows
This blog post will cover deploying a NestJS application to Azure App Service on Windows.
Python on Linux App Service and ModuleNotFoundError
In this post we’ll cover some common scenarios on why you may see ModuleNotFoundError when deploying your Python based applications to Python on Azure App Se...
Missing or undefined environment variables with Node on App Service Linux
Sometimes with Single Page Applications (SPAs), it might be confusing on where and how to get your environment variables populated, especially if you’re depl...
React deployment on App Service Windows
This blog post will cover deploying a React application to Azure App Service on Windows
Best practices for not using Development Servers on Nodejs applications and App Service Linux
This post will cover running Development Servers with Nodejs frameworks on App Service Linux, and some best practices for these scenarios - and how to instea...
Nodejs on App Service Linux and why to avoid installing packages in startup scripts
This post is about why to avoid using a custom startup script on App Service Linux with Node.js to install your npm or yarn packages and dependencies at runt...
Adding Tomcat Manager to Blessed Java Images on Linux App Service
By default Tomcat Manager on Azure App Service Linux is not enabled. This blog post will show how to do that.
Using modern Yarn for deployment with Node.js on Azure App Service
This blog post covers how to use Yarn versions 3.x for deployment on Azure App Services with Node.js.
Container Apps and Failed Revisions
This post will cover some more common scenarios on why a Container App ‘revision’ may show as ‘failed’.
Installing troubleshooting tools in Java custom containers
During performance troubleshooting, sometimes you may need to install various tooling to help track down a problem. With Java, common ones that can be used a...
Compression on App Service Linux
This post will cover content compression on Azure App Service Linux.
Running gRPC with Container Apps
Azure Container Apps is a new offering that runs on top of Kubernetes. A nice feature of this is that it supports gRPC, which uses HTTP/2 as its transport pr...
Installing troubleshooting tools in Dotnet Core custom Images
Sometimes during performance troubleshooting you may need certain tools to profile or analyze the application during runtime. For example, to capture dumps d...
Docker User Namespace remapping issues
Docker has a concept of User namespace and User namespace remapping (Otherwise known as userns). When this is used, this remaps users in the container to les...
Avoiding hardcoding Node versions on App Service Windows
This post shows a few ways to avoid hardcoding Node.js versions with Windows App Services. This will focus on two files, web.config and iisnode.yml where thi...
Increasing Request Header sizes on Linux App Services
Sometimes there is a need to increase the default request header size allowed when making HTTP requests to an application. For instance, there may be a large...
Hosting a Nexus3 repository on an Azure Linux VM
In this post we’ll be setting up a Nexus3 repository on an Azure Linux Virtual Machine(Ubuntu 20.04). After setting this up, we’ll create a Linux Web App for...
Editing Response Headers on Linux App Service
Sometimes when working with applications, you may want to customize the response headers - maybe the application you’re working with depends on it, or anothe...
How to use a Custom PHP runtime for App Service Windows
This post provides information on how to setup a custom php runtime for Azure App Service Windows.
Serving SPAs with PHP Blessed Images
This post provides information on how to serve Single Page Applications(SPAs) with Azure App Service on Linux PHP “Blessed” Images.
Enabling SSH on Linux Web App for Containers
This post provides information for setting up, configuration and troubleshooting SSH integration with Custom Docker Images that will be ran as Web App for Co...
Adding SSL/TLS certificates for Apache and NGINX on Azure Virtual Machines
This post will be an overview of how to add an TLS/SSL certificates to your Apache or NGINX Web Server running on an Azure Virtual Machine. These examples wi...
Configure Imagick PHP Extension in App Service
This blog explains how to configure Imagick PHP Extension in App Service and most common troubleshooting scenarios.
Node.js and Redirects or Rewrite scenarios on App Service Linux
Sometimes due to specific needs, you may want to implement a URL redirect or rewrite on the server side. For instance, redirecting from www to non-www, or th...
Install APCU extension for Azure App Service Linux PHP 7.4
Installing PHP extension APC for Azure App Services on Linux PHP 7.4
NGINX Rewrite Rules for Azure App Service Linux PHP 8.x
Configuring NGINX Rewrite Rules for Azure App Service blessed images running PHP 8.x
Python Function App - Processing Multiple requests
About As we know, Python is a single-threaded, synchronous language by default. Hence unless specified, multiple calls to your Python Function App would be ...
How to set the redirect rules in Nginx based Wordpress Image
Our Wordpress on Linux image is Nginx based and if you’d like to configure the redirect rules, please follow the steps below
Deployment and Configuration - App Service Linux
Configure and Deploy App Service on Linux.
Unable to download static content when using php images on Azure App Service - Linux
Unable to download static content (>2MB) when using PHP 7.2 or 7.3 or 7.4 images on Azure App Service Linux
Running Production Build Nodejs Apps on App Service Linux
When you create production build for your React, Angular, other Node framework the files will either be placed in a build or dist directory depending on the ...
Configuring a Nginx image for VNET Integration on Azure
Configuring a Nginx docker image for VNET Integration on Azure We’ll be walking through the changes required with the Nginx docker repo to support vnet Integ...
Redirect azurewebsites.net to your custom domain
How to update Nginx to redirect to your custom domain.
Using specific IIS Node versions for handling requests to Node Applications - App Services (Windows)
This article will discuss on how to use a specific version of IISNode for Node Applications running on Azure App Services (windows). This was achieved by poi...
Configuring SSL Certificates with nodejs
How to configure a SSL Certificate for NodeJS
Azure App Service Linux - Python - XGBoost Library (libxgboost.so) Could Not Be Loaded
If you’re attempting to run XGBoost on Azure App Service on Linux, you may receive the following error.
Azure App Service Linux - Custom Startup Script for Nodejs & Python
In my previous post Azure App Service Linux - PHP Custom Startup Script I covered steps for adding a custom startup script for PHP. In this post, I’l be pro...
Azure App Service Linux - Enable XDebug for PHP
This blog has been deprecated. Please see Debugging PHP Applications on Azure App Services Linux/Containers using XDebug for updated steps.
Azure App Service Linux - PHP Custom Startup Script
Azure App Service on Linux runs on Docker. You can create a custom startup script if any addition settings need to be applied and persisted after restarts. ...
Azure App Service Linux - Adding PHP Extensions
Customers that need to install PHP extensions that are not available on the provided PHP images on Azure App Services Linux can perform the following steps b...
Azure App Service Linux - Update PHP Settings
Azure App Service Linux provides PHP images with preconfigured settings and extensions. If you need to adjust your PHP settings, follow the steps provided b...
Restrict access to login for the WordPress running on Azure web app container
For WordPress sites that running on Apache server in Azure web app for containers, here is sample code to restrict access to login pages, such as wp-login.ph...
RewriteRule sample for WordPress in subdirectory
In the case you installed another instance of WordPress in a subdirectory of main WordPress site in Azure web app for Windows, your WordPress installation ma...
How to change memory_limit on Wordpress Web App for Linux on Azure
Do you need to edit the memory_limit and post_max_size PHP settingson your Linux Web App hosted with MS Azure? I can show you how to do this without needing ...
How to set node version for Windows node.js webapp from Azure Portal
Create the Azure WebApp
Configuring node.js application on Azure App Service with Azure Blob Storage
In this article, we will learn about configuring the node js applications deployed on Azure App Services with the Azure blob storage.
Configure WordPress Database Connection on Azure App Services
Configure WordPress Database Connection on Azure App Services
Change PHP_INI_SYSTEM configuration settings
PHP_INI_SYSTEM level settings cannot be changed from .user.ini or ini_set function. To make change for PHP_INI_SYSTEM settings on Azure web app, follow the s...
Running Flask App with HttpPlatformHandler in Azure App Services(Windows)
Flask is a micro web framework written in Python and based on the Werkzeug toolkit and Jinja2 template engine.
Django app with HttpPlatformHandler in Azure App Services (Windows)
In my previous blog Deploying Django App to Azure App Services using Git, I have provided detailed steps on how to run Django app in Azure App services using...
Enable PHP extensions on Azure Web App on Windows
For the case your web app is hosted on Azure App Service on Windows, if the PHP extensions are not available, you need to install or enable them.
HTTP to HTTPS redirect for WordPress on Azure Web App on Linux
If you host WordPress site on Azure Web App on Linux running Apache, here are the steps to implement HTTP to HTTPS redirect:
Redirect HTTP to HTTPS from .htaccess for Azure Web App on Linux on Apache
To verify the request is sent from HTTP or HTTPS for Web App on Linux:
Increase Import Max File Size for PHPMyAdmin - Azure App Service on Windows
When using PHPMyAdmin via SiteExtension or with MySQL in-app on Azure Web Apps, the maximum upload size when Importing a SQL file is set to 8,192KiB. This i...
MySQL In-App Configuration for PHP Content Management Systems
Read more about MySQL In-App here. Content Management Systems such as WordPress, Drupal, Joomla contain the database credentials within a configuration file....
Query strings exceed 1,024 characters using OAuth 2.0/AD with Node.js Azure Web Apps
If you are implementing OAuth 2.0 protocol with Active Directory, you need to consider that Access tokens responses can increase to more than 1024 characters...
Media Files - HTTP 404 - Azure App Service on Windows
You’ve uploaded a media file to your /media site and attempt to access the files URL but receive a HTTP 404 error. You check to make sure that the file is i...
Uploading Large Files to Azure Web Apps
Attempting to upload a file larger than 28.6MB to Azure Web Apps can result in a HTTP 404.13 for WordPress developers or a HTTP 502 for Tomcat Manager. This ...
Azure Webapps - Java configurator site extension
Azure webapps environment requires certain configuration changes in order to run a Java webapp. It uses IIS module called httpPlatform which acts as proxy to...
Configure log4j along with log rotation on Tomcat Web App in Azure App Service
On Azure App Service Web App deployed with Tomcat (from marketplace), the default logger is set to java.util.logging. If your application is setup with log...
Use custom context for Azure Tomcat application
Sometimes, you don’t want to deploy your application in the default deployment folder for your Java webapp on Azure env. One of the best examples could be wh...
PHP ImageMagick on Azure Web Apps
This post is outdated. See alternatives:
Azure Web App with AngularJs and NodeJs Apps on Same Instance
In my previous Blog, I have wrote on hosting AngularJs app in Azure Web App. This post would provide details on how to host AngularJs App on a web app instan...
Creating an AngularJS Single Page Application with routes on Azure WebApps
This Blog would provide a step-by-step procedure on creating sample AngularJS app with routes supporting SEO.
Setting environment variable and accessing it in Java program on Azure webapp
Sometimes, you want to set new environment variable and want to access it in your Java Program.
Convert Apache .htaccess to IIS Web.Config
A web.config file is the settings and configuration for applications on IIS Server (ex: Azure Paas Websites ). But what if you’re coming from a Linux host – ...
Accessing the Tomcat manager console on Azure Java webapp
If we want to manage different applications deployed on Tomcat server, we will require to setup the access to Tomcat admin console. This can be done if you a...
Setup Azure CDN on Drupal
1. Create Azure CDN endpoint:
web.config for Zend Framework Project on Azure Apps
When you deploy Zend Framework project to Azure Apps, the web.config provided by Zend (http://framework.zend.com/manual/1.12/en/project-structure.rewrite.htm...
Performance Tuning MySQL Database on Windows VMs
This blog provides best practices for optimizing MySQL database performance in Azure Virtual Machines running Windows. Below are couple of quick steps that c...
Azure App Service on Linux
Tomcat HTTP 404’s on App Service Linux
This post will go over general troubleshooting for HTTP 404’s when using Java on App Service Linux with .war-based applications, which uses Tomcat.
Installing Composer on a PHP Linux App Service
This post will show you how to instal Composer on a PHP Linux App Service. We will show you how to persist the installation through container recycles.
Increasing file upload size on App Service Linux PHP
This post will cover how to increase the default file upload size on App Service Linux PHP images
Rebuild Your Node.js Project the Right Way
Losing your package.json can be a real hassle, especially in larger projects. It’s crucial for managing dependencies and scripts, and without it, you’re stuc...
Deploying Applications to Azure App Service Using Oryx
What is Oryx? Oryx is Microsoft’s open-source build system for automating Azure App Service deployments. It detects your project’s language, installs depende...
Connection timeouts when using Reactor Netty based HTTP clients
This post will cover ‘An existing connection was forcibly closed by the remote host’ and ‘recvAddress(..) failed: Connection timed out’ messages that intermi...
PHP sessions on App Service Linux - ‘Session data file is not created by your uid’
This post will cover using PHP sessions on App Service Linux using PHP “blessed” images and what seeing Session data file is not created by your uid means.
Java on App Service Linux - PKIX path building failed
This post will cover the error PKIX path building failed: sun.security.provider.certpath.SunCertPathBuilderException and a few common reasons as to why this ...
Java on App Service Linux - java.lang.NoSuchMethod exceptions
This post will discuss reasons behind why you may see “java.lang.NoSuchMethod” exceptions with Java on App Service Linux.
Configuring datasources with JBoss EAP on App Service Linux
This post will cover how to add datasources through JBoss to connect your application to external databases.
Installing database clients to connect and troubleshoot database connections
This post will show how to install various database client tools to connect to databases from SSH on App Service Linux, Web Apps for Containers, or Container...
Deploying a Python FastAPI app to App Service Linux
This post will go cover deploying a quickstart FastAPI application to a Python App Service Linux “Blessed Image”.
Deploying a Python Streamlit app to App Service Linux
This post will go cover deploying a quickstart Streamlit application to a Python App Service Linux “Blessed Image”.
Installing intl with Wordpress on App Service Linux
This post will cover how to install the “intl” extension on Azure’s Wordpress on Linux
Wordpress on Linux - Configuring NGINX
This post will cover how to change NGINX’s configuration when using Wordpress on App Service Linux
Using MySQL clients to connect to a MySQL database from App Service Linux
This post will cover using MySQL clients from App Service Linux containers to connect to a MySQL database for troubleshooting.
Installing Oracle database instant client for Nodejs on Linux and Widows apps service
The Oracle database client is not available by default in Azure App Service. However, it can be added quickly with a few simple commands. I’ll show you how...
Changing php-fpm ‘pm’ settings in App Service Wordpress on Linux
This post describes how to change php-fpm settings in Wordpress on App Service Linux.
Collecting a Network Trace on Linux Web Apps
This post will cover the setup, installation and use of tcpdump to capture network traces for troubleshooting connectivity related issue.
Troubleshooting HTTP 404s with NGINX and PHP
This post will cover why you may see HTTP 404’s with PHP “Blessed Images” and NGINX under certain circumstances
Deploying Drupal Applications on App Service Linux with App Cache
This blog will show you have to deploy your Drupal Site to an Linux PHP App Service with app cache for better preformance.
Deploying Go applications to App Service Linux with GitHub Actions
This post will cover deploying Go applications to Azure App Service Linux with Go “Blessed” images using GitHub Actions.
Using Xdebug with Wordpress on App Service Linux
This post will cover how to generate Xdebug profiles on a Wordpress - App Service Linux (marketplace) image
Troubleshooting HTTP 409’s when deploying to Azure App Service
This post will cover troubleshooting HTTP 409 issues when deploying to Azure App Service.
Deploying Python Applications using Github Actions
In this blog post we will cover Github Actions Deployment to a Python App Service.
Deploying Go applications to App Service Linux with Azure DevOps pipelines
This post will cover deploying Go applications to Azure App Service Linux with Go “Blessed” images using Azure DevOps pipelines.
Tomcat deployments on App Service - War file location, behavior and troubleshooting
This post will cover various ways you can deploy war files to Java applications on App Service Linux.
Using pack cli and buildpacks to deploy Dockerfile-less apps to Web App for Containers
This post will cover how to use pack cli and CNF buildpacks to deploy Dockerfile-less applications to Web App for Containers.
How to enable IP access restrictions on wp-admin for the WordPress on App Service offering
The below guide walks through configuring IP access restrictions on wp-admin for the WordPress on App Service offering.
PHP performance: Profilers and debuggers for PHP applications on App Service Linux
This post will cover some profilers and debuggers available for usage with PHP applications on App Service Linux. This post can apply to both “Blessed” and C...
PHP performance: Disk I/O causing poor performance
This post is intended to cover scenarios with PHP applications where disk I/O is shown as contributing to poor performance. This is targeted towards PHP “Ble...
PHP availability: Troubleshooting PHP availability scenarios
This post will cover some common scenarios that may affect availability with your PHP applications. This post is intended for PHP App Service on Linux. This ...
Troubleshooting Bring Back SSH for App Service (Blessed) Images
Overview The blog will show you how to bring back the SSH feature on App Service (Blessed) Images. By default these commands will bring up the default parkin...
PHP Deployments: Troubleshooting PHP deployments on App Service Linux with Oryx
This post will cover common scenarios you may encounter when deploying a PHP application on App Service Linux while Oryx is the builder.
PHP configuration: Customizing NGINX’s error page handling
This post will cover how to alter NGINX’s error page handling when using PHP 8.x “Blessed Images” on App Service Linux.
PHP performance: AH00161: server reached MaxRequestWorkers setting
This post will cover scenarios where “AH00161: server reached MaxRequestWorkers setting” is seen in application logs, typically under higher load.
PHP Deployments: cannot open shared object file: no such file or directory
This post will cover “cannot open shared object file: no such file or directory” messages seen at startup for PHP applications.
Python Deployments: ‘File not found’ and filesystem directory differences with app content
This post will cover ‘File not found’ errors and why this may appear depending on the deployment type for applications at runtime.
Python on App Service Linux and why to avoid installing packages on startup
This post is about why to avoid using a custom startup script on App Service Linux with Python to install your pip packages at runtime. This post will be foc...
Troubleshooting a ‘Module was compiled against a different Nodejs version’ errors
This post will cover post-deployment and runtime errors where you may encounter a “Module was compiled against a different Node.js version” message.
Using WebDeploy on Linux App Services
This post will cover how to use Web Deploy to Deploy to a Linux App Service, using Visual Studio 2022.
Using Spring Apps Enterprise Tier with Tanzu Buildpacks for Node applications
This post will cover using Spring Apps Enterprise Tier with Tanzu Buildpacks to deploy node-based applications.
Logging configuration with JBoss EAP and Spring Boot
This post will cover some logging configuration that can be done with Spring Boot, packaged as a WAR file, deployed to a JBoss EAP instance on App Service Li...
Deploying a SPA served by a Node backend on the same Linux App Service
This post will cover deploying an application using a SPA (Single Page Application) as a front-end, which serving said static content on a Node-based backend...
Node Deployments and ‘npm ERR! Missing script’
This post will cover application failures with Node on App Service Linux - specifically regarding the npm ERR! Missing script: message.
Python Performance High CPU Using CProfile
This post will cover troubleshooting a High CPU Performance Issue on Linux Python App Services using CProfile.
Node Deployments and ‘node_modules.tar.gz: cannot open: no such file or directory’
This post will cover application failures with Node on App Service Linux - specifically regarding the 'node_modules.tar.gz: cannot open: no such file or dire...
Running Puppeteer on Azure App Service Linux
This post will cover getting set up to run Puppeteer on Azure App Service Linux.
How to troubleshooting Bring Your Own Storage (BYOS) issues on App Service Linux
This post will cover troubleshooting issues that may arise when using Bring Your Own Storage with App Service Linux for both “Blessed” images and Web Apps fo...
Troubleshooting Python deployments on App Service Linux
There are different ways to deploy a Python application to Azure App Service Linux. In this post we are covering the most common scenarios when doing deploym...
Python Deployment could not open shared object file: no such file or directory
This post will cover troubleshooting a specific deployment startup message for python app services on Linux.
Using custom startup commands with Web App for Containers
This post will cover how to use the “Startup Command” option to quickly change the startup entrypoint or command for your custom container on Web Apps for Co...
Troubleshooting No space left on device
App Service on Linux uses two different types of storage:
Installing WordPress within Subdirectory
Using Azure’s Marketplace item for WordPress on App Serivce to install WordPress within a subdirectory instead of root.
Python Deployment - Could not find output.tar.gz
This post will cover troubleshooting a specific deployment startup message for python app services on Linux.
Yarn install timeouts and private packages on App Service Linux
If you decide to use App Service Build named Oryx to build your source code into runnable artifacts and you have a package.json and yarn.lock in your applica...
Default exposed ports of Azure App Service Linux Blessed Images
This post will quickly cover the default ports that are exposed on various Azure App Service Blessed Images
Manage Timezones in App Service Linux
By default, the time zone for the app is always UTC. You can change it to any of the valid values that are listed in TZ timezones.
App Service Linux security FAQs
The platform components of App Service, including Azure VMs, storage, network connections, web frameworks, management and integration features, are actively ...
Whats the difference between PORT and WEBSITES_PORT
This post will cover the difference between using the PORT and WEBSITES_PORT App Setting - and when to use them
Troubleshooting Node.js deployments on App Service Linux
There are different ways to deploy a Node.js application to Azure App Service Linux. In this post we are covering the most common scenarios when doing deploy...
Deploying Web App for Containers with CI/CD pipelines
This post will cover some ways to set up a CI/CD pipeline and deploy your image to Web App for Containers on Azure.
Troubleshooting ‘failed to find attribute’ errors on Python Linux App Services
In this post we’ll cover troubleshooting “failed to find attribute ‘app’ in ‘app’” based messages for Python on App Service Linux.
Configuring Gunicorn worker classes and other general settings
In thos post we’ll go over how to make Gunicorn target different worker classes for different types of applications - and other general settings we can confi...
Modifiying PHP FPM settings
This post will cover how to modify the values of PHP FPM settings for Linux PHP 8 App Services.
Deploying WAR based Java applications with CI/CD (GitHub Actions, Azure DevOps) on App Service Linux
In this blog post we’ll cover some examples of how to deploy war based applications using Azure DevOps and GitHub Actions.
Deploying JAR based Java applications with CI/CD (GitHub Actions, Azure DevOps) on App Service Linux
In this blog post we’ll cover some examples of how to deploy jar based applications using Azure DevOps and GitHub Actions.
Python on Linux App Service and ModuleNotFoundError
In this post we’ll cover some common scenarios on why you may see ModuleNotFoundError when deploying your Python based applications to Python on Azure App Se...
Missing or undefined environment variables with Node on App Service Linux
Sometimes with Single Page Applications (SPAs), it might be confusing on where and how to get your environment variables populated, especially if you’re depl...
Best practices for not using Development Servers on Nodejs applications and App Service Linux
This post will cover running Development Servers with Nodejs frameworks on App Service Linux, and some best practices for these scenarios - and how to instea...
Module not found with Node on App Service Linux
This blog post will cover various reasons why you may see error: cannot find module on application startup, and some resolutions to these.
NPM executables not being found on App Service Linux
Sometimes when deploying to Azure App Service Linux and Nodejs using options that use ZipDeploy - such as GitHub Actions (GitHub as the builder) or DevOps pi...
NextJS Deployment on App Service Linux
This section provides information for creating, configuring, and deploying an Next.js app on App Service Linux.
wSGI and aSGI Python Applications on Azure Functions
Azure Functions can support wSGI and aSGI frameworks with HTTP triggered Python Functions. This functionality is now provided by middleware that takes in the...
Increasing Request Header sizes on Linux App Services
Sometimes there is a need to increase the default request header size allowed when making HTTP requests to an application. For instance, there may be a large...
Hosting a Nexus3 repository on an Azure Linux VM
In this post we’ll be setting up a Nexus3 repository on an Azure Linux Virtual Machine(Ubuntu 20.04). After setting this up, we’ll create a Linux Web App for...
Editing Response Headers on Linux App Service
Sometimes when working with applications, you may want to customize the response headers - maybe the application you’re working with depends on it, or anothe...
Diagnostic Tools for Java Performace on App Service Windows
When dealing with High CPU, High Memory, or general performance scenarios on App Service Windows, it’s recommended to profile the application locally, but th...
Diagnostic Tools for Java Performace on App Service Linux
When dealing with High CPU, High Memory, or general performance scenarios on App Service Linux, it’s recommended to profile the application locally, but this...
Custom Tomcat Configuration on Azure App Service Linux
The pre-built images for Tomcat on App Service Linux include the default Catalina Base located in /usr/local/tomcat. By design, any changes made outside of /...
Yii Deployment on App Service Linux
This post provides information for creating, configuring, and deploying a Yii application on App Service Linux.
Enabling SSH on Linux Web App for Containers
This post provides information for setting up, configuration and troubleshooting SSH integration with Custom Docker Images that will be ran as Web App for Co...
Laravel Deployment on App Service Linux
This post provides information for creating, configuring, and deploying a Laravel application on App Service Linux.
NodeJS with Keep-Alives and Connection Reuse
This post will be an overview of how to implement connection reuse on Azure with Node.js. By default, Node.js doesn’t reuse connections - and in terms of Azu...
Using PM2 on App Service Linux
PM2 is a production process manager for Node.js applications that allows you quickly start, manage, scale node processes and keep your application online. It...
Django Deployment on App Service Linux
This section provides information for creating, configuring, and deploying a Django application on App Service Linux.
Flask Deployment on App Service Linux
This section provides information for creating, configuring, and deploying a Flask application on App Service Linux.
Vue Deployment on App Service Linux
This section provides information for creating, configuring, and deploying a Vue application on App Service Linux.
Nest Deployment on App Service Linux
This section provides information for creating, configuring, and deploying an Nest app on App Service Linux.
Configure Imagick PHP Extension in App Service
This blog explains how to configure Imagick PHP Extension in App Service and most common troubleshooting scenarios.
React Deployment on App Service Linux
This section provides information for creating, configuring, and deploying a React app on App Service Linux.
Angular Deployment on App Service Linux
This section provides information for creating, configuring, and deploying an Angular app on App Service Linux.
Nuxtjs Deployment with Azure DevOps Pipelines
This section provides information for creating, configuring, and deploying a NuxtJS using Azure DevOps pipelines. These steps can also be modified to be use...
Node.js and Redirects or Rewrite scenarios on App Service Linux
Sometimes due to specific needs, you may want to implement a URL redirect or rewrite on the server side. For instance, redirecting from www to non-www, or th...
Troubleshooting Node.js High Memory scenarios in App Service Linux
When dealing with High Memory scenarios in App Service Linux, the best recommendation is to profile your app in your local environment, but sometimes it is h...
Troubleshooting Node.js High CPU scenarios in App Service Linux
When dealing with High CPU scenarios in App Service Linux, the best recommendation is to profile your app in your local environment, but sometimes it is hard...
Install APCU extension for Azure App Service Linux PHP 7.4
Installing PHP extension APC for Azure App Services on Linux PHP 7.4
Deploying React.js application to Azure App Service with Azure DevOps
Steps to publish your React Single Page Application into Azure App Service using Azure DevOps
NGINX Rewrite Rules for Azure App Service Linux PHP 8.x
Configuring NGINX Rewrite Rules for Azure App Service blessed images running PHP 8.x
Installing TcpPing on Azure App Service Linux
A useful tool to help with diagnosing network related issues on Azure App Service is TcpPing. Below are the steps for installing the tool for Debian and Alp...
How to set the redirect rules in Nginx based Wordpress Image
Our Wordpress on Linux image is Nginx based and if you’d like to configure the redirect rules, please follow the steps below
WordPress Best Practices for Security
WordPress Security Best Practices on Azure App Services (Windows/Linux)
Deployment and Configuration - App Service Linux
Configure and Deploy App Service on Linux.
Unable to download static content when using php images on Azure App Service - Linux
Unable to download static content (>2MB) when using PHP 7.2 or 7.3 or 7.4 images on Azure App Service Linux
WordPress Best Practices for Performance
WordPress Performance Best Practices on Azure App Services (Windows/Linux)
WordPress Migration Plan to Azure App Services
Looking to move your WordPress site to Azure App Services? Follow these steps to get started with your migration.
Debugging PHP Applications on Azure App Services Linux/Containers using XDEBUG
When it comes to slow performance on custom PHP applications running on Azure App Services, there will come a time where XDEBUG will need to be enabled to fu...
Running Production Build Nodejs Apps on App Service Linux
When you create production build for your React, Angular, other Node framework the files will either be placed in a build or dist directory depending on the ...
Configuring a Nginx image for VNET Integration on Azure
Configuring a Nginx docker image for VNET Integration on Azure We’ll be walking through the changes required with the Nginx docker repo to support vnet Integ...
Redirect azurewebsites.net to your custom domain
How to update Nginx to redirect to your custom domain.
Docker run fails with standard_init_linux.go error
Looking into the standard_init_linux.go error when working with Azure App Service on Linux.
Azure webapp access Keyvault secrets with Java and Managed Services Identity
This document will provide steps and example to access keys and secrets in Azure Keyvault from a Java Webapp using Managed Services Identity.
Azure App Service Linux - Python - XGBoost Library (libxgboost.so) Could Not Be Loaded
If you’re attempting to run XGBoost on Azure App Service on Linux, you may receive the following error.
Azure App Service Linux - Custom Startup Script for Nodejs & Python
In my previous post Azure App Service Linux - PHP Custom Startup Script I covered steps for adding a custom startup script for PHP. In this post, I’l be pro...
Azure App Service Linux - Enable XDebug for PHP
This blog has been deprecated. Please see Debugging PHP Applications on Azure App Services Linux/Containers using XDebug for updated steps.
Azure App Service Linux - PHP Custom Startup Script
Azure App Service on Linux runs on Docker. You can create a custom startup script if any addition settings need to be applied and persisted after restarts. ...
Azure App Service Linux - Adding PHP Extensions
Customers that need to install PHP extensions that are not available on the provided PHP images on Azure App Services Linux can perform the following steps b...
Azure App Service Linux - Update PHP Settings
Azure App Service Linux provides PHP images with preconfigured settings and extensions. If you need to adjust your PHP settings, follow the steps provided b...
How to change memory_limit on Wordpress Web App for Linux on Azure
Do you need to edit the memory_limit and post_max_size PHP settingson your Linux Web App hosted with MS Azure? I can show you how to do this without needing ...
Debugging Node.js applications on Azure App Services Linux/containers
This is the continuation of the earlier post where I had explained how to enable logging for node applications on App Service Windows. In this blog, you w...
Configure WordPress Database Connection on Azure App Services
Configure WordPress Database Connection on Azure App Services
Debugging Java containers
Can you debug Java applications within your container? Yes.
HTTP to HTTPS redirect for WordPress on Azure Web App on Linux
If you host WordPress site on Azure Web App on Linux running Apache, here are the steps to implement HTTP to HTTPS redirect:
Redirect HTTP to HTTPS from .htaccess for Azure Web App on Linux on Apache
To verify the request is sent from HTTP or HTTPS for Web App on Linux:
Troubleshooting
Tomcat HTTP 404’s on App Service Linux
This post will go over general troubleshooting for HTTP 404’s when using Java on App Service Linux with .war-based applications, which uses Tomcat.
Container Apps - Deployments through UI and CLI
This post will cover a few different ways to use CLI / UI with Container Apps, in regards to deployment methods, as well as some general troubleshooting guid...
Rebuild Your Node.js Project the Right Way
Losing your package.json can be a real hassle, especially in larger projects. It’s crucial for managing dependencies and scripts, and without it, you’re stuc...
Deploying Applications to Azure App Service Using Oryx
What is Oryx? Oryx is Microsoft’s open-source build system for automating Azure App Service deployments. It detects your project’s language, installs depende...
Connection timeouts when using Reactor Netty based HTTP clients
This post will cover ‘An existing connection was forcibly closed by the remote host’ and ‘recvAddress(..) failed: Connection timed out’ messages that intermi...
Deploying WAR based Java applications with CI/CD (Azure DevOps) on App Service Windows
In this blog post we’ll cover some examples of how to deploy war based applications to Windows App Service using Azure DevOps.
Deploying JAR based Java applications with CI/CD (Azure DevOps) on App Service Windows
In this blog post we’ll cover some examples of how to deploy jar based applications to Windows App Service using Azure DevOps.
Java on App Service Linux - PKIX path building failed
This post will cover the error PKIX path building failed: sun.security.provider.certpath.SunCertPathBuilderException and a few common reasons as to why this ...
Deploying Angular SSR (Universal) to App Service Windows
This post will cover deploying a Angular SSR (Universal) application to App Service Windows.
Troubleshooting ‘com.hazelcast.kubernetes.RestClientException’ with Spring Cloud Gateway on Azure Spring Apps
This post will cover what seeing ‘com.hazelcast.kubernetes.RestClientException: Failure in executing REST call’ may mean when deploying a Spring Cloud Gatewa...
Java on App Service Linux - java.lang.NoSuchMethod exceptions
This post will discuss reasons behind why you may see “java.lang.NoSuchMethod” exceptions with Java on App Service Linux.
Configuring datasources with JBoss EAP on App Service Linux
This post will cover how to add datasources through JBoss to connect your application to external databases.
Installing database clients to connect and troubleshoot database connections
This post will show how to install various database client tools to connect to databases from SSH on App Service Linux, Web Apps for Containers, or Container...
Preventing File Locks when mounting storage on Azure Container Apps
In this blog we will review a common file locking scenario incountered when using run container apps that mount Azure File Storage.
Deploying a Python FastAPI app to App Service Linux
This post will go cover deploying a quickstart FastAPI application to a Python App Service Linux “Blessed Image”.
Deploying a Python Streamlit app to App Service Linux
This post will go cover deploying a quickstart Streamlit application to a Python App Service Linux “Blessed Image”.
NextJS deployment on App Service Windows
This blog post will cover deploying a Next.js application to Azure App Service on Windows.
Wordpress on Linux - Configuring NGINX
This post will cover how to change NGINX’s configuration when using Wordpress on App Service Linux
Using MySQL clients to connect to a MySQL database from App Service Linux
This post will cover using MySQL clients from App Service Linux containers to connect to a MySQL database for troubleshooting.
Container Apps - Troubleshooting ‘ContainerCreateFailure’ and ‘OCI runtime create failed’ issues
This post will discuss when a Container App is marked as failed while showing “ContainerCreateFailure” or “OCI runtime create failed” in the ContainerAppSyst...
Container Apps - Demystifying restarts
This post will discuss some behavior surrounding “restarts” on Azure Container Apps.
Collecting a Network Trace on Linux Web Apps
This post will cover the setup, installation and use of tcpdump to capture network traces for troubleshooting connectivity related issue.
Troubleshooting HTTP 404s with NGINX and PHP
This post will cover why you may see HTTP 404’s with PHP “Blessed Images” and NGINX under certain circumstances
Troubleshooting Container App Jobs when using self-hosted CI/CD runners and agents
This post will cover some general and high level troubleshooting when trying to use Container App Jobs as a self-hosted runner or agent
Installing troubleshooting tools in a Container Apps ‘hello-world’ image
This post will cover installing networking troubleshooting tools into the Container Apps ‘hello-world’ quickstart image
Logging with supervisord on Web Apps for Containers
This post will talk about some ways to show logging for child processes on App Service with Web Apps for Containers when using Supervisord
How to add custom domain to Azure Spring Apps on Standard consumption & dedicated(preview) plan?
This article shows you steps of how to add custom domain to Azure Spring Apps hosting on Standard consumption & dedicated(preview) plan. For adding custo...
Troubleshooting failed job executions on Container App Jobs
This post will cover some potential reasons for why a job execution may show as “Failed”.
Container Apps: Profiling Node applications for performance issues
This post will cover using troubleshooting tools to help profile performance issues on Container Apps with Node applications.
Container Apps: Profiling Python applications for performance issues
This post will cover using troubleshooting tools to help profile performance issues on Container Apps with Python applications.
Container Apps: Profiling PHP applications for performance issues
This post will cover using troubleshooting tools to help profile performance issues on Container Apps with PHP applications.
Container Apps: Profiling Go applications for performance issues
This post will cover using Go troubleshooting tools to help profile performance issues on Container Apps with Go applications.
Container Apps: Profiling Dotnet applications for performance issues
This post will cover using Dotnet global troubleshooting tools to help profile performance issues on Container Apps with Dotnet applications.
Container Apps: How to capture a network trace using TCPDUMP
This post will cover using TCPDUMP to capture a network trace on Container Apps.
Container Apps: Profiling Java applications for performance issues
This post will cover using JDK-based troubleshooting tools to help profile performance issues on Container Apps with Java applications.
Container Apps: Troubleshooting image pull errors
This post will cover image pull errors and what they may mean on Azure Container Apps.
Container Apps: Troubleshooting and configuration with Health Probes
This post will cover some troubleshooting and configuration when using Health Probes for applications hosted on Container Apps.
Troubleshooting volume mount issues on Azure Container Apps
This post will cover troubleshooting issues seen when setting up volume mounts on Azure Container Apps
How to download files from a custom container
This post will cover how to download files from a custom container on Azure App Service - Web App for Containers.
Troubleshooting OCI runtime create errors
This post will cover scenarios where an application is unable to run due to “OCI runtime create failed: runc create failed”.
Using and troubleshooting GitHub Actions with Container Apps
This post will cover a few different ways to use GitHub Actions with Container Apps, in regards to deployment methods, as well as some general troubleshootin...
PHP performance: Disk I/O causing poor performance
This post is intended to cover scenarios with PHP applications where disk I/O is shown as contributing to poor performance. This is targeted towards PHP “Ble...
PHP availability: Troubleshooting PHP availability scenarios
This post will cover some common scenarios that may affect availability with your PHP applications. This post is intended for PHP App Service on Linux. This ...
Using and troubleshooting Azure DevOps with Container Apps
This post will cover a few different ways to use Azure DevOps with Container Apps, in regards to deployment methods, as well as some general troubleshooting ...
Troubleshooting Bring Back SSH for App Service (Blessed) Images
Overview The blog will show you how to bring back the SSH feature on App Service (Blessed) Images. By default these commands will bring up the default parkin...
PHP Deployments: cannot open shared object file: no such file or directory
This post will cover “cannot open shared object file: no such file or directory” messages seen at startup for PHP applications.
Python Deployments: ‘File not found’ and filesystem directory differences with app content
This post will cover ‘File not found’ errors and why this may appear depending on the deployment type for applications at runtime.
Python on App Service Linux and why to avoid installing packages on startup
This post is about why to avoid using a custom startup script on App Service Linux with Python to install your pip packages at runtime. This post will be foc...
Container App ‘Console’ tab shows ‘ClusterExecEndpointWebSocketConnectionError’
This post will cover what it means to see ‘ClusterExecEndpointWebSocketConnectionError’ when trying to use the Console blade for Container Apps to connect to...
Troubleshooting a ‘Module was compiled against a different Nodejs version’ errors
This post will cover post-deployment and runtime errors where you may encounter a “Module was compiled against a different Node.js version” message.
Using Spring Apps Enterprise Tier with Tanzu Buildpacks for Node applications
This post will cover using Spring Apps Enterprise Tier with Tanzu Buildpacks to deploy node-based applications.
Logging configuration with JBoss EAP and Spring Boot
This post will cover some logging configuration that can be done with Spring Boot, packaged as a WAR file, deployed to a JBoss EAP instance on App Service Li...
Deploying a SPA served by a Node backend on the same Linux App Service
This post will cover deploying an application using a SPA (Single Page Application) as a front-end, which serving said static content on a Node-based backend...
Node Deployments and ‘npm ERR! Missing script’
This post will cover application failures with Node on App Service Linux - specifically regarding the npm ERR! Missing script: message.
Node Deployments and ‘node_modules.tar.gz: cannot open: no such file or directory’
This post will cover application failures with Node on App Service Linux - specifically regarding the 'node_modules.tar.gz: cannot open: no such file or dire...
Running Puppeteer on Azure App Service Linux
This post will cover getting set up to run Puppeteer on Azure App Service Linux.
How to troubleshooting Bring Your Own Storage (BYOS) issues on App Service Linux
This post will cover troubleshooting issues that may arise when using Bring Your Own Storage with App Service Linux for both “Blessed” images and Web Apps fo...
Troubleshooting Python deployments on App Service Linux
There are different ways to deploy a Python application to Azure App Service Linux. In this post we are covering the most common scenarios when doing deploym...
Python Deployment could not open shared object file: no such file or directory
This post will cover troubleshooting a specific deployment startup message for python app services on Linux.
Troubleshooting No space left on device
App Service on Linux uses two different types of storage:
Python Deployment - Could not find output.tar.gz
This post will cover troubleshooting a specific deployment startup message for python app services on Linux.
Yarn install timeouts and private packages on App Service Linux
If you decide to use App Service Build named Oryx to build your source code into runnable artifacts and you have a package.json and yarn.lock in your applica...
Troubleshooting failed slot swaps on App Service Linux
This post will cover troubleshooting scenarios for failed slot swapping on App Service Linux. This normally surfaces as ‘Cannot swap site slots for site ‘som...
Why you may see Docker Containers that are not yours on App Service Linux
This post will explain why you may see other Docker Containers showing up in your logging when using App Service Linux or Linux Web Apps for Containers.
Troubleshooting Azure Functions Javascript
You can find all the best practices for reliable Azure Functions in this reference, this blog post will complement some of these best practices and how you c...
Troubleshooting common docker pull errors on linux web app for containers
This post will cover troubleshooting common Docker Pull errors on Linux Web App for Containers. This won’t cover every error that can potentially manifest - ...
Troubleshooting Node.js deployments on App Service Linux
There are different ways to deploy a Node.js application to Azure App Service Linux. In this post we are covering the most common scenarios when doing deploy...
Troubleshooting ‘failed to find attribute’ errors on Python Linux App Services
In this post we’ll cover troubleshooting “failed to find attribute ‘app’ in ‘app’” based messages for Python on App Service Linux.
Deploying WAR based Java applications with CI/CD (GitHub Actions, Azure DevOps) on App Service Linux
In this blog post we’ll cover some examples of how to deploy war based applications using Azure DevOps and GitHub Actions.
Deploying JAR based Java applications with CI/CD (GitHub Actions, Azure DevOps) on App Service Linux
In this blog post we’ll cover some examples of how to deploy jar based applications using Azure DevOps and GitHub Actions.
NestJS deployment on App Service Windows
This blog post will cover deploying a NestJS application to Azure App Service on Windows.
Python on Linux App Service and ModuleNotFoundError
In this post we’ll cover some common scenarios on why you may see ModuleNotFoundError when deploying your Python based applications to Python on Azure App Se...
Missing or undefined environment variables with Node on App Service Linux
Sometimes with Single Page Applications (SPAs), it might be confusing on where and how to get your environment variables populated, especially if you’re depl...
React deployment on App Service Windows
This blog post will cover deploying a React application to Azure App Service on Windows
Best practices for not using Development Servers on Nodejs applications and App Service Linux
This post will cover running Development Servers with Nodejs frameworks on App Service Linux, and some best practices for these scenarios - and how to instea...
Module not found with Node on App Service Linux
This blog post will cover various reasons why you may see error: cannot find module on application startup, and some resolutions to these.
NPM executables not being found on App Service Linux
Sometimes when deploying to Azure App Service Linux and Nodejs using options that use ZipDeploy - such as GitHub Actions (GitHub as the builder) or DevOps pi...
NextJS Deployment on App Service Linux
This section provides information for creating, configuring, and deploying an Next.js app on App Service Linux.
Using modern Yarn for deployment with Node.js on Azure App Service
This blog post covers how to use Yarn versions 3.x for deployment on Azure App Services with Node.js.
WordPress Common Troubleshooting Scenarios
Mixed Content error on WordPress site What does the mixed content error message indicate?
Container Apps and Failed Revisions
This post will cover some more common scenarios on why a Container App ‘revision’ may show as ‘failed’.
Installing troubleshooting tools in Java custom containers
During performance troubleshooting, sometimes you may need to install various tooling to help track down a problem. With Java, common ones that can be used a...
Installing troubleshooting tools in Dotnet Core custom Images
Sometimes during performance troubleshooting you may need certain tools to profile or analyze the application during runtime. For example, to capture dumps d...
Docker User Namespace remapping issues
Docker has a concept of User namespace and User namespace remapping (Otherwise known as userns). When this is used, this remaps users in the container to les...
Diagnostic Tools for Java Performace on App Service Windows
When dealing with High CPU, High Memory, or general performance scenarios on App Service Windows, it’s recommended to profile the application locally, but th...
Diagnostic Tools for Java Performace on App Service Linux
When dealing with High CPU, High Memory, or general performance scenarios on App Service Linux, it’s recommended to profile the application locally, but this...
Custom Tomcat Configuration on Azure App Service Linux
The pre-built images for Tomcat on App Service Linux include the default Catalina Base located in /usr/local/tomcat. By design, any changes made outside of /...
Serving SPAs with PHP Blessed Images
This post provides information on how to serve Single Page Applications(SPAs) with Azure App Service on Linux PHP “Blessed” Images.
Container Apps and Bicep deployments
This post provides information for deploying Container Apps with Bicep.
Yii Deployment on App Service Linux
This post provides information for creating, configuring, and deploying a Yii application on App Service Linux.
Laravel Deployment on App Service Linux
This post provides information for creating, configuring, and deploying a Laravel application on App Service Linux.
Django Deployment on App Service Linux
This section provides information for creating, configuring, and deploying a Django application on App Service Linux.
Flask Deployment on App Service Linux
This section provides information for creating, configuring, and deploying a Flask application on App Service Linux.
Vue Deployment on App Service Linux
This section provides information for creating, configuring, and deploying a Vue application on App Service Linux.
Nest Deployment on App Service Linux
This section provides information for creating, configuring, and deploying an Nest app on App Service Linux.
React Deployment on App Service Linux
This section provides information for creating, configuring, and deploying a React app on App Service Linux.
Angular Deployment on App Service Linux
This section provides information for creating, configuring, and deploying an Angular app on App Service Linux.
Nuxtjs Deployment with Azure DevOps Pipelines
This section provides information for creating, configuring, and deploying a NuxtJS using Azure DevOps pipelines. These steps can also be modified to be use...
Node.js and Redirects or Rewrite scenarios on App Service Linux
Sometimes due to specific needs, you may want to implement a URL redirect or rewrite on the server side. For instance, redirecting from www to non-www, or th...
Profiling High CPU and Memory in Azure JavaScript Functions
When dealing with High CPU/Memory scenarios in Azure Functions, the best recommendation is to profile your app in your local environment, but sometimes it is...
Troubleshooting Node.js High CPU and Memory scenarios in App Service Windows
When dealing with High CPU/Memory scenarios in App Service Windows, the best recommendation is to profile your app in your local environment, but sometimes i...
Troubleshooting Node.js High Memory scenarios in App Service Linux
When dealing with High Memory scenarios in App Service Linux, the best recommendation is to profile your app in your local environment, but sometimes it is h...
Troubleshooting Node.js High CPU scenarios in App Service Linux
When dealing with High CPU scenarios in App Service Linux, the best recommendation is to profile your app in your local environment, but sometimes it is hard...
Custom Tomcat Configuration on Azure App Service Windows
App Service Windows includes multiple versions of Tomcat for your choosing & uses IIS to quickly update your process path once any new runtime version is...
Installing TcpPing on Azure App Service Linux
A useful tool to help with diagnosing network related issues on Azure App Service is TcpPing. Below are the steps for installing the tool for Debian and Alp...
Debugging PHP Applications on Azure App Services Linux/Containers using XDEBUG
When it comes to slow performance on custom PHP applications running on Azure App Services, there will come a time where XDEBUG will need to be enabled to fu...
Docker run fails with standard_init_linux.go error
Looking into the standard_init_linux.go error when working with Azure App Service on Linux.
How-To
Using Zipkin and OpenTelemetry on Azure Container Apps
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Checkpoint strategies with Dapr, KEDA, Azure EventHub and Container Apps
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Using additional TCP ports in Azure Container Apps
This post will go over some general ways to use the ‘additional TCP ports’ option on Azure Container Apps
Container Apps - ‘Target port does not match the listening port’
This post will go over what it means to see the message ‘target port does not match the listening port’ on your Container App.
Container Apps - Using labels with KEDA and GitHub Action runners
This post will briefly cover using “labels” and “runs-on” when using Azure Container App Jobs with KEDA and GitHub Action runners.
Container Apps - Referencing env vars through other environment variables
This post will quickly go over how to add environment variables to Azure Container Apps that reference other environment variables
Deploying Reflex Applications to Azure Container Apps
This post will cover deploying Reflex Applications to Azure Container Apps.
Installing Oracle database instant client for Nodejs on Linux and Widows apps service
The Oracle database client is not available by default in Azure App Service. However, it can be added quickly with a few simple commands. I’ll show you how...
Container Apps: How to capture a network trace using TCPDUMP
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Deploying Python Applications using Github Actions
In this blog post we will cover Github Actions Deployment to a Python App Service.
How to enable IP access restrictions on wp-admin for the WordPress on App Service offering
The below guide walks through configuring IP access restrictions on wp-admin for the WordPress on App Service offering.
Deploying War Files On Windows App Services with GithubActions
This blog will go over how to deploy your .war file to a Windows App Service using Github Actions.
Using WebDeploy on Linux App Services
This post will cover how to use Web Deploy to Deploy to a Linux App Service, using Visual Studio 2022.
Installing WordPress within Subdirectory
Using Azure’s Marketplace item for WordPress on App Serivce to install WordPress within a subdirectory instead of root.
Default exposed ports of Azure App Service Linux Blessed Images
This post will quickly cover the default ports that are exposed on various Azure App Service Blessed Images
Troubleshooting ingress issues on Azure Container Apps
This post will cover troubleshooting various external ingress issues on Azure Container Apps.
How to deploy Azure Functions as Custom Docker container using Azure DevOps
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Container Apps and Failed Revisions
This post will cover some more common scenarios on why a Container App ‘revision’ may show as ‘failed’.
Installing troubleshooting tools in Java custom containers
During performance troubleshooting, sometimes you may need to install various tooling to help track down a problem. With Java, common ones that can be used a...
Compression on App Service Linux
This post will cover content compression on Azure App Service Linux.
Running gRPC with Container Apps
Azure Container Apps is a new offering that runs on top of Kubernetes. A nice feature of this is that it supports gRPC, which uses HTTP/2 as its transport pr...
Installing troubleshooting tools in Dotnet Core custom Images
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Docker User Namespace remapping issues
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Avoiding hardcoding Node versions on App Service Windows
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wSGI and aSGI Python Applications on Azure Functions
Azure Functions can support wSGI and aSGI frameworks with HTTP triggered Python Functions. This functionality is now provided by middleware that takes in the...
Increasing Request Header sizes on Linux App Services
Sometimes there is a need to increase the default request header size allowed when making HTTP requests to an application. For instance, there may be a large...
Hosting a Nexus3 repository on an Azure Linux VM
In this post we’ll be setting up a Nexus3 repository on an Azure Linux Virtual Machine(Ubuntu 20.04). After setting this up, we’ll create a Linux Web App for...
Editing Response Headers on Linux App Service
Sometimes when working with applications, you may want to customize the response headers - maybe the application you’re working with depends on it, or anothe...
Diagnostic Tools for Java Performace on App Service Windows
When dealing with High CPU, High Memory, or general performance scenarios on App Service Windows, it’s recommended to profile the application locally, but th...
Custom Tomcat Configuration on Azure App Service Linux
The pre-built images for Tomcat on App Service Linux include the default Catalina Base located in /usr/local/tomcat. By design, any changes made outside of /...
Custom Tomcat Configuration on Azure App Service Windows
App Service Windows includes multiple versions of Tomcat for your choosing & uses IIS to quickly update your process path once any new runtime version is...
Installing TcpPing on Azure App Service Linux
A useful tool to help with diagnosing network related issues on Azure App Service is TcpPing. Below are the steps for installing the tool for Debian and Alp...
Accessing Microsoft Graph with App Service Auth V2
How to connect to Microsoft Graph using Azure App Service Authentication V2.
Python Function App - Processing Multiple requests
About As we know, Python is a single-threaded, synchronous language by default. Hence unless specified, multiple calls to your Python Function App would be ...
WordPress Best Practices for Security
WordPress Security Best Practices on Azure App Services (Windows/Linux)
AKS deployment with ACR public endpoint disabled
Deploying Azure Kubernetes Service with Azure Container Registry public endpoint disabled.
Deployment and Configuration - App Service Linux
Configure and Deploy App Service on Linux.
Unable to download static content when using php images on Azure App Service - Linux
Unable to download static content (>2MB) when using PHP 7.2 or 7.3 or 7.4 images on Azure App Service Linux
WordPress Best Practices for Performance
WordPress Performance Best Practices on Azure App Services (Windows/Linux)
WordPress Migration Plan to Azure App Services
Looking to move your WordPress site to Azure App Services? Follow these steps to get started with your migration.
Running Production Build Nodejs Apps on App Service Linux
When you create production build for your React, Angular, other Node framework the files will either be placed in a build or dist directory depending on the ...
Configuring a Nginx image for VNET Integration on Azure
Configuring a Nginx docker image for VNET Integration on Azure We’ll be walking through the changes required with the Nginx docker repo to support vnet Integ...
Redirect azurewebsites.net to your custom domain
How to update Nginx to redirect to your custom domain.
Configuring SSL Certificates with nodejs
How to configure a SSL Certificate for NodeJS
Azure App Service Linux - Python - XGBoost Library (libxgboost.so) Could Not Be Loaded
If you’re attempting to run XGBoost on Azure App Service on Linux, you may receive the following error.
Azure App Service Linux - Custom Startup Script for Nodejs & Python
In my previous post Azure App Service Linux - PHP Custom Startup Script I covered steps for adding a custom startup script for PHP. In this post, I’l be pro...
Azure App Service Linux - Enable XDebug for PHP
This blog has been deprecated. Please see Debugging PHP Applications on Azure App Services Linux/Containers using XDebug for updated steps.
Azure App Service Linux - PHP Custom Startup Script
Azure App Service on Linux runs on Docker. You can create a custom startup script if any addition settings need to be applied and persisted after restarts. ...
Deploy Azure Java Function App (Windows) via GitHub Actions
Steps: Create a Java Function App. (You can create it from the Azure Portal)
Adding SSH support to Asp.Net Core Docker Container created in Visual Studio 2017
When creating a Docker container used in Azure App Service Web App for Containers, a common requirement is to add SSH support so that we can log into the app...
Run PHP Webjob on Azure App Service (Windows)
When you deploy a webjob to run PHP program, there are few items to verify and help to understand the PHP runtime for webjobs.
Setup SMTP in Drupal 8 on Azure Webapp
Example of setup SMTP in Drupal 8 using O365 SMTP server for the Drupal8 site hosted on Azure Webapp:
Use JpGraph library with Azure Web App
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First steps with Bitnami WordPress in Azure VM
If you choose Bitnami WordPress VM from Azure Market, you need to take the following considerations:
WordPress Migration: Easy as A-B-C, 1-2-3
Fig 1. WordPress Migration Components
Capture Java VM Traffic using Fiddler
Customer’s using the Azure SDK for Java may need to capture network traffic for the REST API requests to troubleshoot issues. Below are the steps to configur...
An Example of Setting WordPress Email with Office 365 SMTP
Install “WP Mail SMTP” plugin in WordPress (use this plugin as example) Configure WP Mail SMTP using ‘smtp.office365.com’, e.g.
How to enable PHP LDAP in Azure Web Apps
PHP LDAP extension is not enabled by default in Azure Web App, you need the following steps:
Steps to Enable Xdebug for PHP Profiling
By Yi Wang and Mangesh Sangapu
Install ionCube Loader extension for PHP site on Azure App
As required by this extension, ionCube should be the first Zend extension installed before any other Zend extensions. Simply adding PHP extension in applicat...
Meteor 1.4 App on Azure App Services
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Accessing storage blob using SAS with Java
In order to access your storage blob using SAS with Java, please follow below steps -
Setup Single Sign On with AAD using SimpleSAMLphp
This blog provides step-by-step instruction on how to setup Single Sign On with Azure AD using SimpleSMPLphp API (apply to MediaWiki site as an example).
Using wildfly-swarm on Azure App Service
This blog is for the customers who wants to use wildfly-swarm container which is the reconstitution of the popular WildFly Java Application Server. As you kn...
Uploading Images to Azure Storage from AngularJS App
Azure Storage is the cloud storage solution for modern applications that rely on durability, availability, and scalability to meet the needs of their custome...
Uploading Large Files to Azure Web Apps
Attempting to upload a file larger than 28.6MB to Azure Web Apps can result in a HTTP 404.13 for WordPress developers or a HTTP 502 for Tomcat Manager. This ...
Use MySQL server on an Azure VM
Here is an option that you can host MySQL server on an Azure VM, connect your PHP sites such as WordPress, Joomla, OpenCart, etc. to the database hosted on t...
Migrating MySQL database from OS disk to Data disk on Azure Linux VM
NOTE: Please take a backup of your MySQL databases before attempting migration. Taking backups is always a good process before attempting to make changes. Mi...
NodeJs and NPM versions on Azure App Services
NodeJs is a JavaScript runtime built on Chrome’s V8 JavaScript engine. NodeJs uses an event-driven, non-blocking I/O model that makes it lightweight and effi...
Sample Nodejs App on Azure App services
Create a azure webapp Browse to Kudu In your favorite Microsoft browser, surf to http://.scm.azurewebsites.net. Ex: if your Azure App Service Web App na...
Azure SDK for PHP: Updating Blob Properties
Here is sample code to update Blob Properties using Azure SDK for PHP.
Migrating data between MySQL databases using kudu console – Azure App Service
NOTE: Always keep multiple backup’s of your database before migration. There are often times when you want to migrate data from one MySQL server to another. ...
Access Oracle Databases from Azure Web Apps using OCI8 drivers with PHP
You can connect to different databases (MySQL, PostgresDB, MongoDB, MSSQL Server) from Azure Web Apps with PHP. But connecting to Oracle database is not prov...
Meteor 1.2 app on Azure Web Apps (OS X)
Refer Below link for running Meteor 1.4 App on Azure App Services https://blogs.msdn.microsoft.com/azureossds/2016/08/24/meteor-1-4-on-azure-app-services/
Using Bower in Node.js Azure WebApps
Bower is a package manager for web app. It offers a generic, unopinionated solution to the problem of front-end package management, while exposing the packag...
Running java jar file to serve web requests on Azure App Service Web Apps
There are several Java web servers that are supported on Azure App Service Web Apps. But if you have custom code built into a jar which allows it to act as w...
Triggering the PHP Process Report on Azure Web Apps
The PHP Process Report can be a vital tool in troubleshooting slowness or errors with your PHP Web Application. This article covers how to trigger the report...
Configure log4j along with log rotation on Tomcat Web App in Azure App Service
On Azure App Service Web App deployed with Tomcat (from marketplace), the default logger is set to java.util.logging. If your application is setup with log...
Use custom context for Azure Tomcat application
Sometimes, you don’t want to deploy your application in the default deployment folder for your Java webapp on Azure env. One of the best examples could be wh...
PHP ImageMagick on Azure Web Apps
This post is outdated. See alternatives:
Azure Web App with AngularJs and NodeJs Apps on Same Instance
In my previous Blog, I have wrote on hosting AngularJs app in Azure Web App. This post would provide details on how to host AngularJs App on a web app instan...
Creating an AngularJS Single Page Application with routes on Azure WebApps
This Blog would provide a step-by-step procedure on creating sample AngularJS app with routes supporting SEO.
Using Gulp in Node.js Azure WebApps
Gulp is a toolkit that will help you automate painful or time-consuming tasks in your development workflow.
Setting environment variable and accessing it in Java program on Azure webapp
Sometimes, you want to set new environment variable and want to access it in your Java Program.
Convert Apache .htaccess to IIS Web.Config
A web.config file is the settings and configuration for applications on IIS Server (ex: Azure Paas Websites ). But what if you’re coming from a Linux host – ...
Accessing the Tomcat manager console on Azure Java webapp
If we want to manage different applications deployed on Tomcat server, we will require to setup the access to Tomcat admin console. This can be done if you a...
Accessing VM extensions like Chef using Azure sdk for Java programmatically
To access the VM extension reference like Chef programmatically, please follow the steps -
Install Python Modules on Azure App Services
Installing Python packages in Azure App Services is little tricky using pip. In this blog, I would provide best practice to do that.
Create a new Azure Apiapp in python supporting swagger 2.0
An API app is an App Service web app with additional features that enhance the experience of developing, deploying, publishing, consuming, managing, and mone...
Authenticating Azure Resource Management REST API requests using Java
This blog talks about how to authenticate Azure Resource Manager requests through REST API using Java. All the tasks that are used to manage resources that a...
Performance Tuning MySQL Database on Windows VMs
This blog provides best practices for optimizing MySQL database performance in Azure Virtual Machines running Windows. Below are couple of quick steps that c...
Connect to Microsoft Azure Redis Cache from WordPress site
Microsoft Azure Redis Cache is based on the popular open source Redis Cache. It gives users access to a secure, dedicated Redis Cache managed by Microsoft. Y...
Azure App Service on Windows
Deploying WAR based Java applications with CI/CD (Azure DevOps) on App Service Windows
In this blog post we’ll cover some examples of how to deploy war based applications to Windows App Service using Azure DevOps.
Deploying JAR based Java applications with CI/CD (Azure DevOps) on App Service Windows
In this blog post we’ll cover some examples of how to deploy jar based applications to Windows App Service using Azure DevOps.
Deploying Angular SSR (Universal) to App Service Windows
This post will cover deploying a Angular SSR (Universal) application to App Service Windows.
NextJS deployment on App Service Windows
This blog post will cover deploying a Next.js application to Azure App Service on Windows.
Installing Oracle database instant client for Nodejs on Linux and Widows apps service
The Oracle database client is not available by default in Azure App Service. However, it can be added quickly with a few simple commands. I’ll show you how...
Troubleshooting HTTP 409’s when deploying to Azure App Service
This post will cover troubleshooting HTTP 409 issues when deploying to Azure App Service.
Deploying War Files On Windows App Services with GithubActions
This blog will go over how to deploy your .war file to a Windows App Service using Github Actions.
NestJS deployment on App Service Windows
This blog post will cover deploying a NestJS application to Azure App Service on Windows.
Missing or undefined environment variables with Node on App Service Linux
Sometimes with Single Page Applications (SPAs), it might be confusing on where and how to get your environment variables populated, especially if you’re depl...
React deployment on App Service Windows
This blog post will cover deploying a React application to Azure App Service on Windows
Troubleshooting Common iisnode Issues
Azure provides built-in diagnostics to assist in debugging node applications hosted on Azure App Service Windows. This article will cover how to enable loggi...
Avoiding hardcoding Node versions on App Service Windows
This post shows a few ways to avoid hardcoding Node.js versions with Windows App Services. This will focus on two files, web.config and iisnode.yml where thi...
NodeJS with Keep-Alives and Connection Reuse
This post will be an overview of how to implement connection reuse on Azure with Node.js. By default, Node.js doesn’t reuse connections - and in terms of Azu...
Configure Imagick PHP Extension in App Service
This blog explains how to configure Imagick PHP Extension in App Service and most common troubleshooting scenarios.
Troubleshooting Node.js High CPU and Memory scenarios in App Service Windows
When dealing with High CPU/Memory scenarios in App Service Windows, the best recommendation is to profile your app in your local environment, but sometimes i...
Custom Tomcat Configuration on Azure App Service Windows
App Service Windows includes multiple versions of Tomcat for your choosing & uses IIS to quickly update your process path once any new runtime version is...
Azure webapp access Keyvault secrets with Java and Managed Services Identity
This document will provide steps and example to access keys and secrets in Azure Keyvault from a Java Webapp using Managed Services Identity.
Using specific IIS Node versions for handling requests to Node Applications - App Services (Windows)
This article will discuss on how to use a specific version of IISNode for Node Applications running on Azure App Services (windows). This was achieved by poi...
RewriteRule sample for WordPress in subdirectory
In the case you installed another instance of WordPress in a subdirectory of main WordPress site in Azure web app for Windows, your WordPress installation ma...
How to set node version for Windows node.js webapp from Azure Portal
Create the Azure WebApp
Change PHP_INI_SYSTEM configuration settings
PHP_INI_SYSTEM level settings cannot be changed from .user.ini or ini_set function. To make change for PHP_INI_SYSTEM settings on Azure web app, follow the s...
Run PHP Webjob on Azure App Service (Windows)
When you deploy a webjob to run PHP program, there are few items to verify and help to understand the PHP runtime for webjobs.
Setup SMTP in Drupal 8 on Azure Webapp
Example of setup SMTP in Drupal 8 using O365 SMTP server for the Drupal8 site hosted on Azure Webapp:
Use JpGraph library with Azure Web App
JpGraph is a graph creating library for PHP5 and PHP7.0. The library is completely written in PHP and ready to be used in any PHP app. Here is a demo how to ...
Running Flask App with HttpPlatformHandler in Azure App Services(Windows)
Flask is a micro web framework written in Python and based on the Werkzeug toolkit and Jinja2 template engine.
Django app with HttpPlatformHandler in Azure App Services (Windows)
In my previous blog Deploying Django App to Azure App Services using Git, I have provided detailed steps on how to run Django app in Azure App services using...
Nodejs App Performance Tweaks - Azure App Services (Windows)
Node.js is a JavaScript runtime built on Chrome’s V8 JavaScript engine. Node.js uses an event-driven, non-blocking I/O model that makes it lightweight and ef...
Enable PHP extensions on Azure Web App on Windows
For the case your web app is hosted on Azure App Service on Windows, if the PHP extensions are not available, you need to install or enable them.
Migrate WordPress content to Azure blob storage
Azure storage provides solution for applications requiring scalable, durable, and highly available storage for their data. In this blog, we cover the steps h...
Azure App Service Java CI/CD with Maven
Azure App Service provides integration with Github, Bitbucket, etc however, for Java webapps, it does not provide a default way to build and deploy the webap...
Increase Import Max File Size for PHPMyAdmin - Azure App Service on Windows
When using PHPMyAdmin via SiteExtension or with MySQL in-app on Azure Web Apps, the maximum upload size when Importing a SQL file is set to 8,192KiB. This i...
How to enable PHP LDAP in Azure Web Apps
PHP LDAP extension is not enabled by default in Azure Web App, you need the following steps:
Steps to Enable Xdebug for PHP Profiling
By Yi Wang and Mangesh Sangapu
Install ionCube Loader extension for PHP site on Azure App
As required by this extension, ionCube should be the first Zend extension installed before any other Zend extensions. Simply adding PHP extension in applicat...
Running Python Webjob on Azure App Services using non-default python version
You can run programs or scripts in WebJobs in your Azure App Service web app in three ways: on demand, continuously, or on a schedule. There is no additional...
MySQL In-App Configuration for PHP Content Management Systems
Read more about MySQL In-App here. Content Management Systems such as WordPress, Drupal, Joomla contain the database credentials within a configuration file....
Deploying Django App to Azure App Services using Git and new version of Python
Django is a high-level Python Web framework that encourages rapid development and clean, pragmatic design. Built by experienced developers, it takes care of ...
Meteor 1.4 App on Azure App Services
Meteor is a full-stack JavaScript platform for developing modern web and mobile applications. Meteor includes a key set of technologies for building connecte...
Run NPM, Bower, Composer, Gulp & Grunt In Azure App Services During Deployment
Azure Source Control deployment process would involve below steps
Using wildfly-swarm on Azure App Service
This blog is for the customers who wants to use wildfly-swarm container which is the reconstitution of the popular WildFly Java Application Server. As you kn...
WordPress MultiSite 404 on Admin Dashboard
If you are experiencing a 404 when switching to the dashboard of a given site, verify the web.config is accurate. We’ve found that older versions of WordPres...
Media Files - HTTP 404 - Azure App Service on Windows
You’ve uploaded a media file to your /media site and attempt to access the files URL but receive a HTTP 404 error. You check to make sure that the file is i...
Uploading Large Files to Azure Web Apps
Attempting to upload a file larger than 28.6MB to Azure Web Apps can result in a HTTP 404.13 for WordPress developers or a HTTP 502 for Tomcat Manager. This ...
“Test mail could not be sent.” or “Could not instantiate mail function” in Joomla Mail Settings sending a test mail.
If you are getting the following error “Test mail could not be sent.” or “Could not instantiate mail function.” trying to send a test email from the Joomla M...
Azure Webapps - Java configurator site extension
Azure webapps environment requires certain configuration changes in order to run a Java webapp. It uses IIS module called httpPlatform which acts as proxy to...
NodeJs and NPM versions on Azure App Services
NodeJs is a JavaScript runtime built on Chrome’s V8 JavaScript engine. NodeJs uses an event-driven, non-blocking I/O model that makes it lightweight and effi...
Sample Nodejs App on Azure App services
Create a azure webapp Browse to Kudu In your favorite Microsoft browser, surf to http://.scm.azurewebsites.net. Ex: if your Azure App Service Web App na...
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NOTE: Always keep multiple backup’s of your database before migration. There are often times when you want to migrate data from one MySQL server to another. ...
Access Oracle Databases from Azure Web Apps using OCI8 drivers with PHP
You can connect to different databases (MySQL, PostgresDB, MongoDB, MSSQL Server) from Azure Web Apps with PHP. But connecting to Oracle database is not prov...
Profiling Java process on Azure web apps
There are certain situations when your Java web application is not performing as you expect it to. To understand where the problem lies, you may need to prof...
Meteor 1.2 app on Azure Web Apps (OS X)
Refer Below link for running Meteor 1.4 App on Azure App Services https://blogs.msdn.microsoft.com/azureossds/2016/08/24/meteor-1-4-on-azure-app-services/
Using Bower in Node.js Azure WebApps
Bower is a package manager for web app. It offers a generic, unopinionated solution to the problem of front-end package management, while exposing the packag...
Running java jar file to serve web requests on Azure App Service Web Apps
There are several Java web servers that are supported on Azure App Service Web Apps. But if you have custom code built into a jar which allows it to act as w...
Triggering the PHP Process Report on Azure Web Apps
The PHP Process Report can be a vital tool in troubleshooting slowness or errors with your PHP Web Application. This article covers how to trigger the report...
Custom deployment folder on Azure Web Apps with Git
Sometimes you don’t want to deploy your application in the default webapps directory when deploying from GitHub (continuous deployment) on Azure webapp. You ...
Configure log4j along with log rotation on Tomcat Web App in Azure App Service
On Azure App Service Web App deployed with Tomcat (from marketplace), the default logger is set to java.util.logging. If your application is setup with log...
Use custom context for Azure Tomcat application
Sometimes, you don’t want to deploy your application in the default deployment folder for your Java webapp on Azure env. One of the best examples could be wh...
PHP ImageMagick on Azure Web Apps
This post is outdated. See alternatives:
Azure Web App with AngularJs and NodeJs Apps on Same Instance
In my previous Blog, I have wrote on hosting AngularJs app in Azure Web App. This post would provide details on how to host AngularJs App on a web app instan...
Creating an AngularJS Single Page Application with routes on Azure WebApps
This Blog would provide a step-by-step procedure on creating sample AngularJS app with routes supporting SEO.
Using Gulp in Node.js Azure WebApps
Gulp is a toolkit that will help you automate painful or time-consuming tasks in your development workflow.
WordPress: Error establishing a database connection
If you see the infamous “Error establishing a database connection”, enable WordPress Debug Logging by following the steps outlined here: Logging Errors in Wo...
Enable WordPress Error Logs
Logs can help identify slowness, HTTP 500 Fatal Errors, WordPress “white screen of death” and other issues your Azure App Service Web App may be experiencin...
Setting environment variable and accessing it in Java program on Azure webapp
Sometimes, you want to set new environment variable and want to access it in your Java Program.
Convert Apache .htaccess to IIS Web.Config
A web.config file is the settings and configuration for applications on IIS Server (ex: Azure Paas Websites ). But what if you’re coming from a Linux host – ...
Accessing the Tomcat manager console on Azure Java webapp
If we want to manage different applications deployed on Tomcat server, we will require to setup the access to Tomcat admin console. This can be done if you a...
Taking a crash dump of node/java process using the procdump on Azure WebApp
Azure provides built-in diagnostics to assist with debugging Web Applications hosted in Azure App Service Web Apps. In this article, you will learn how to en...
NPM3 on Azure Web Apps
On Windows, the file system itself cannot seem to cope very well with too deeply nested node_modules directory used by NPM. This blog provides details on how...
Finding Memory Leaks and CPU Usage in Azure Node.js Web App
Slow application performance issues tend to be challenging to troubleshoot regardless of the platform in which your application is running. This is due in gr...
Debug Node.js Web Apps on Azure
Azure provides built-in diagnostics to assist with debugging Node.js applications hosted in Azure App Service Web Apps. In this article, you will learn how t...
Debug Django Web Application in Azure Web Apps
After creating a Azure Web/API app using Django Framework in Python, you may end-up getting Application errors at some point of your Application Development ...
Troubleshooting PHPMyAdmin Site Extension
If you recently started having trouble (HTTP 500) with PHPMyAdmin (PMA) SiteExtension, it may be a problem with sessions. The errors look like this:
Troubleshoot- logging python Application errors on Azure Web/API Apps
After creating a Azure Web/API app using python, you may end-up getting below 500 error at some point of your application development process. This Blog desc...
Create a new Azure Apiapp in python supporting swagger 2.0
An API app is an App Service web app with additional features that enhance the experience of developing, deploying, publishing, consuming, managing, and mone...
PHP
Container Apps: Profiling PHP applications for performance issues
This post will cover using troubleshooting tools to help profile performance issues on Container Apps with PHP applications.
Deploying Drupal Applications on App Service Linux with App Cache
This blog will show you have to deploy your Drupal Site to an Linux PHP App Service with app cache for better preformance.
App Service recommendations for PHP version upgrades and end of life
It is important to keep PHP version up to date. Newer version will contain new features, bug fixes and security updates. There are three phases that a suppor...
Installing WordPress within Subdirectory
Using Azure’s Marketplace item for WordPress on App Serivce to install WordPress within a subdirectory instead of root.
Modifiying PHP FPM settings
This post will cover how to modify the values of PHP FPM settings for Linux PHP 8 App Services.
How to use a Custom PHP runtime for App Service Windows
This post provides information on how to setup a custom php runtime for Azure App Service Windows.
Serving SPAs with PHP Blessed Images
This post provides information on how to serve Single Page Applications(SPAs) with Azure App Service on Linux PHP “Blessed” Images.
Yii Deployment on App Service Linux
This post provides information for creating, configuring, and deploying a Yii application on App Service Linux.
Laravel Deployment on App Service Linux
This post provides information for creating, configuring, and deploying a Laravel application on App Service Linux.
Installing TcpPing on Azure App Service Linux
A useful tool to help with diagnosing network related issues on Azure App Service is TcpPing. Below are the steps for installing the tool for Debian and Alp...
How to set the redirect rules in Nginx based Wordpress Image
Our Wordpress on Linux image is Nginx based and if you’d like to configure the redirect rules, please follow the steps below
Unable to download static content when using php images on Azure App Service - Linux
Unable to download static content (>2MB) when using PHP 7.2 or 7.3 or 7.4 images on Azure App Service Linux
Debugging PHP Applications on Azure App Services Linux/Containers using XDEBUG
When it comes to slow performance on custom PHP applications running on Azure App Services, there will come a time where XDEBUG will need to be enabled to fu...
Azure App Service Linux - Enable XDebug for PHP
This blog has been deprecated. Please see Debugging PHP Applications on Azure App Services Linux/Containers using XDebug for updated steps.
Azure App Service Linux - PHP Custom Startup Script
Azure App Service on Linux runs on Docker. You can create a custom startup script if any addition settings need to be applied and persisted after restarts. ...
Azure App Service Linux - Adding PHP Extensions
Customers that need to install PHP extensions that are not available on the provided PHP images on Azure App Services Linux can perform the following steps b...
Azure App Service Linux - Update PHP Settings
Azure App Service Linux provides PHP images with preconfigured settings and extensions. If you need to adjust your PHP settings, follow the steps provided b...
How to change memory_limit on Wordpress Web App for Linux on Azure
Do you need to edit the memory_limit and post_max_size PHP settingson your Linux Web App hosted with MS Azure? I can show you how to do this without needing ...
Configure WordPress Database Connection on Azure App Services
Configure WordPress Database Connection on Azure App Services
Change PHP_INI_SYSTEM configuration settings
PHP_INI_SYSTEM level settings cannot be changed from .user.ini or ini_set function. To make change for PHP_INI_SYSTEM settings on Azure web app, follow the s...
Run PHP Webjob on Azure App Service (Windows)
When you deploy a webjob to run PHP program, there are few items to verify and help to understand the PHP runtime for webjobs.
Use JpGraph library with Azure Web App
JpGraph is a graph creating library for PHP5 and PHP7.0. The library is completely written in PHP and ready to be used in any PHP app. Here is a demo how to ...
Enable PHP extensions on Azure Web App on Windows
For the case your web app is hosted on Azure App Service on Windows, if the PHP extensions are not available, you need to install or enable them.
Increase Import Max File Size for PHPMyAdmin - Azure App Service on Windows
When using PHPMyAdmin via SiteExtension or with MySQL in-app on Azure Web Apps, the maximum upload size when Importing a SQL file is set to 8,192KiB. This i...
How to enable PHP LDAP in Azure Web Apps
PHP LDAP extension is not enabled by default in Azure Web App, you need the following steps:
Steps to Enable Xdebug for PHP Profiling
By Yi Wang and Mangesh Sangapu
Install ionCube Loader extension for PHP site on Azure App
As required by this extension, ionCube should be the first Zend extension installed before any other Zend extensions. Simply adding PHP extension in applicat...
Best Practices for WordPress Security on Azure
This article was put together by Mangesh Sangapu and Yi Wang. Shout-out to Cory Fowler and Sunitha Muthukrishna for additional tips.
How to identify/review PHP errors on Azure Web Apps using Log Stream service
If you are getting internal server errors (HTTP error 500) trying to request your PHP application inside Azure Web Apps,
Setup Single Sign On with AAD using SimpleSAMLphp
This blog provides step-by-step instruction on how to setup Single Sign On with Azure AD using SimpleSMPLphp API (apply to MediaWiki site as an example).
WordPress MultiSite 404 on Admin Dashboard
If you are experiencing a 404 when switching to the dashboard of a given site, verify the web.config is accurate. We’ve found that older versions of WordPres...
Media Files - HTTP 404 - Azure App Service on Windows
You’ve uploaded a media file to your /media site and attempt to access the files URL but receive a HTTP 404 error. You check to make sure that the file is i...
Uploading Large Files to Azure Web Apps
Attempting to upload a file larger than 28.6MB to Azure Web Apps can result in a HTTP 404.13 for WordPress developers or a HTTP 502 for Tomcat Manager. This ...
Use MySQL server on an Azure VM
Here is an option that you can host MySQL server on an Azure VM, connect your PHP sites such as WordPress, Joomla, OpenCart, etc. to the database hosted on t...
“Test mail could not be sent.” or “Could not instantiate mail function” in Joomla Mail Settings sending a test mail.
If you are getting the following error “Test mail could not be sent.” or “Could not instantiate mail function.” trying to send a test email from the Joomla M...
Azure SDK for PHP: Updating Blob Properties
Here is sample code to update Blob Properties using Azure SDK for PHP.
Access Oracle Databases from Azure Web Apps using OCI8 drivers with PHP
You can connect to different databases (MySQL, PostgresDB, MongoDB, MSSQL Server) from Azure Web Apps with PHP. But connecting to Oracle database is not prov...
Triggering the PHP Process Report on Azure Web Apps
The PHP Process Report can be a vital tool in troubleshooting slowness or errors with your PHP Web Application. This article covers how to trigger the report...
PHP ImageMagick on Azure Web Apps
This post is outdated. See alternatives:
WordPress: Error establishing a database connection
If you see the infamous “Error establishing a database connection”, enable WordPress Debug Logging by following the steps outlined here: Logging Errors in Wo...
Enable WordPress Error Logs
Logs can help identify slowness, HTTP 500 Fatal Errors, WordPress “white screen of death” and other issues your Azure App Service Web App may be experiencin...
Convert Apache .htaccess to IIS Web.Config
A web.config file is the settings and configuration for applications on IIS Server (ex: Azure Paas Websites ). But what if you’re coming from a Linux host – ...
Troubleshooting PHPMyAdmin Site Extension
If you recently started having trouble (HTTP 500) with PHPMyAdmin (PMA) SiteExtension, it may be a problem with sessions. The errors look like this:
Migrate Zend Framework 2 Project to Azure Web App
1. Create an empty web app on Azure
Use Microsoft Azure Redis Cache with Drupal 7
1. Install Drupal Redis Module: https://www.drupal.org/project/redis
Setup Azure CDN on Drupal
1. Create Azure CDN endpoint:
web.config for Zend Framework Project on Azure Apps
When you deploy Zend Framework project to Azure Apps, the web.config provided by Zend (http://framework.zend.com/manual/1.12/en/project-structure.rewrite.htm...
Verify Peer Certificate from PHP cURL for Azure Apps
When you use PHP cURL extension, be aware that CURLOPT_SSL_VERIFYPEER option is set to TRUE by default as of cURL version 7.10 (Azure has cURL 7.40 installed...
How to disable php wincache extension from php.ini on Azure
To disable a PHP extension, such as wincache.dll, you will need to modify php.ini, here are the steps how to do it:
Generating Shared access signature(SAS) on Azure Blob using PHP
As of 05/2015, Azure sdk for php doesn’t support shared access signature(SAS) and this Blog would provide a workaround for it.
Magento Web.Config for Azure and IIS
After installing Magento on Azure, here is the web.config file that should be within the wwwroot folder.
PHP Error Log on Azure Website
1. E_ERROR - Fatal run-time errors. These are the errors that can not be recovered, execution of the script is halted (http://php.net/manual/en/errorfunc.con...
Magento Cron Jobs to Azure Web Jobs
Magento Cron Jobs
LAMP Migration to Web Apps
NOTE: Please take a full backup of your code and database before performing any changes to your site.
Installing PHP Package on Azure Website Using PEAR Package Manager
1. Download go-pear.phar for Windows from https://pear.php.net/manual/en/installation.getting.php
Azure App Service Web Apps - Install Mail package using composer
For Information about installing MediaWiki on Azure : http://blogs.msdn.com/b/benjguin/archive/2012/09/25/installing-mediawiki-to-free-windows-azure-web-site...
Finding Correct Version of PHP Extension for Azure Web Site
While working with websites on Azure, sometimes you may need to install additional extensions. It is important to find the right extension that matches the P...
Running Nodejs and php on Same Azure website
In this Blog we would try to create a php+nodejs application using iisnode
Deployment
Container Apps - Deployments through UI and CLI
This post will cover a few different ways to use CLI / UI with Container Apps, in regards to deployment methods, as well as some general troubleshooting guid...
Deploying WAR based Java applications with CI/CD (Azure DevOps) on App Service Windows
In this blog post we’ll cover some examples of how to deploy war based applications to Windows App Service using Azure DevOps.
Deploying JAR based Java applications with CI/CD (Azure DevOps) on App Service Windows
In this blog post we’ll cover some examples of how to deploy jar based applications to Windows App Service using Azure DevOps.
Deploying Angular SSR (Universal) to App Service Windows
This post will cover deploying a Angular SSR (Universal) application to App Service Windows.
Deploying a Python FastAPI app to App Service Linux
This post will go cover deploying a quickstart FastAPI application to a Python App Service Linux “Blessed Image”.
Deploying a Python Streamlit app to App Service Linux
This post will go cover deploying a quickstart Streamlit application to a Python App Service Linux “Blessed Image”.
Installing intl with Wordpress on App Service Linux
This post will cover how to install the “intl” extension on Azure’s Wordpress on Linux
NextJS deployment on App Service Windows
This blog post will cover deploying a Next.js application to Azure App Service on Windows.
Changing php-fpm ‘pm’ settings in App Service Wordpress on Linux
This post describes how to change php-fpm settings in Wordpress on App Service Linux.
Deploying Go applications to App Service Linux with GitHub Actions
This post will cover deploying Go applications to Azure App Service Linux with Go “Blessed” images using GitHub Actions.
Using Xdebug with Wordpress on App Service Linux
This post will cover how to generate Xdebug profiles on a Wordpress - App Service Linux (marketplace) image
Troubleshooting HTTP 409’s when deploying to Azure App Service
This post will cover troubleshooting HTTP 409 issues when deploying to Azure App Service.
Deploying Go applications to App Service Linux with Azure DevOps pipelines
This post will cover deploying Go applications to Azure App Service Linux with Go “Blessed” images using Azure DevOps pipelines.
Tomcat deployments on App Service - War file location, behavior and troubleshooting
This post will cover various ways you can deploy war files to Java applications on App Service Linux.
Using pack cli and buildpacks to deploy Dockerfile-less apps to Web App for Containers
This post will cover how to use pack cli and CNF buildpacks to deploy Dockerfile-less applications to Web App for Containers.
Using and troubleshooting GitHub Actions with Container Apps
This post will cover a few different ways to use GitHub Actions with Container Apps, in regards to deployment methods, as well as some general troubleshootin...
Using and troubleshooting Azure DevOps with Container Apps
This post will cover a few different ways to use Azure DevOps with Container Apps, in regards to deployment methods, as well as some general troubleshooting ...
PHP Deployments: Troubleshooting PHP deployments on App Service Linux with Oryx
This post will cover common scenarios you may encounter when deploying a PHP application on App Service Linux while Oryx is the builder.
Deploying WAR based Java applications with CI/CD (GitHub Actions, Azure DevOps) on App Service Linux
In this blog post we’ll cover some examples of how to deploy war based applications using Azure DevOps and GitHub Actions.
Deploying JAR based Java applications with CI/CD (GitHub Actions, Azure DevOps) on App Service Linux
In this blog post we’ll cover some examples of how to deploy jar based applications using Azure DevOps and GitHub Actions.
NestJS deployment on App Service Windows
This blog post will cover deploying a NestJS application to Azure App Service on Windows.
Python on Linux App Service and ModuleNotFoundError
In this post we’ll cover some common scenarios on why you may see ModuleNotFoundError when deploying your Python based applications to Python on Azure App Se...
Missing or undefined environment variables with Node on App Service Linux
Sometimes with Single Page Applications (SPAs), it might be confusing on where and how to get your environment variables populated, especially if you’re depl...
React deployment on App Service Windows
This blog post will cover deploying a React application to Azure App Service on Windows
Best practices for not using Development Servers on Nodejs applications and App Service Linux
This post will cover running Development Servers with Nodejs frameworks on App Service Linux, and some best practices for these scenarios - and how to instea...
Module not found with Node on App Service Linux
This blog post will cover various reasons why you may see error: cannot find module on application startup, and some resolutions to these.
NPM executables not being found on App Service Linux
Sometimes when deploying to Azure App Service Linux and Nodejs using options that use ZipDeploy - such as GitHub Actions (GitHub as the builder) or DevOps pi...
NextJS Deployment on App Service Linux
This section provides information for creating, configuring, and deploying an Next.js app on App Service Linux.
Nodejs on App Service Linux and why to avoid installing packages in startup scripts
This post is about why to avoid using a custom startup script on App Service Linux with Node.js to install your npm or yarn packages and dependencies at runt...
Fix Yarn ESOCKETTIMEDOUT with .yarnrc Configuration File
During yarn install, you can often experience a timeout when downloading larger node modules. These timeouts will cause build failures. Increasing the time...
Node.js 12 applications failing by Optional chaining
Node.js version 14 has included Optional Chaining (?.) operator as part of the updates/hightlights, which enable JavaScript developers to read the value of a...
Adding Tomcat Manager to Blessed Java Images on Linux App Service
By default Tomcat Manager on Azure App Service Linux is not enabled. This blog post will show how to do that.
Using modern Yarn for deployment with Node.js on Azure App Service
This blog post covers how to use Yarn versions 3.x for deployment on Azure App Services with Node.js.
Compression on App Service Linux
This post will cover content compression on Azure App Service Linux.
Running gRPC with Container Apps
Azure Container Apps is a new offering that runs on top of Kubernetes. A nice feature of this is that it supports gRPC, which uses HTTP/2 as its transport pr...
wSGI and aSGI Python Applications on Azure Functions
Azure Functions can support wSGI and aSGI frameworks with HTTP triggered Python Functions. This functionality is now provided by middleware that takes in the...
Serving SPAs with PHP Blessed Images
This post provides information on how to serve Single Page Applications(SPAs) with Azure App Service on Linux PHP “Blessed” Images.
Container Apps and Bicep deployments
This post provides information for deploying Container Apps with Bicep.
Yii Deployment on App Service Linux
This post provides information for creating, configuring, and deploying a Yii application on App Service Linux.
Enabling SSH on Linux Web App for Containers
This post provides information for setting up, configuration and troubleshooting SSH integration with Custom Docker Images that will be ran as Web App for Co...
Laravel Deployment on App Service Linux
This post provides information for creating, configuring, and deploying a Laravel application on App Service Linux.
Using PM2 on App Service Linux
PM2 is a production process manager for Node.js applications that allows you quickly start, manage, scale node processes and keep your application online. It...
Django Deployment on App Service Linux
This section provides information for creating, configuring, and deploying a Django application on App Service Linux.
Flask Deployment on App Service Linux
This section provides information for creating, configuring, and deploying a Flask application on App Service Linux.
Vue Deployment on App Service Linux
This section provides information for creating, configuring, and deploying a Vue application on App Service Linux.
Nest Deployment on App Service Linux
This section provides information for creating, configuring, and deploying an Nest app on App Service Linux.
React Deployment on App Service Linux
This section provides information for creating, configuring, and deploying a React app on App Service Linux.
Angular Deployment on App Service Linux
This section provides information for creating, configuring, and deploying an Angular app on App Service Linux.
Nuxtjs Deployment with Azure DevOps Pipelines
This section provides information for creating, configuring, and deploying a NuxtJS using Azure DevOps pipelines. These steps can also be modified to be use...
Deploying React.js application to Azure App Service with Azure DevOps
Steps to publish your React Single Page Application into Azure App Service using Azure DevOps
Azure App Service Java CI/CD with Maven
Azure App Service provides integration with Github, Bitbucket, etc however, for Java webapps, it does not provide a default way to build and deploy the webap...
Deploying Django App to Azure App Services using Git and new version of Python
Django is a high-level Python Web framework that encourages rapid development and clean, pragmatic design. Built by experienced developers, it takes care of ...
Run NPM, Bower, Composer, Gulp & Grunt In Azure App Services During Deployment
Azure Source Control deployment process would involve below steps
Custom deployment folder on Azure Web Apps with Git
Sometimes you don’t want to deploy your application in the default webapps directory when deploying from GitHub (continuous deployment) on Azure webapp. You ...
Nodejs
Rebuild Your Node.js Project the Right Way
Losing your package.json can be a real hassle, especially in larger projects. It’s crucial for managing dependencies and scripts, and without it, you’re stuc...
Installing Oracle database instant client for Nodejs on Linux and Widows apps service
The Oracle database client is not available by default in Azure App Service. However, it can be added quickly with a few simple commands. I’ll show you how...
Deploying a SPA served by a Node backend on the same Linux App Service
This post will cover deploying an application using a SPA (Single Page Application) as a front-end, which serving said static content on a Node-based backend...
Node Deployments and ‘npm ERR! Missing script’
This post will cover application failures with Node on App Service Linux - specifically regarding the npm ERR! Missing script: message.
Node Deployments and ‘node_modules.tar.gz: cannot open: no such file or directory’
This post will cover application failures with Node on App Service Linux - specifically regarding the 'node_modules.tar.gz: cannot open: no such file or dire...
Running Puppeteer on Azure App Service Linux
This post will cover getting set up to run Puppeteer on Azure App Service Linux.
App Service recommendations for Node.js version upgrades and end of life
It is really important to keep Node.js version up to date. Newer versions will contain new features, bug fixes and security updates. There are three phases t...
Yarn install timeouts and private packages on App Service Linux
If you decide to use App Service Build named Oryx to build your source code into runnable artifacts and you have a package.json and yarn.lock in your applica...
How to deploy Azure Functions as Custom Docker container using Azure DevOps
In this blog post, we are covering a simple way to build a custom container for your function app and use Azure DevOps for CI/CD with public or self-hosted a...
Troubleshooting Node.js deployments on App Service Linux
There are different ways to deploy a Node.js application to Azure App Service Linux. In this post we are covering the most common scenarios when doing deploy...
Troubleshooting Common iisnode Issues
Azure provides built-in diagnostics to assist in debugging node applications hosted on Azure App Service Windows. This article will cover how to enable loggi...
Fix Yarn ESOCKETTIMEDOUT with .yarnrc Configuration File
During yarn install, you can often experience a timeout when downloading larger node modules. These timeouts will cause build failures. Increasing the time...
Node.js 12 applications failing by Optional chaining
Node.js version 14 has included Optional Chaining (?.) operator as part of the updates/hightlights, which enable JavaScript developers to read the value of a...
NodeJS with Keep-Alives and Connection Reuse
This post will be an overview of how to implement connection reuse on Azure with Node.js. By default, Node.js doesn’t reuse connections - and in terms of Azu...
Using PM2 on App Service Linux
PM2 is a production process manager for Node.js applications that allows you quickly start, manage, scale node processes and keep your application online. It...
Nuxtjs Deployment with Azure DevOps Pipelines
This section provides information for creating, configuring, and deploying a NuxtJS using Azure DevOps pipelines. These steps can also be modified to be use...
Node.js and Redirects or Rewrite scenarios on App Service Linux
Sometimes due to specific needs, you may want to implement a URL redirect or rewrite on the server side. For instance, redirecting from www to non-www, or th...
Troubleshooting Node.js High CPU and Memory scenarios in App Service Windows
When dealing with High CPU/Memory scenarios in App Service Windows, the best recommendation is to profile your app in your local environment, but sometimes i...
Troubleshooting Node.js High Memory scenarios in App Service Linux
When dealing with High Memory scenarios in App Service Linux, the best recommendation is to profile your app in your local environment, but sometimes it is h...
Troubleshooting Node.js High CPU scenarios in App Service Linux
When dealing with High CPU scenarios in App Service Linux, the best recommendation is to profile your app in your local environment, but sometimes it is hard...
Installing TcpPing on Azure App Service Linux
A useful tool to help with diagnosing network related issues on Azure App Service is TcpPing. Below are the steps for installing the tool for Debian and Alp...
Running Production Build Nodejs Apps on App Service Linux
When you create production build for your React, Angular, other Node framework the files will either be placed in a build or dist directory depending on the ...
Using specific IIS Node versions for handling requests to Node Applications - App Services (Windows)
This article will discuss on how to use a specific version of IISNode for Node Applications running on Azure App Services (windows). This was achieved by poi...
Configuring SSL Certificates with nodejs
How to configure a SSL Certificate for NodeJS
Azure App Service Linux - Custom Startup Script for Nodejs & Python
In my previous post Azure App Service Linux - PHP Custom Startup Script I covered steps for adding a custom startup script for PHP. In this post, I’l be pro...
How to set node version for Windows node.js webapp from Azure Portal
Create the Azure WebApp
Configuring node.js application on Azure App Service with Azure Blob Storage
In this article, we will learn about configuring the node js applications deployed on Azure App Services with the Azure blob storage.
Debugging Node.js applications on Azure App Services Linux/containers
This is the continuation of the earlier post where I had explained how to enable logging for node applications on App Service Windows. In this blog, you w...
Debugging Node.js apps on Azure App Services
A large part of software development involves troubleshooting. Logging is one of the mechanisms that is used to make it easier to enables the developers to s...
Nodejs App Performance Tweaks - Azure App Services (Windows)
Node.js is a JavaScript runtime built on Chrome’s V8 JavaScript engine. Node.js uses an event-driven, non-blocking I/O model that makes it lightweight and ef...
Meteor 1.4 App on Azure App Services
Meteor is a full-stack JavaScript platform for developing modern web and mobile applications. Meteor includes a key set of technologies for building connecte...
Run NPM, Bower, Composer, Gulp & Grunt In Azure App Services During Deployment
Azure Source Control deployment process would involve below steps
Query strings exceed 1,024 characters using OAuth 2.0/AD with Node.js Azure Web Apps
If you are implementing OAuth 2.0 protocol with Active Directory, you need to consider that Access tokens responses can increase to more than 1024 characters...
NodeJs and NPM versions on Azure App Services
NodeJs is a JavaScript runtime built on Chrome’s V8 JavaScript engine. NodeJs uses an event-driven, non-blocking I/O model that makes it lightweight and effi...
Sample Nodejs App on Azure App services
Create a azure webapp Browse to Kudu In your favorite Microsoft browser, surf to http://.scm.azurewebsites.net. Ex: if your Azure App Service Web App na...
Meteor 1.2 app on Azure Web Apps (OS X)
Refer Below link for running Meteor 1.4 App on Azure App Services https://blogs.msdn.microsoft.com/azureossds/2016/08/24/meteor-1-4-on-azure-app-services/
Using Bower in Node.js Azure WebApps
Bower is a package manager for web app. It offers a generic, unopinionated solution to the problem of front-end package management, while exposing the packag...
Azure Web App with AngularJs and NodeJs Apps on Same Instance
In my previous Blog, I have wrote on hosting AngularJs app in Azure Web App. This post would provide details on how to host AngularJs App on a web app instan...
Using Gulp in Node.js Azure WebApps
Gulp is a toolkit that will help you automate painful or time-consuming tasks in your development workflow.
Taking a crash dump of node/java process using the procdump on Azure WebApp
Azure provides built-in diagnostics to assist with debugging Web Applications hosted in Azure App Service Web Apps. In this article, you will learn how to en...
NPM3 on Azure Web Apps
On Windows, the file system itself cannot seem to cope very well with too deeply nested node_modules directory used by NPM. This blog provides details on how...
Finding Memory Leaks and CPU Usage in Azure Node.js Web App
Slow application performance issues tend to be challenging to troubleshoot regardless of the platform in which your application is running. This is due in gr...
Debug Node.js Web Apps on Azure
Azure provides built-in diagnostics to assist with debugging Node.js applications hosted in Azure App Service Web Apps. In this article, you will learn how t...
Create Nodejs API APP using Swaggerize-express and YO tool
An API app is an App Service web app with additional features that enhance the experience of developing, deploying, publishing, consuming, managing, and mone...
Running Nodejs and php on Same Azure website
In this Blog we would try to create a php+nodejs application using iisnode
Java
Tomcat HTTP 404’s on App Service Linux
This post will go over general troubleshooting for HTTP 404’s when using Java on App Service Linux with .war-based applications, which uses Tomcat.
Deploying WAR based Java applications with CI/CD (Azure DevOps) on App Service Windows
In this blog post we’ll cover some examples of how to deploy war based applications to Windows App Service using Azure DevOps.
Deploying JAR based Java applications with CI/CD (Azure DevOps) on App Service Windows
In this blog post we’ll cover some examples of how to deploy jar based applications to Windows App Service using Azure DevOps.
Java on App Service Linux - PKIX path building failed
This post will cover the error PKIX path building failed: sun.security.provider.certpath.SunCertPathBuilderException and a few common reasons as to why this ...
Troubleshooting ‘com.hazelcast.kubernetes.RestClientException’ with Spring Cloud Gateway on Azure Spring Apps
This post will cover what seeing ‘com.hazelcast.kubernetes.RestClientException: Failure in executing REST call’ may mean when deploying a Spring Cloud Gatewa...
Java on App Service Linux - java.lang.NoSuchMethod exceptions
This post will discuss reasons behind why you may see “java.lang.NoSuchMethod” exceptions with Java on App Service Linux.
Configuring datasources with JBoss EAP on App Service Linux
This post will cover how to add datasources through JBoss to connect your application to external databases.
How to add custom domain to Azure Spring Apps on Standard consumption & dedicated(preview) plan?
This article shows you steps of how to add custom domain to Azure Spring Apps hosting on Standard consumption & dedicated(preview) plan. For adding custo...
Container Apps: Profiling Java applications for performance issues
This post will cover using JDK-based troubleshooting tools to help profile performance issues on Container Apps with Java applications.
Deploying War Files On Windows App Services with GithubActions
This blog will go over how to deploy your .war file to a Windows App Service using Github Actions.
Using Spring Apps Enterprise Tier with Tanzu Buildpacks for Node applications
This post will cover using Spring Apps Enterprise Tier with Tanzu Buildpacks to deploy node-based applications.
Logging configuration with JBoss EAP and Spring Boot
This post will cover some logging configuration that can be done with Spring Boot, packaged as a WAR file, deployed to a JBoss EAP instance on App Service Li...
Deploying WAR based Java applications with CI/CD (GitHub Actions, Azure DevOps) on App Service Linux
In this blog post we’ll cover some examples of how to deploy war based applications using Azure DevOps and GitHub Actions.
Deploying JAR based Java applications with CI/CD (GitHub Actions, Azure DevOps) on App Service Linux
In this blog post we’ll cover some examples of how to deploy jar based applications using Azure DevOps and GitHub Actions.
Adding Tomcat Manager to Blessed Java Images on Linux App Service
By default Tomcat Manager on Azure App Service Linux is not enabled. This blog post will show how to do that.
Installing troubleshooting tools in Java custom containers
During performance troubleshooting, sometimes you may need to install various tooling to help track down a problem. With Java, common ones that can be used a...
Diagnostic Tools for Java Performace on App Service Windows
When dealing with High CPU, High Memory, or general performance scenarios on App Service Windows, it’s recommended to profile the application locally, but th...
Diagnostic Tools for Java Performace on App Service Linux
When dealing with High CPU, High Memory, or general performance scenarios on App Service Linux, it’s recommended to profile the application locally, but this...
Custom Tomcat Configuration on Azure App Service Linux
The pre-built images for Tomcat on App Service Linux include the default Catalina Base located in /usr/local/tomcat. By design, any changes made outside of /...
Custom Tomcat Configuration on Azure App Service Windows
App Service Windows includes multiple versions of Tomcat for your choosing & uses IIS to quickly update your process path once any new runtime version is...
Installing TcpPing on Azure App Service Linux
A useful tool to help with diagnosing network related issues on Azure App Service is TcpPing. Below are the steps for installing the tool for Debian and Alp...
Azure webapp access Keyvault secrets with Java and Managed Services Identity
This document will provide steps and example to access keys and secrets in Azure Keyvault from a Java Webapp using Managed Services Identity.
Deploy Azure Java Function App (Windows) via GitHub Actions
Steps: Create a Java Function App. (You can create it from the Azure Portal)
Debugging Java containers
Can you debug Java applications within your container? Yes.
Azure App Service Java CI/CD with Maven
Azure App Service provides integration with Github, Bitbucket, etc however, for Java webapps, it does not provide a default way to build and deploy the webap...
Capture Java VM Traffic using Fiddler
Customer’s using the Azure SDK for Java may need to capture network traffic for the REST API requests to troubleshoot issues. Below are the steps to configur...
Accessing storage blob using SAS with Java
In order to access your storage blob using SAS with Java, please follow below steps -
Using wildfly-swarm on Azure App Service
This blog is for the customers who wants to use wildfly-swarm container which is the reconstitution of the popular WildFly Java Application Server. As you kn...
Azure Webapps - Java configurator site extension
Azure webapps environment requires certain configuration changes in order to run a Java webapp. It uses IIS module called httpPlatform which acts as proxy to...
Profiling Java process on Azure web apps
There are certain situations when your Java web application is not performing as you expect it to. To understand where the problem lies, you may need to prof...
Running java jar file to serve web requests on Azure App Service Web Apps
There are several Java web servers that are supported on Azure App Service Web Apps. But if you have custom code built into a jar which allows it to act as w...
Custom deployment folder on Azure Web Apps with Git
Sometimes you don’t want to deploy your application in the default webapps directory when deploying from GitHub (continuous deployment) on Azure webapp. You ...
Configure log4j along with log rotation on Tomcat Web App in Azure App Service
On Azure App Service Web App deployed with Tomcat (from marketplace), the default logger is set to java.util.logging. If your application is setup with log...
Use custom context for Azure Tomcat application
Sometimes, you don’t want to deploy your application in the default deployment folder for your Java webapp on Azure env. One of the best examples could be wh...
Setting environment variable and accessing it in Java program on Azure webapp
Sometimes, you want to set new environment variable and want to access it in your Java Program.
Upload a service certificate to Azure VM using Azure SDK Java code
If you want to programmatically upload a service certificate to the Azure VM without remotely logging into the VM, you can use the following Java program tem...
Accessing the Tomcat manager console on Azure Java webapp
If we want to manage different applications deployed on Tomcat server, we will require to setup the access to Tomcat admin console. This can be done if you a...
Taking a crash dump of node/java process using the procdump on Azure WebApp
Azure provides built-in diagnostics to assist with debugging Web Applications hosted in Azure App Service Web Apps. In this article, you will learn how to en...
Accessing VM extensions like Chef using Azure sdk for Java programmatically
To access the VM extension reference like Chef programmatically, please follow the steps -
Authenticating Azure Resource Management REST API requests using Java
This blog talks about how to authenticate Azure Resource Manager requests through REST API using Java. All the tasks that are used to manage resources that a...
Logging SQL Server JDBC driver operations for Java application related cloud service
To enable the logging of JDBC driver, please follow these steps -
Setting up Session Affinity/Sticky Sessions using Azure Java SDK for cloud service
To setup the Session Affinity for your cloud service using Azure Java SDK, follow these steps -
Running Java8 on Azure web apps
Switching to Java 8 version has got easier in new Azure Portal. Below are list of instructions
Executing Java Web Jobs on Azure
To execute the Java web jobs on Azure, follow the below steps :
Python
Deploying Reflex Applications to Azure Container Apps
This post will cover deploying Reflex Applications to Azure Container Apps.
Deploying your own virtual environment with Python and App Service Linux
This post will go over deploying a virtual environment without build automation (Oryx) for Python applications on App Service Linux
Deploying a Quart app to Python App Service Linux
This post will go cover deploying a quickstart Quart application to a Python App Service Linux “Blessed Image”.
Gunicorn - ‘[CRITICAL] Worker Timeout’ on App Service Linux
This blog post will quickly cover a few scenarios where ‘[CRITICAL] WORKER TIMEOUT’ may be encountered and why.
Deploying a Python FastAPI app to App Service Linux
This post will go cover deploying a quickstart FastAPI application to a Python App Service Linux “Blessed Image”.
Deploying a Python Streamlit app to App Service Linux
This post will go cover deploying a quickstart Streamlit application to a Python App Service Linux “Blessed Image”.
Container Apps: Profiling Python applications for performance issues
This post will cover using troubleshooting tools to help profile performance issues on Container Apps with Python applications.
Deploying Python Applications using Github Actions
In this blog post we will cover Github Actions Deployment to a Python App Service.
Python Performance High CPU Using CProfile
This post will cover troubleshooting a High CPU Performance Issue on Linux Python App Services using CProfile.
How to troubleshooting Bring Your Own Storage (BYOS) issues on App Service Linux
This post will cover troubleshooting issues that may arise when using Bring Your Own Storage with App Service Linux for both “Blessed” images and Web Apps fo...
Troubleshooting Python deployments on App Service Linux
There are different ways to deploy a Python application to Azure App Service Linux. In this post we are covering the most common scenarios when doing deploym...
Python Deployment could not open shared object file: no such file or directory
This post will cover troubleshooting a specific deployment startup message for python app services on Linux.
Troubleshooting ‘failed to find attribute’ errors on Python Linux App Services
In this post we’ll cover troubleshooting “failed to find attribute ‘app’ in ‘app’” based messages for Python on App Service Linux.
Configuring Gunicorn worker classes and other general settings
In thos post we’ll go over how to make Gunicorn target different worker classes for different types of applications - and other general settings we can confi...
Python on Linux App Service and ModuleNotFoundError
In this post we’ll cover some common scenarios on why you may see ModuleNotFoundError when deploying your Python based applications to Python on Azure App Se...
Using Python to interact with and manage Azure AD/Entra apps and Azure Service Principals
Sometimes it may be needed to create, edit, manage or do some other operations on Azure AD applications and Service Principals. With Python and Azure, you ca...
Gunicorn Update HTTP Headers on Azure App Service
Please refer to the steps below on how to update Gunicorn HTTP headers as a Security best practice. Check the document below on exhaustive list of settings f...
Django Deployment on App Service Linux
This section provides information for creating, configuring, and deploying a Django application on App Service Linux.
Flask Deployment on App Service Linux
This section provides information for creating, configuring, and deploying a Flask application on App Service Linux.
Installing TcpPing on Azure App Service Linux
A useful tool to help with diagnosing network related issues on Azure App Service is TcpPing. Below are the steps for installing the tool for Debian and Alp...
Python Function App - Processing Multiple requests
About As we know, Python is a single-threaded, synchronous language by default. Hence unless specified, multiple calls to your Python Function App would be ...
Azure App Service Linux - Python - XGBoost Library (libxgboost.so) Could Not Be Loaded
If you’re attempting to run XGBoost on Azure App Service on Linux, you may receive the following error.
Azure App Service Linux - Custom Startup Script for Nodejs & Python
In my previous post Azure App Service Linux - PHP Custom Startup Script I covered steps for adding a custom startup script for PHP. In this post, I’l be pro...
Profile Python Applications in Azure App Services
Slow application performance issues tend to be challenging to troubleshoot regardless of the platform in which your application is running. This is due in gr...
Running Flask App with HttpPlatformHandler in Azure App Services(Windows)
Flask is a micro web framework written in Python and based on the Werkzeug toolkit and Jinja2 template engine.
Django app with HttpPlatformHandler in Azure App Services (Windows)
In my previous blog Deploying Django App to Azure App Services using Git, I have provided detailed steps on how to run Django app in Azure App services using...
Running Python Webjob on Azure App Services using non-default python version
You can run programs or scripts in WebJobs in your Azure App Service web app in three ways: on demand, continuously, or on a schedule. There is no additional...
Deploying Django App to Azure App Services using Git and new version of Python
Django is a high-level Python Web framework that encourages rapid development and clean, pragmatic design. Built by experienced developers, it takes care of ...
Debug Django Web Application in Azure Web Apps
After creating a Azure Web/API app using Django Framework in Python, you may end-up getting Application errors at some point of your Application Development ...
Troubleshoot- logging python Application errors on Azure Web/API Apps
After creating a Azure Web/API app using python, you may end-up getting below 500 error at some point of your application development process. This Blog desc...
Install Python Modules on Azure App Services
Installing Python packages in Azure App Services is little tricky using pip. In this blog, I would provide best practice to do that.
Create a new Azure Apiapp in python supporting swagger 2.0
An API app is an App Service web app with additional features that enhance the experience of developing, deploying, publishing, consuming, managing, and mone...
Uploading files to Azure Storage using SAS(shared access signature) - Python
For information on Shared Access Signature visit : http://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/documentation/articles/storage-dotnet-shared-access-signature-part-1/
Container Apps
Container Apps - Deployments through UI and CLI
This post will cover a few different ways to use CLI / UI with Container Apps, in regards to deployment methods, as well as some general troubleshooting guid...
Container Apps - Binding to ports under 1024
This post will discuss binding to ports under 1024 for your application to listen on
Graceful termination on Container Apps
This post will discuss graceful termination on Container Apps.
Installing database clients to connect and troubleshoot database connections
This post will show how to install various database client tools to connect to databases from SSH on App Service Linux, Web Apps for Containers, or Container...
Running self-hosted agent Jobs locally with KEDA for Container Apps
This post will explain how to run a self-hosted CI/CD agent locally with KEDA to be used as a way to test, validate, or troubleshoot Jobs in conjunction with...
Container Apps - Using multicontainers in a pod
This post will go over general usage and other information about using multiple containers in a pod with Container Apps.
Container Apps - General troubleshooting with Dapr on Container Apps
This post will cover some common scenarios that may occur when using Dapr on Container Apps. This mostly focuses on general troubleshooting, Service Invocati...
Container Apps - Backoff restarts and container exits
This post will discuss ContainerBackOff events and container exits events
Container Apps - Using the ‘Command override’ option
This post will discuss the “Command override” option for overriding a containers ENTRYPOINT or CMD command.
Container Apps - Troubleshooting ‘ContainerCreateFailure’ and ‘OCI runtime create failed’ issues
This post will discuss when a Container App is marked as failed while showing “ContainerCreateFailure” or “OCI runtime create failed” in the ContainerAppSyst...
Container Apps - Demystifying restarts
This post will discuss some behavior surrounding “restarts” on Azure Container Apps.
Troubleshooting Container App Jobs when using self-hosted CI/CD runners and agents
This post will cover some general and high level troubleshooting when trying to use Container App Jobs as a self-hosted runner or agent
Installing troubleshooting tools in a Container Apps ‘hello-world’ image
This post will cover installing networking troubleshooting tools into the Container Apps ‘hello-world’ quickstart image
Troubleshooting failed job executions on Container App Jobs
This post will cover some potential reasons for why a job execution may show as “Failed”.
Container Apps: Profiling Node applications for performance issues
This post will cover using troubleshooting tools to help profile performance issues on Container Apps with Node applications.
Container Apps: Profiling Python applications for performance issues
This post will cover using troubleshooting tools to help profile performance issues on Container Apps with Python applications.
Container Apps: Profiling PHP applications for performance issues
This post will cover using troubleshooting tools to help profile performance issues on Container Apps with PHP applications.
Container Apps: Profiling Go applications for performance issues
This post will cover using Go troubleshooting tools to help profile performance issues on Container Apps with Go applications.
Container Apps: Profiling Dotnet applications for performance issues
This post will cover using Dotnet global troubleshooting tools to help profile performance issues on Container Apps with Dotnet applications.
Container Apps: How to capture a network trace using TCPDUMP
This post will cover using TCPDUMP to capture a network trace on Container Apps.
Container Apps: Profiling Java applications for performance issues
This post will cover using JDK-based troubleshooting tools to help profile performance issues on Container Apps with Java applications.
Container Apps: Troubleshooting image pull errors
This post will cover image pull errors and what they may mean on Azure Container Apps.
Container Apps: Troubleshooting and configuration with Health Probes
This post will cover some troubleshooting and configuration when using Health Probes for applications hosted on Container Apps.
Troubleshooting volume mount issues on Azure Container Apps
This post will cover troubleshooting issues seen when setting up volume mounts on Azure Container Apps
Using and troubleshooting GitHub Actions with Container Apps
This post will cover a few different ways to use GitHub Actions with Container Apps, in regards to deployment methods, as well as some general troubleshootin...
Using and troubleshooting Azure DevOps with Container Apps
This post will cover a few different ways to use Azure DevOps with Container Apps, in regards to deployment methods, as well as some general troubleshooting ...
Container App ‘Console’ tab shows ‘ClusterExecEndpointWebSocketConnectionError’
This post will cover what it means to see ‘ClusterExecEndpointWebSocketConnectionError’ when trying to use the Console blade for Container Apps to connect to...
Using a Dapr Secret Store with Azure Key Vault to source credentials for a Dapr State Store
This post will cover using a Dapr Secret Store that grabs secrets from Azure Key Vault - we can then use this configured store to source credentials for othe...
Container Apps and Bicep deployments
This post provides information for deploying Container Apps with Bicep.
WordPress
Installing WordPress within Subdirectory
Using Azure’s Marketplace item for WordPress on App Serivce to install WordPress within a subdirectory instead of root.
WordPress Common Troubleshooting Scenarios
Mixed Content error on WordPress site What does the mixed content error message indicate?
How to set the redirect rules in Nginx based Wordpress Image
Our Wordpress on Linux image is Nginx based and if you’d like to configure the redirect rules, please follow the steps below
RewriteRule sample for WordPress in subdirectory
In the case you installed another instance of WordPress in a subdirectory of main WordPress site in Azure web app for Windows, your WordPress installation ma...
Configure WordPress Database Connection on Azure App Services
Configure WordPress Database Connection on Azure App Services
Migrate WordPress content to Azure blob storage
Azure storage provides solution for applications requiring scalable, durable, and highly available storage for their data. In this blog, we cover the steps h...
First steps with Bitnami WordPress in Azure VM
If you choose Bitnami WordPress VM from Azure Market, you need to take the following considerations:
WordPress Migration: Easy as A-B-C, 1-2-3
Fig 1. WordPress Migration Components
An Example of Setting WordPress Email with Office 365 SMTP
Install “WP Mail SMTP” plugin in WordPress (use this plugin as example) Configure WP Mail SMTP using ‘smtp.office365.com’, e.g.
Best Practices for WordPress Security on Azure
This article was put together by Mangesh Sangapu and Yi Wang. Shout-out to Cory Fowler and Sunitha Muthukrishna for additional tips.
MySQL In-App Configuration for PHP Content Management Systems
Read more about MySQL In-App here. Content Management Systems such as WordPress, Drupal, Joomla contain the database credentials within a configuration file....
WordPress MultiSite 404 on Admin Dashboard
If you are experiencing a 404 when switching to the dashboard of a given site, verify the web.config is accurate. We’ve found that older versions of WordPres...
Uploading Large Files to Azure Web Apps
Attempting to upload a file larger than 28.6MB to Azure Web Apps can result in a HTTP 404.13 for WordPress developers or a HTTP 502 for Tomcat Manager. This ...
WordPress: Error establishing a database connection
If you see the infamous “Error establishing a database connection”, enable WordPress Debug Logging by following the steps outlined here: Logging Errors in Wo...
Enable WordPress Error Logs
Logs can help identify slowness, HTTP 500 Fatal Errors, WordPress “white screen of death” and other issues your Azure App Service Web App may be experiencin...
Connect to Microsoft Azure Redis Cache from WordPress site
Microsoft Azure Redis Cache is based on the popular open source Redis Cache. It gives users access to a secure, dedicated Redis Cache managed by Microsoft. Y...
Use Azure CDN for WordPress site on Azure App
You can use CDN to store static contents such as images, audios, and files. Speed of fetching from CDN is much faster than access these contents locally. Azu...
LAMP Migration to Web Apps
NOTE: Please take a full backup of your code and database before performing any changes to your site.
Debugging
Troubleshooting Common iisnode Issues
Azure provides built-in diagnostics to assist in debugging node applications hosted on Azure App Service Windows. This article will cover how to enable loggi...
Azure App Service Linux - Enable XDebug for PHP
This blog has been deprecated. Please see Debugging PHP Applications on Azure App Services Linux/Containers using XDebug for updated steps.
Debugging Node.js applications on Azure App Services Linux/containers
This is the continuation of the earlier post where I had explained how to enable logging for node applications on App Service Windows. In this blog, you w...
Debugging Node.js apps on Azure App Services
A large part of software development involves troubleshooting. Logging is one of the mechanisms that is used to make it easier to enables the developers to s...
Debugging Java containers
Can you debug Java applications within your container? Yes.
Profile Python Applications in Azure App Services
Slow application performance issues tend to be challenging to troubleshoot regardless of the platform in which your application is running. This is due in gr...
Steps to Enable Xdebug for PHP Profiling
By Yi Wang and Mangesh Sangapu
How to identify/review PHP errors on Azure Web Apps using Log Stream service
If you are getting internal server errors (HTTP error 500) trying to request your PHP application inside Azure Web Apps,
WordPress MultiSite 404 on Admin Dashboard
If you are experiencing a 404 when switching to the dashboard of a given site, verify the web.config is accurate. We’ve found that older versions of WordPres...
Uploading Large Files to Azure Web Apps
Attempting to upload a file larger than 28.6MB to Azure Web Apps can result in a HTTP 404.13 for WordPress developers or a HTTP 502 for Tomcat Manager. This ...
“Test mail could not be sent.” or “Could not instantiate mail function” in Joomla Mail Settings sending a test mail.
If you are getting the following error “Test mail could not be sent.” or “Could not instantiate mail function.” trying to send a test email from the Joomla M...
Profiling Java process on Azure web apps
There are certain situations when your Java web application is not performing as you expect it to. To understand where the problem lies, you may need to prof...
Triggering the PHP Process Report on Azure Web Apps
The PHP Process Report can be a vital tool in troubleshooting slowness or errors with your PHP Web Application. This article covers how to trigger the report...
WordPress: Error establishing a database connection
If you see the infamous “Error establishing a database connection”, enable WordPress Debug Logging by following the steps outlined here: Logging Errors in Wo...
Enable WordPress Error Logs
Logs can help identify slowness, HTTP 500 Fatal Errors, WordPress “white screen of death” and other issues your Azure App Service Web App may be experiencin...
Taking a crash dump of node/java process using the procdump on Azure WebApp
Azure provides built-in diagnostics to assist with debugging Web Applications hosted in Azure App Service Web Apps. In this article, you will learn how to en...
Finding Memory Leaks and CPU Usage in Azure Node.js Web App
Slow application performance issues tend to be challenging to troubleshoot regardless of the platform in which your application is running. This is due in gr...
Debug Node.js Web Apps on Azure
Azure provides built-in diagnostics to assist with debugging Node.js applications hosted in Azure App Service Web Apps. In this article, you will learn how t...
Debug Django Web Application in Azure Web Apps
After creating a Azure Web/API app using Django Framework in Python, you may end-up getting Application errors at some point of your Application Development ...
Troubleshoot- logging python Application errors on Azure Web/API Apps
After creating a Azure Web/API app using python, you may end-up getting below 500 error at some point of your application development process. This Blog desc...
Logging SQL Server JDBC driver operations for Java application related cloud service
To enable the logging of JDBC driver, please follow these steps -
Performance
PHP performance: Profilers and debuggers for PHP applications on App Service Linux
This post will cover some profilers and debuggers available for usage with PHP applications on App Service Linux. This post can apply to both “Blessed” and C...
PHP performance: AH00161: server reached MaxRequestWorkers setting
This post will cover scenarios where “AH00161: server reached MaxRequestWorkers setting” is seen in application logs, typically under higher load.
Python Performance High CPU Using CProfile
This post will cover troubleshooting a High CPU Performance Issue on Linux Python App Services using CProfile.
Modifiying PHP FPM settings
This post will cover how to modify the values of PHP FPM settings for Linux PHP 8 App Services.
Diagnostic Tools for Java Performace on App Service Windows
When dealing with High CPU, High Memory, or general performance scenarios on App Service Windows, it’s recommended to profile the application locally, but th...
Diagnostic Tools for Java Performace on App Service Linux
When dealing with High CPU, High Memory, or general performance scenarios on App Service Linux, it’s recommended to profile the application locally, but this...
NodeJS with Keep-Alives and Connection Reuse
This post will be an overview of how to implement connection reuse on Azure with Node.js. By default, Node.js doesn’t reuse connections - and in terms of Azu...
Using PM2 on App Service Linux
PM2 is a production process manager for Node.js applications that allows you quickly start, manage, scale node processes and keep your application online. It...
Profiling High CPU and Memory in Azure JavaScript Functions
When dealing with High CPU/Memory scenarios in Azure Functions, the best recommendation is to profile your app in your local environment, but sometimes it is...
Troubleshooting Node.js High CPU and Memory scenarios in App Service Windows
When dealing with High CPU/Memory scenarios in App Service Windows, the best recommendation is to profile your app in your local environment, but sometimes i...
Troubleshooting Node.js High Memory scenarios in App Service Linux
When dealing with High Memory scenarios in App Service Linux, the best recommendation is to profile your app in your local environment, but sometimes it is h...
Troubleshooting Node.js High CPU scenarios in App Service Linux
When dealing with High CPU scenarios in App Service Linux, the best recommendation is to profile your app in your local environment, but sometimes it is hard...
Python Function App - Processing Multiple requests
About As we know, Python is a single-threaded, synchronous language by default. Hence unless specified, multiple calls to your Python Function App would be ...
Nodejs App Performance Tweaks - Azure App Services (Windows)
Node.js is a JavaScript runtime built on Chrome’s V8 JavaScript engine. Node.js uses an event-driven, non-blocking I/O model that makes it lightweight and ef...
Migrate WordPress content to Azure blob storage
Azure storage provides solution for applications requiring scalable, durable, and highly available storage for their data. In this blog, we cover the steps h...
Migrating MySQL database from OS disk to Data disk on Azure Linux VM
NOTE: Please take a backup of your MySQL databases before attempting migration. Taking backups is always a good process before attempting to make changes. Mi...
Setup Azure CDN on Drupal
1. Create Azure CDN endpoint:
Performance Tuning MySQL Database on Windows VMs
This blog provides best practices for optimizing MySQL database performance in Azure Virtual Machines running Windows. Below are couple of quick steps that c...
Docker
Using custom startup commands with Web App for Containers
This post will cover how to use the “Startup Command” option to quickly change the startup entrypoint or command for your custom container on Web Apps for Co...
Troubleshooting failed slot swaps on App Service Linux
This post will cover troubleshooting scenarios for failed slot swapping on App Service Linux. This normally surfaces as ‘Cannot swap site slots for site ‘som...
Why you may see Docker Containers that are not yours on App Service Linux
This post will explain why you may see other Docker Containers showing up in your logging when using App Service Linux or Linux Web Apps for Containers.
Troubleshooting DNS connectivity on Azure Container Apps
Introduction Azure Container Apps provides a convenient and efficient way to deploy containerized applications in the cloud, allowing you to quickly scale an...
Troubleshooting common docker pull errors on linux web app for containers
This post will cover troubleshooting common Docker Pull errors on Linux Web App for Containers. This won’t cover every error that can potentially manifest - ...
Using a Dapr Secret Store with Azure Key Vault to source credentials for a Dapr State Store
This post will cover using a Dapr Secret Store that grabs secrets from Azure Key Vault - we can then use this configured store to source credentials for othe...
Whats the difference between PORT and WEBSITES_PORT
This post will cover the difference between using the PORT and WEBSITES_PORT App Setting - and when to use them
Deploying Web App for Containers with CI/CD pipelines
This post will cover some ways to set up a CI/CD pipeline and deploy your image to Web App for Containers on Azure.
Container Apps and Failed Revisions
This post will cover some more common scenarios on why a Container App ‘revision’ may show as ‘failed’.
Installing troubleshooting tools in Java custom containers
During performance troubleshooting, sometimes you may need to install various tooling to help track down a problem. With Java, common ones that can be used a...
Compression on App Service Linux
This post will cover content compression on Azure App Service Linux.
Running gRPC with Container Apps
Azure Container Apps is a new offering that runs on top of Kubernetes. A nice feature of this is that it supports gRPC, which uses HTTP/2 as its transport pr...
Installing troubleshooting tools in Dotnet Core custom Images
Sometimes during performance troubleshooting you may need certain tools to profile or analyze the application during runtime. For example, to capture dumps d...
Docker User Namespace remapping issues
Docker has a concept of User namespace and User namespace remapping (Otherwise known as userns). When this is used, this remaps users in the container to les...
Configuring a Nginx image for VNET Integration on Azure
Configuring a Nginx docker image for VNET Integration on Azure We’ll be walking through the changes required with the Nginx docker repo to support vnet Integ...
Adding SSH support to Asp.Net Core Docker Container created in Visual Studio 2017
When creating a Docker container used in Azure App Service Web App for Containers, a common requirement is to add SSH support so that we can log into the app...
Node
NextJS deployment on App Service Windows
This blog post will cover deploying a Next.js application to Azure App Service on Windows.
Container Apps: Profiling Node applications for performance issues
This post will cover using troubleshooting tools to help profile performance issues on Container Apps with Node applications.
Troubleshooting a ‘Module was compiled against a different Nodejs version’ errors
This post will cover post-deployment and runtime errors where you may encounter a “Module was compiled against a different Node.js version” message.
NestJS deployment on App Service Windows
This blog post will cover deploying a NestJS application to Azure App Service on Windows.
Missing or undefined environment variables with Node on App Service Linux
Sometimes with Single Page Applications (SPAs), it might be confusing on where and how to get your environment variables populated, especially if you’re depl...
React deployment on App Service Windows
This blog post will cover deploying a React application to Azure App Service on Windows
Best practices for not using Development Servers on Nodejs applications and App Service Linux
This post will cover running Development Servers with Nodejs frameworks on App Service Linux, and some best practices for these scenarios - and how to instea...
Module not found with Node on App Service Linux
This blog post will cover various reasons why you may see error: cannot find module on application startup, and some resolutions to these.
NPM executables not being found on App Service Linux
Sometimes when deploying to Azure App Service Linux and Nodejs using options that use ZipDeploy - such as GitHub Actions (GitHub as the builder) or DevOps pi...
Nodejs on App Service Linux and why to avoid installing packages in startup scripts
This post is about why to avoid using a custom startup script on App Service Linux with Node.js to install your npm or yarn packages and dependencies at runt...
Node applications on App Service Linux and getaddrinfo ENOTFOUND
Sometimes when making requests to external dependencies with Node applications, you may encounter an error showing “getaddrinfo ENOTOUND”. This can happen fo...
Error: ENOSPC: System limit for number of file watchers reached on Azure App Service Linux
When developing JavaScript-based applications on App Service Linux, notably ones that also come with a development server (e.x, with “hot-reloading”/”live-re...
Using modern Yarn for deployment with Node.js on Azure App Service
This blog post covers how to use Yarn versions 3.x for deployment on Azure App Services with Node.js.
Azure App Service Web App
How to send emails through Azure Web Apps using Google / Gmail
Part I – Configuring Google to use App Passwords
Restrict access to login for the WordPress running on Azure web app container
For WordPress sites that running on Apache server in Azure web app for containers, here is sample code to restrict access to login pages, such as wp-login.ph...
Configuring node.js application on Azure App Service with Azure Blob Storage
In this article, we will learn about configuring the node js applications deployed on Azure App Services with the Azure blob storage.
Debugging Node.js apps on Azure App Services
A large part of software development involves troubleshooting. Logging is one of the mechanisms that is used to make it easier to enables the developers to s...
Redirect HTTP to HTTPS from .htaccess for Azure Web App on Linux on Apache
To verify the request is sent from HTTP or HTTPS for Web App on Linux:
WordPress Migration: Easy as A-B-C, 1-2-3
Fig 1. WordPress Migration Components
An Example of Setting WordPress Email with Office 365 SMTP
Install “WP Mail SMTP” plugin in WordPress (use this plugin as example) Configure WP Mail SMTP using ‘smtp.office365.com’, e.g.
How to identify/review PHP errors on Azure Web Apps using Log Stream service
If you are getting internal server errors (HTTP error 500) trying to request your PHP application inside Azure Web Apps,
ClearDB (MySQL) Passwords and Azure Connection Strings - Deprecated
Many Open Source Web Applications on Azure make use of the ClearDB MySQL databases.
Converting Apache .htaccess rules to IIS web.config using IIS Manager for Azure Websites
Web.config - the settings and configuration file for a Windows IIS Web Application. .htaccess - the default filename of the directory-level configuration fil...
Azure Container Apps
Using Zipkin and OpenTelemetry on Azure Container Apps
This post will go over how to set up a basic opentelemetry implementation that exports traces to Zipkin as a backend, all hosted with a Container App Environ...
Checkpoint strategies with Dapr, KEDA, Azure EventHub and Container Apps
This post will cover using Dapr and KEDA’s Azure EventHub scaler with Container Apps and how the ‘checkpoint strategy’ can affect this
Using additional TCP ports in Azure Container Apps
This post will go over some general ways to use the ‘additional TCP ports’ option on Azure Container Apps
Container Apps - ‘Target port does not match the listening port’
This post will go over what it means to see the message ‘target port does not match the listening port’ on your Container App.
Container Apps - Using labels with KEDA and GitHub Action runners
This post will briefly cover using “labels” and “runs-on” when using Azure Container App Jobs with KEDA and GitHub Action runners.
Container Apps - Referencing env vars through other environment variables
This post will quickly go over how to add environment variables to Azure Container Apps that reference other environment variables
Deploying Reflex Applications to Azure Container Apps
This post will cover deploying Reflex Applications to Azure Container Apps.
Preventing File Locks when mounting storage on Azure Container Apps
In this blog we will review a common file locking scenario incountered when using run container apps that mount Azure File Storage.
Troubleshooting ingress issues on Azure Container Apps
This post will cover troubleshooting various external ingress issues on Azure Container Apps.
Troubleshooting DNS connectivity on Azure Container Apps
Introduction Azure Container Apps provides a convenient and efficient way to deploy containerized applications in the cloud, allowing you to quickly scale an...
Using Managed Identity and Bicep to pull images with Azure Container Apps
This post will cover how to set up your Azure Container Apps to pull images from Azure Container Registry with User or System Assigned Identity when using Bi...
Container Apps and Failed Revisions
This post will cover some more common scenarios on why a Container App ‘revision’ may show as ‘failed’.
MySQL
Installing WordPress within Subdirectory
Using Azure’s Marketplace item for WordPress on App Serivce to install WordPress within a subdirectory instead of root.
Configure WordPress Database Connection on Azure App Services
Configure WordPress Database Connection on Azure App Services
Increase Import Max File Size for PHPMyAdmin - Azure App Service on Windows
When using PHPMyAdmin via SiteExtension or with MySQL in-app on Azure Web Apps, the maximum upload size when Importing a SQL file is set to 8,192KiB. This i...
Use MySQL server on an Azure VM
Here is an option that you can host MySQL server on an Azure VM, connect your PHP sites such as WordPress, Joomla, OpenCart, etc. to the database hosted on t...
Migrating MySQL database from OS disk to Data disk on Azure Linux VM
NOTE: Please take a backup of your MySQL databases before attempting migration. Taking backups is always a good process before attempting to make changes. Mi...
Migrating data between MySQL databases using kudu console – Azure App Service
NOTE: Always keep multiple backup’s of your database before migration. There are often times when you want to migrate data from one MySQL server to another. ...
Troubleshooting PHPMyAdmin Site Extension
If you recently started having trouble (HTTP 500) with PHPMyAdmin (PMA) SiteExtension, it may be a problem with sessions. The errors look like this:
Migrating data from On-Premise MySQL Database to ClearDB - Deprecated
Note: Please keep multiple copies of your database when migrating data, so you can fallback if any issues occur.
Performance Tuning MySQL Database on Windows VMs
This blog provides best practices for optimizing MySQL database performance in Azure Virtual Machines running Windows. Below are couple of quick steps that c...
LAMP Migration to Web Apps
NOTE: Please take a full backup of your code and database before performing any changes to your site.
Performance Tuning MySQL Database on Azure Linux VM’s
Please tune these settings in your Test/Staging environments and simulate load to see if it increases performance. These settings should not be applied dir...
Azure App Service
Adding Tomcat Manager to Blessed Java Images on Linux App Service
By default Tomcat Manager on Azure App Service Linux is not enabled. This blog post will show how to do that.
Using modern Yarn for deployment with Node.js on Azure App Service
This blog post covers how to use Yarn versions 3.x for deployment on Azure App Services with Node.js.
Gunicorn Update HTTP Headers on Azure App Service
Please refer to the steps below on how to update Gunicorn HTTP headers as a Security best practice. Check the document below on exhaustive list of settings f...
WordPress Common Troubleshooting Scenarios
Mixed Content error on WordPress site What does the mixed content error message indicate?
Accessing Microsoft Graph with App Service Auth V2
How to connect to Microsoft Graph using Azure App Service Authentication V2.
Profile Python Applications in Azure App Services
Slow application performance issues tend to be challenging to troubleshoot regardless of the platform in which your application is running. This is due in gr...
Best Practices for WordPress Security on Azure
This article was put together by Mangesh Sangapu and Yi Wang. Shout-out to Cory Fowler and Sunitha Muthukrishna for additional tips.
Query strings exceed 1,024 characters using OAuth 2.0/AD with Node.js Azure Web Apps
If you are implementing OAuth 2.0 protocol with Active Directory, you need to consider that Access tokens responses can increase to more than 1024 characters...
Linux
Tomcat HTTP 404’s on App Service Linux
This post will go over general troubleshooting for HTTP 404’s when using Java on App Service Linux with .war-based applications, which uses Tomcat.
Logging with supervisord on Web Apps for Containers
This post will talk about some ways to show logging for child processes on App Service with Web Apps for Containers when using Supervisord
Why you may see ‘Failed to forward request’ messages for your application on App Service Linux
This post will talk about the “Fail to forward request” messages for your application on App Service Linux - what it means, and why you may see it.
Using .htaccess with Apache on Azure Linux
This post will cover using .htaccess files with Apache HTTPD on Azure Linux offerings such as Azure Linux Virtual Machines and App Service Linux.
Configuring NGINX as a reverse proxy on Azure Linux Virtual Machines
This post will cover setting up NGINX on an Azure Linux Virtual Machine to be used as a Reverse Proxy.
Deploying WAR based Java applications with CI/CD (GitHub Actions, Azure DevOps) on App Service Linux
In this blog post we’ll cover some examples of how to deploy war based applications using Azure DevOps and GitHub Actions.
Deploying JAR based Java applications with CI/CD (GitHub Actions, Azure DevOps) on App Service Linux
In this blog post we’ll cover some examples of how to deploy jar based applications using Azure DevOps and GitHub Actions.
Python on Linux App Service and ModuleNotFoundError
In this post we’ll cover some common scenarios on why you may see ModuleNotFoundError when deploying your Python based applications to Python on Azure App Se...
Missing or undefined environment variables with Node on App Service Linux
Sometimes with Single Page Applications (SPAs), it might be confusing on where and how to get your environment variables populated, especially if you’re depl...
How To
Increasing file upload size on App Service Linux PHP
This post will cover how to increase the default file upload size on App Service Linux PHP images
PHP sessions on App Service Linux - ‘Session data file is not created by your uid’
This post will cover using PHP sessions on App Service Linux using PHP “blessed” images and what seeing Session data file is not created by your uid means.
Troubleshooting general secret issues on Container Apps
This post will cover a few scenarios with troubleshooting secret fetch and sync issues on Container Apps, mostly when using Managed Identity.
Troubleshooting general KEDA scaling scenarios
This post will cover general guidance on troubleshooting some KEDA scaling scenarios
Setting up a basic Elasticsearch container on Container Apps
This post will cover deploying and setting up a basic Elasticsearch container on Azure Container Apps
Using a Container App Job as Github Actions Runner for your entire Github Orginization
This blog will detail the specifc changes in order to accomplish using your Container App Job for Github Action Runners for all repos under your Github Organ...
Deploying Drupal Applications on App Service Linux with App Cache
This blog will show you have to deploy your Drupal Site to an Linux PHP App Service with app cache for better preformance.
Drupal
Deploying Drupal Applications on App Service Linux with App Cache
This blog will show you have to deploy your Drupal Site to an Linux PHP App Service with app cache for better preformance.
Setup SMTP in Drupal 8 on Azure Webapp
Example of setup SMTP in Drupal 8 using O365 SMTP server for the Drupal8 site hosted on Azure Webapp:
MySQL In-App Configuration for PHP Content Management Systems
Read more about MySQL In-App here. Content Management Systems such as WordPress, Drupal, Joomla contain the database credentials within a configuration file....
Use Microsoft Azure Redis Cache with Drupal 7
1. Install Drupal Redis Module: https://www.drupal.org/project/redis
Setup Azure CDN on Drupal
1. Create Azure CDN endpoint:
Use Redis Cache Memcache Option on Azure with Drupal 7
Memcache is commonly used with Drupal sites to improve performance. If you find memcache client not supporting “Memcached Cloud” or Memcachier on Azure, here...
Azure VM
Configuring SSL Certificates with nodejs
How to configure a SSL Certificate for NodeJS
First steps with Bitnami WordPress in Azure VM
If you choose Bitnami WordPress VM from Azure Market, you need to take the following considerations:
Use MySQL server on an Azure VM
Here is an option that you can host MySQL server on an Azure VM, connect your PHP sites such as WordPress, Joomla, OpenCart, etc. to the database hosted on t...
Migrating MySQL database from OS disk to Data disk on Azure Linux VM
NOTE: Please take a backup of your MySQL databases before attempting migration. Taking backups is always a good process before attempting to make changes. Mi...
Upload a service certificate to Azure VM using Azure SDK Java code
If you want to programmatically upload a service certificate to the Azure VM without remotely logging into the VM, you can use the following Java program tem...
Performance Tuning MySQL Database on Windows VMs
This blog provides best practices for optimizing MySQL database performance in Azure Virtual Machines running Windows. Below are couple of quick steps that c...
Windows
Deploying WAR based Java applications with CI/CD (Azure DevOps) on App Service Windows
In this blog post we’ll cover some examples of how to deploy war based applications to Windows App Service using Azure DevOps.
Deploying JAR based Java applications with CI/CD (Azure DevOps) on App Service Windows
In this blog post we’ll cover some examples of how to deploy jar based applications to Windows App Service using Azure DevOps.
NextJS deployment on App Service Windows
This blog post will cover deploying a Next.js application to Azure App Service on Windows.
NestJS deployment on App Service Windows
This blog post will cover deploying a NestJS application to Azure App Service on Windows.
Missing or undefined environment variables with Node on App Service Linux
Sometimes with Single Page Applications (SPAs), it might be confusing on where and how to get your environment variables populated, especially if you’re depl...
React deployment on App Service Windows
This blog post will cover deploying a React application to Azure App Service on Windows
ClearDB
How to upgrade ClearDB database for Azure App Service - Deprecated
If you are using ClearDB as your MySQL database on Azure, you probably know that there is no upgrade path available on Azure portal. The only way to upgrade ...
ClearDB (MySQL) Passwords and Azure Connection Strings - Deprecated
Many Open Source Web Applications on Azure make use of the ClearDB MySQL databases.
Migrating data from On-Premise MySQL Database to ClearDB - Deprecated
Note: Please keep multiple copies of your database when migrating data, so you can fallback if any issues occur.
Troubleshooting MySQL Database on ClearDB - Deprecated
This article covers some common scenarios customers may run into using ClearDB with Microsoft Azure. For reference, here is a link to the ClearDB FAQ: https:...
LAMP Migration to Web Apps
NOTE: Please take a full backup of your code and database before performing any changes to your site.
Apache
How to configure Let’s Encrypt Certificates for Nginx or Apache in Azure Linux Virtual Machines
There are several ways to configure Let’s encrypt for Nginx or Apache with different clients as python3-certbot-nginx. For this purpose, it is preferred to u...
Adding SSL/TLS certificates for Apache and NGINX on Azure Virtual Machines
This post will be an overview of how to add an TLS/SSL certificates to your Apache or NGINX Web Server running on an Azure Virtual Machine. These examples wi...
Redirect HTTP to HTTPS from .htaccess for Azure Web App on Linux on Apache
To verify the request is sent from HTTP or HTTPS for Web App on Linux:
Convert Apache .htaccess to IIS Web.Config
A web.config file is the settings and configuration for applications on IIS Server (ex: Azure Paas Websites ). But what if you’re coming from a Linux host – ...
Converting Apache .htaccess rules to IIS web.config using IIS Manager for Azure Websites
Web.config - the settings and configuration file for a Windows IIS Web Application. .htaccess - the default filename of the directory-level configuration fil...
Azure SDK
Azure webapp access Keyvault secrets with Java and Managed Services Identity
This document will provide steps and example to access keys and secrets in Azure Keyvault from a Java Webapp using Managed Services Identity.
Capture Java VM Traffic using Fiddler
Customer’s using the Azure SDK for Java may need to capture network traffic for the REST API requests to troubleshoot issues. Below are the steps to configur...
Azure SDK for PHP: Updating Blob Properties
Here is sample code to update Blob Properties using Azure SDK for PHP.
Upload a service certificate to Azure VM using Azure SDK Java code
If you want to programmatically upload a service certificate to the Azure VM without remotely logging into the VM, you can use the following Java program tem...
Accessing VM extensions like Chef using Azure sdk for Java programmatically
To access the VM extension reference like Chef programmatically, please follow the steps -
Tomcat
Adding Tomcat Manager to Blessed Java Images on Linux App Service
By default Tomcat Manager on Azure App Service Linux is not enabled. This blog post will show how to do that.
Configure log4j along with log rotation on Tomcat Web App in Azure App Service
On Azure App Service Web App deployed with Tomcat (from marketplace), the default logger is set to java.util.logging. If your application is setup with log...
Use custom context for Azure Tomcat application
Sometimes, you don’t want to deploy your application in the default deployment folder for your Java webapp on Azure env. One of the best examples could be wh...
Setting environment variable and accessing it in Java program on Azure webapp
Sometimes, you want to set new environment variable and want to access it in your Java Program.
Accessing the Tomcat manager console on Azure Java webapp
If we want to manage different applications deployed on Tomcat server, we will require to setup the access to Tomcat admin console. This can be done if you a...
Function App
How to troubleshooting Bring Your Own Storage (BYOS) issues on App Service Linux
This post will cover troubleshooting issues that may arise when using Bring Your Own Storage with App Service Linux for both “Blessed” images and Web Apps fo...
Troubleshooting Python deployments on App Service Linux
There are different ways to deploy a Python application to Azure App Service Linux. In this post we are covering the most common scenarios when doing deploym...
Troubleshooting No space left on device
App Service on Linux uses two different types of storage:
How to deploy Azure Functions as Custom Docker container using Azure DevOps
In this blog post, we are covering a simple way to build a custom container for your function app and use Azure DevOps for CI/CD with public or self-hosted a...
Troubleshooting Node.js deployments on App Service Linux
There are different ways to deploy a Node.js application to Azure App Service Linux. In this post we are covering the most common scenarios when doing deploy...
Blob Storage
Migrate WordPress content to Azure blob storage
Azure storage provides solution for applications requiring scalable, durable, and highly available storage for their data. In this blog, we cover the steps h...
Accessing storage blob using SAS with Java
In order to access your storage blob using SAS with Java, please follow below steps -
Azure SDK for PHP: Updating Blob Properties
Here is sample code to update Blob Properties using Azure SDK for PHP.
Generating Shared access signature(SAS) on Azure Blob using PHP
As of 05/2015, Azure sdk for php doesn’t support shared access signature(SAS) and this Blog would provide a workaround for it.
Django
Profile Python Applications in Azure App Services
Slow application performance issues tend to be challenging to troubleshoot regardless of the platform in which your application is running. This is due in gr...
Django app with HttpPlatformHandler in Azure App Services (Windows)
In my previous blog Deploying Django App to Azure App Services using Git, I have provided detailed steps on how to run Django app in Azure App services using...
Deploying Django App to Azure App Services using Git and new version of Python
Django is a high-level Python Web framework that encourages rapid development and clean, pragmatic design. Built by experienced developers, it takes care of ...
Debug Django Web Application in Azure Web Apps
After creating a Azure Web/API app using Django Framework in Python, you may end-up getting Application errors at some point of your Application Development ...
Joomla
MySQL In-App Configuration for PHP Content Management Systems
Read more about MySQL In-App here. Content Management Systems such as WordPress, Drupal, Joomla contain the database credentials within a configuration file....
Media Files - HTTP 404 - Azure App Service on Windows
You’ve uploaded a media file to your /media site and attempt to access the files URL but receive a HTTP 404 error. You check to make sure that the file is i...
Uploading Large Files to Azure Web Apps
Attempting to upload a file larger than 28.6MB to Azure Web Apps can result in a HTTP 404.13 for WordPress developers or a HTTP 502 for Tomcat Manager. This ...
“Test mail could not be sent.” or “Could not instantiate mail function” in Joomla Mail Settings sending a test mail.
If you are getting the following error “Test mail could not be sent.” or “Could not instantiate mail function.” trying to send a test email from the Joomla M...
.NET Core
Using WebDeploy on Linux App Services
This post will cover how to use Web Deploy to Deploy to a Linux App Service, using Visual Studio 2022.
Installing TcpPing on Azure App Service Linux
A useful tool to help with diagnosing network related issues on Azure App Service is TcpPing. Below are the steps for installing the tool for Debian and Alp...
Adding SSH support to Asp.Net Core Docker Container created in Visual Studio 2017
When creating a Docker container used in Azure App Service Web App for Containers, a common requirement is to add SSH support so that we can log into the app...
Nginx
How to set Nginx headers
This post will cover how you can modify Nginx headers, in specific for security perspective but it applies for any custom header needed. Note: This is jus...
How to configure Let’s Encrypt Certificates for Nginx or Apache in Azure Linux Virtual Machines
There are several ways to configure Let’s encrypt for Nginx or Apache with different clients as python3-certbot-nginx. For this purpose, it is preferred to u...
Configuring a Nginx image for VNET Integration on Azure
Configuring a Nginx docker image for VNET Integration on Azure We’ll be walking through the changes required with the Nginx docker repo to support vnet Integ...
Redirect azurewebsites.net to your custom domain
How to update Nginx to redirect to your custom domain.
Javascript
Deploying Angular SSR (Universal) to App Service Windows
This post will cover deploying a Angular SSR (Universal) application to App Service Windows.
Vue Deployment on App Service Linux
This section provides information for creating, configuring, and deploying a Vue application on App Service Linux.
React Deployment on App Service Linux
This section provides information for creating, configuring, and deploying a React app on App Service Linux.
Angular Deployment on App Service Linux
This section provides information for creating, configuring, and deploying an Angular app on App Service Linux.
Development
Nodejs on App Service Linux and why to avoid installing packages in startup scripts
This post is about why to avoid using a custom startup script on App Service Linux with Node.js to install your npm or yarn packages and dependencies at runt...
Node applications on App Service Linux and getaddrinfo ENOTFOUND
Sometimes when making requests to external dependencies with Node applications, you may encounter an error showing “getaddrinfo ENOTOUND”. This can happen fo...
Error: ENOSPC: System limit for number of file watchers reached on Azure App Service Linux
When developing JavaScript-based applications on App Service Linux, notably ones that also come with a development server (e.x, with “hot-reloading”/”live-re...
Using Python to interact with and manage Azure AD/Entra apps and Azure Service Principals
Sometimes it may be needed to create, edit, manage or do some other operations on Azure AD applications and Service Principals. With Python and Azure, you ca...
Magento
Magento Web.Config for Azure and IIS
After installing Magento on Azure, here is the web.config file that should be within the wwwroot folder.
Magento Cron Jobs to Azure Web Jobs
Magento Cron Jobs
WebJob
Run PHP Webjob on Azure App Service (Windows)
When you deploy a webjob to run PHP program, there are few items to verify and help to understand the PHP runtime for webjobs.
Running Python Webjob on Azure App Services using non-default python version
You can run programs or scripts in WebJobs in your Azure App Service web app in three ways: on demand, continuously, or on a schedule. There is no additional...
Executing Java Web Jobs on Azure
To execute the Java web jobs on Azure, follow the below steps :
Flask
Profile Python Applications in Azure App Services
Slow application performance issues tend to be challenging to troubleshoot regardless of the platform in which your application is running. This is due in gr...
Running Flask App with HttpPlatformHandler in Azure App Services(Windows)
Flask is a micro web framework written in Python and based on the Werkzeug toolkit and Jinja2 template engine.
Create a new Azure Apiapp in python supporting swagger 2.0
An API app is an App Service web app with additional features that enhance the experience of developing, deploying, publishing, consuming, managing, and mone...
AngularJs
Uploading Images to Azure Storage from AngularJS App
Azure Storage is the cloud storage solution for modern applications that rely on durability, availability, and scalability to meet the needs of their custome...
Azure Web App with AngularJs and NodeJs Apps on Same Instance
In my previous Blog, I have wrote on hosting AngularJs app in Azure Web App. This post would provide details on how to host AngularJs App on a web app instan...
Creating an AngularJS Single Page Application with routes on Azure WebApps
This Blog would provide a step-by-step procedure on creating sample AngularJS app with routes supporting SEO.
WordPress on Linux
Restrict access to login for the WordPress running on Azure web app container
For WordPress sites that running on Apache server in Azure web app for containers, here is sample code to restrict access to login pages, such as wp-login.ph...
How to change memory_limit on Wordpress Web App for Linux on Azure
Do you need to edit the memory_limit and post_max_size PHP settingson your Linux Web App hosted with MS Azure? I can show you how to do this without needing ...
HTTP to HTTPS redirect for WordPress on Azure Web App on Linux
If you host WordPress site on Azure Web App on Linux running Apache, here are the steps to implement HTTP to HTTPS redirect:
Azure Function App
Python Function App - Processing Multiple requests
About As we know, Python is a single-threaded, synchronous language by default. Hence unless specified, multiple calls to your Python Function App would be ...
Deploy Azure Java Function App (Windows) via GitHub Actions
Steps: Create a Java Function App. (You can create it from the Azure Portal)
Spring Apps
Troubleshooting ‘com.hazelcast.kubernetes.RestClientException’ with Spring Cloud Gateway on Azure Spring Apps
This post will cover what seeing ‘com.hazelcast.kubernetes.RestClientException: Failure in executing REST call’ may mean when deploying a Spring Cloud Gatewa...
How to add custom domain to Azure Spring Apps on Standard consumption & dedicated(preview) plan?
This article shows you steps of how to add custom domain to Azure Spring Apps hosting on Standard consumption & dedicated(preview) plan. For adding custo...
Using Spring Apps Enterprise Tier with Tanzu Buildpacks for Node applications
This post will cover using Spring Apps Enterprise Tier with Tanzu Buildpacks to deploy node-based applications.
Web Apps for Containers
Logging with supervisord on Web Apps for Containers
This post will talk about some ways to show logging for child processes on App Service with Web Apps for Containers when using Supervisord
How to download files from a custom container
This post will cover how to download files from a custom container on Azure App Service - Web App for Containers.
Troubleshooting OCI runtime create errors
This post will cover scenarios where an application is unable to run due to “OCI runtime create failed: runc create failed”.
Wordpress
Installing intl with Wordpress on App Service Linux
This post will cover how to install the “intl” extension on Azure’s Wordpress on Linux
Changing php-fpm ‘pm’ settings in App Service Wordpress on Linux
This post describes how to change php-fpm settings in Wordpress on App Service Linux.
Using Xdebug with Wordpress on App Service Linux
This post will cover how to generate Xdebug profiles on a Wordpress - App Service Linux (marketplace) image
Azure Container App
Troubleshooting general secret issues on Container Apps
This post will cover a few scenarios with troubleshooting secret fetch and sync issues on Container Apps, mostly when using Managed Identity.
Troubleshooting general KEDA scaling scenarios
This post will cover general guidance on troubleshooting some KEDA scaling scenarios
Setting up a basic Elasticsearch container on Container Apps
This post will cover deploying and setting up a basic Elasticsearch container on Azure Container Apps
CDN
Setup Azure CDN on Drupal
1. Create Azure CDN endpoint:
Use Azure CDN for WordPress site on Azure App
You can use CDN to store static contents such as images, audios, and files. Speed of fetching from CDN is much faster than access these contents locally. Azu...
Redis
Use Microsoft Azure Redis Cache with Drupal 7
1. Install Drupal Redis Module: https://www.drupal.org/project/redis
Connect to Microsoft Azure Redis Cache from WordPress site
Microsoft Azure Redis Cache is based on the popular open source Redis Cache. It gives users access to a secure, dedicated Redis Cache managed by Microsoft. Y...
phpmyadmin
Increase Import Max File Size for PHPMyAdmin - Azure App Service on Windows
When using PHPMyAdmin via SiteExtension or with MySQL in-app on Azure Web Apps, the maximum upload size when Importing a SQL file is set to 8,192KiB. This i...
Troubleshooting PHPMyAdmin Site Extension
If you recently started having trouble (HTTP 500) with PHPMyAdmin (PMA) SiteExtension, it may be a problem with sessions. The errors look like this:
NPM
NodeJs and NPM versions on Azure App Services
NodeJs is a JavaScript runtime built on Chrome’s V8 JavaScript engine. NodeJs uses an event-driven, non-blocking I/O model that makes it lightweight and effi...
NPM3 on Azure Web Apps
On Windows, the file system itself cannot seem to cope very well with too deeply nested node_modules directory used by NPM. This blog provides details on how...
SMTP
Setup SMTP in Drupal 8 on Azure Webapp
Example of setup SMTP in Drupal 8 using O365 SMTP server for the Drupal8 site hosted on Azure Webapp:
An Example of Setting WordPress Email with Office 365 SMTP
Install “WP Mail SMTP” plugin in WordPress (use this plugin as example) Configure WP Mail SMTP using ‘smtp.office365.com’, e.g.
Diagnostics
Azure Functions
Troubleshooting Azure Functions Javascript
You can find all the best practices for reliable Azure Functions in this reference, this blog post will complement some of these best practices and how you c...
Profiling High CPU and Memory in Azure JavaScript Functions
When dealing with High CPU/Memory scenarios in Azure Functions, the best recommendation is to profile your app in your local environment, but sometimes it is...
Kubernetes
Container Apps - Deployments through UI and CLI
This post will cover a few different ways to use CLI / UI with Container Apps, in regards to deployment methods, as well as some general troubleshooting guid...
Container Apps and Bicep deployments
This post provides information for deploying Container Apps with Bicep.
Azure Linux Virtual Machine
Using .htaccess with Apache on Azure Linux
This post will cover using .htaccess files with Apache HTTPD on Azure Linux offerings such as Azure Linux Virtual Machines and App Service Linux.
Configuring NGINX as a reverse proxy on Azure Linux Virtual Machines
This post will cover setting up NGINX on an Azure Linux Virtual Machine to be used as a Reverse Proxy.
Azure App Service on Linux, Azure App Service on Windows
App Service recommendations for PHP version upgrades and end of life
It is important to keep PHP version up to date. Newer version will contain new features, bug fixes and security updates. There are three phases that a suppor...
App Service recommendations for Node.js version upgrades and end of life
It is really important to keep Node.js version up to date. Newer versions will contain new features, bug fixes and security updates. There are three phases t...
App Service Linux
Why you may see ‘Failed to forward request’ messages for your application on App Service Linux
This post will talk about the “Fail to forward request” messages for your application on App Service Linux - what it means, and why you may see it.
Using .htaccess with Apache on Azure Linux
This post will cover using .htaccess files with Apache HTTPD on Azure Linux offerings such as Azure Linux Virtual Machines and App Service Linux.
JBoss EAP
Configuring datasources with JBoss EAP on App Service Linux
This post will cover how to add datasources through JBoss to connect your application to external databases.
Logging configuration with JBoss EAP and Spring Boot
This post will cover some logging configuration that can be done with Spring Boot, packaged as a WAR file, deployed to a JBoss EAP instance on App Service Li...
Jobs
Troubleshooting Container App Jobs when using self-hosted CI/CD runners and agents
This post will cover some general and high level troubleshooting when trying to use Container App Jobs as a self-hosted runner or agent
Troubleshooting failed job executions on Container App Jobs
This post will cover some potential reasons for why a job execution may show as “Failed”.
Composer
Azure App Service Web Apps - Install Mail package using composer
For Information about installing MediaWiki on Azure : http://blogs.msdn.com/b/benjguin/archive/2012/09/25/installing-mediawiki-to-free-windows-azure-web-site...
Pear
Installing PHP Package on Azure Website Using PEAR Package Manager
1. Download go-pear.phar for Windows from https://pear.php.net/manual/en/installation.getting.php
Multisite
Back to top ↑API App
Troubleshoot - Azure Api App
An API app is an App Service web app with additional features that enhance the experience of developing, deploying, publishing, consuming, managing, and mone...
Memcache
Use Redis Cache Memcache Option on Azure with Drupal 7
Memcache is commonly used with Drupal sites to improve performance. If you find memcache client not supporting “Memcached Cloud” or Memcachier on Azure, here...
SSL
Verify Peer Certificate from PHP cURL for Azure Apps
When you use PHP cURL extension, be aware that CURLOPT_SSL_VERIFYPEER option is set to TRUE by default as of cURL version 7.10 (Azure has cURL 7.40 installed...
Yii
Migrate Yii Framework Application to Azure Web App
1. Create a PHP Empty Web App on Azure:
CORS
Uploading Images to Azure Storage from AngularJS App
Azure Storage is the cloud storage solution for modern applications that rely on durability, availability, and scalability to meet the needs of their custome...
MySQL In App
MySQL In-App Configuration for PHP Content Management Systems
Read more about MySQL In-App here. Content Management Systems such as WordPress, Drupal, Joomla contain the database credentials within a configuration file....
Best Practices
Best Practices for WordPress Security on Azure
This article was put together by Mangesh Sangapu and Yi Wang. Shout-out to Cory Fowler and Sunitha Muthukrishna for additional tips.
Maven
Azure App Service Java CI/CD with Maven
Azure App Service provides integration with Github, Bitbucket, etc however, for Java webapps, it does not provide a default way to build and deploy the webap...
Web App for Containers
Adding SSH support to Asp.Net Core Docker Container created in Visual Studio 2017
When creating a Docker container used in Azure App Service Web App for Containers, a common requirement is to add SSH support so that we can log into the app...
How to send emails through Azure Web Apps using Google / Gmail
Part I – Configuring Google to use App Passwords
Express
Configuring SSL Certificates with nodejs
How to configure a SSL Certificate for NodeJS
IISNode
Using specific IIS Node versions for handling requests to Node Applications - App Services (Windows)
This article will discuss on how to use a specific version of IISNode for Node Applications running on Azure App Services (windows). This was achieved by poi...
Spring Boot
Azure webapp access Keyvault secrets with Java and Managed Services Identity
This document will provide steps and example to access keys and secrets in Azure Keyvault from a Java Webapp using Managed Services Identity.
How-to
Azure webapp access Keyvault secrets with Java and Managed Services Identity
This document will provide steps and example to access keys and secrets in Azure Keyvault from a Java Webapp using Managed Services Identity.
VNET Integration
Configuring a Nginx image for VNET Integration on Azure
Configuring a Nginx docker image for VNET Integration on Azure We’ll be walking through the changes required with the Nginx docker repo to support vnet Integ...
ReactJS
Running Production Build Nodejs Apps on App Service Linux
When you create production build for your React, Angular, other Node framework the files will either be placed in a build or dist directory depending on the ...
Angular
Running Production Build Nodejs Apps on App Service Linux
When you create production build for your React, Angular, other Node framework the files will either be placed in a build or dist directory depending on the ...
ExpressJS
Running Production Build Nodejs Apps on App Service Linux
When you create production build for your React, Angular, other Node framework the files will either be placed in a build or dist directory depending on the ...
Azure Hybrid Connection
Back to top ↑Any Framework based on PHP 7.2 or 7.3 or 7.4 Images
Unable to download static content when using php images on Azure App Service - Linux
Unable to download static content (>2MB) when using PHP 7.2 or 7.3 or 7.4 images on Azure App Service Linux
Dotnet Core on Linux
Back to top ↑Azure Kubernetes Service
AKS deployment with ACR public endpoint disabled
Deploying Azure Kubernetes Service with Azure Container Registry public endpoint disabled.
Azure function app
Back to top ↑Node.js
Back to top ↑Ruby
Installing TcpPing on Azure App Service Linux
A useful tool to help with diagnosing network related issues on Azure App Service is TcpPing. Below are the steps for installing the tool for Debian and Alp...
JavaScript
Profiling High CPU and Memory in Azure JavaScript Functions
When dealing with High CPU/Memory scenarios in Azure Functions, the best recommendation is to profile your app in your local environment, but sometimes it is...
PHP Extensions
Configure Imagick PHP Extension in App Service
This blog explains how to configure Imagick PHP Extension in App Service and most common troubleshooting scenarios.
Nest
Nest Deployment on App Service Linux
This section provides information for creating, configuring, and deploying an Nest app on App Service Linux.
Azure Virtual Machine
Adding SSL/TLS certificates for Apache and NGINX on Azure Virtual Machines
This post will be an overview of how to add an TLS/SSL certificates to your Apache or NGINX Web Server running on an Azure Virtual Machine. These examples wi...
NGINX
Adding SSL/TLS certificates for Apache and NGINX on Azure Virtual Machines
This post will be an overview of how to add an TLS/SSL certificates to your Apache or NGINX Web Server running on an Azure Virtual Machine. These examples wi...
SSH
Enabling SSH on Linux Web App for Containers
This post provides information for setting up, configuration and troubleshooting SSH integration with Custom Docker Images that will be ran as Web App for Co...
How-To, Diagnostics
Diagnostic Tools for Java Performace on App Service Linux
When dealing with High CPU, High Memory, or general performance scenarios on App Service Linux, it’s recommended to profile the application locally, but this...
gRPC
Running gRPC with Container Apps
Azure Container Apps is a new offering that runs on top of Kubernetes. A nice feature of this is that it supports gRPC, which uses HTTP/2 as its transport pr...
gzip
Compression on App Service Linux
This post will cover content compression on Azure App Service Linux.
Mixed content error
WordPress Common Troubleshooting Scenarios
Mixed Content error on WordPress site What does the mixed content error message indicate?
Too many redirects
WordPress Common Troubleshooting Scenarios
Mixed Content error on WordPress site What does the mixed content error message indicate?
Debug WordPress
WordPress Common Troubleshooting Scenarios
Mixed Content error on WordPress site What does the mixed content error message indicate?
Next
NextJS Deployment on App Service Linux
This section provides information for creating, configuring, and deploying an Next.js app on App Service Linux.
Managed Identity
Using Managed Identity and Bicep to pull images with Azure Container Apps
This post will cover how to set up your Azure Container Apps to pull images from Azure Container Registry with User or System Assigned Identity when using Bi...
Azure Linux VM
How to configure Let’s Encrypt Certificates for Nginx or Apache in Azure Linux Virtual Machines
There are several ways to configure Let’s encrypt for Nginx or Apache with different clients as python3-certbot-nginx. For this purpose, it is preferred to u...
Azure App Service on Linux, Azure Linux Virtual Machine
How to set Nginx headers
This post will cover how you can modify Nginx headers, in specific for security perspective but it applies for any custom header needed. Note: This is jus...
Azure App Service on Linux, Web App for Containers
Troubleshooting common docker pull errors on linux web app for containers
This post will cover troubleshooting common Docker Pull errors on Linux Web App for Containers. This won’t cover every error that can potentially manifest - ...
Security
App Service Linux security FAQs
The platform components of App Service, including Azure VMs, storage, network connections, web frameworks, management and integration features, are actively ...
Troubleshooting DNS
Troubleshooting DNS connectivity on Azure Container Apps
Introduction Azure Container Apps provides a convenient and efficient way to deploy containerized applications in the cloud, allowing you to quickly scale an...
Dotnet
Container Apps: Profiling Dotnet applications for performance issues
This post will cover using Dotnet global troubleshooting tools to help profile performance issues on Container Apps with Dotnet applications.
Go
Container Apps: Profiling Go applications for performance issues
This post will cover using Go troubleshooting tools to help profile performance issues on Container Apps with Go applications.
Oracle
Installing Oracle database instant client for Nodejs on Linux and Widows apps service
The Oracle database client is not available by default in Azure App Service. However, it can be added quickly with a few simple commands. I’ll show you how...
Azure Container App Jobs
Using a Container App Job as Github Actions Runner for your entire Github Orginization
This blog will detail the specifc changes in order to accomplish using your Container App Job for Github Action Runners for all repos under your Github Organ...
Azure Spring Apps
Troubleshooting ‘com.hazelcast.kubernetes.RestClientException’ with Spring Cloud Gateway on Azure Spring Apps
This post will cover what seeing ‘com.hazelcast.kubernetes.RestClientException: Failure in executing REST call’ may mean when deploying a Spring Cloud Gatewa...
Reflex
Deploying Reflex Applications to Azure Container Apps
This post will cover deploying Reflex Applications to Azure Container Apps.