Azure App Service
An Azure App Service is an internet-based platform as a service that is an azure service for hosting web applications, rest apis, and mobile backends.
- Context:
- It can (typically) provide application hosting through managed environments and deployment slots.
- It can (typically) support multiple programming languages including .net, java, node.js, python, php, and ruby.
- It can (typically) enable auto-scaling through traffic management and resource optimization.
- It can (typically) integrate with source control systems such as github, azure devops, and bitbucket.
- It can (typically) offer built-in authentication through azure active directory and social identity providers.
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- It can (often) facilitate continuous deployment through deployment pipelines and release automation.
- It can (often) provide monitoring capabilities through application insights and diagnostic logging.
- It can (often) implement security controls through ssl/tls configuration, network isolation, and managed identity.
- It can (often) support custom domains with dns management and ssl bindings.
- It can (often) have a tiered pricing model with consumption plans, basic plans, standard plans, and premium plans.
- It can (often) enable multi-tenant architecture where applications run in isolated app service plans.
- It can (often) enhance development workflow through local development and staging environments.
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- It can range from being a Basic Azure App Service to being a Premium Azure App Service, depending on its performance tier and scaling capabilities.
- It can range from being a Public Azure App Service to being a Government Azure App Service, depending on its compliance requirements and regulatory needs.
- It can range from being a Single-Region App Service to being a Zone-Redundant App Service, depending on its availability configuration and disaster recovery needs.
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- It can be managed in an Azure App Service Portal [1].
- It can support tls 1.3 for secure communication since 2024.
- It can operate in availability zones for high availability and fault tolerance.
- It can integrate with azure storage for file content and blob management.
- It can connect to azure sql database for data persistence and relational data storage.
- It can utilize azure monitor for performance tracking and alerts.
- It can leverage azure cdn for content delivery and caching.
- It can incorporate azure functions for serverless capabilities and event processing.
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- Examples:
- Azure App Service (2024), with ai enhancements for application migration, monitoring, and troubleshooting.
- Azure App Service (2023), with container support and deployment center improvements.
- Azure App Service Public Cloud Deployments, such as:
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- Azure App Service Runtimes, such as:
- Specialized App Service Deployments, such as:
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- Counter-Examples:
- Azure Functions, which focuses on event-driven architecture and serverless computing rather than continuous application hosting.
- Azure Service Fabric, which provides distributed systems platform for microservice development with more granular control and customization options.
- Azure Container Apps, which offers kubernetes-based container orchestration with emphasis on microservice architecture rather than traditional web hosting.
- Azure Virtual Machines, which provide infrastructure as a service requiring manual management of operating system, runtime environments, and application dependencies.
- Azure Spring Apps, which is designed specifically for spring boot applications and spring cloud services with specialized tooling.
- See: Azure Containers, Platform as a Service, Cloud Hosting Services, Web Application Platform, Azure Web Hosting, Azure DevOps.
References
- (Wikipedia, 2024) ⇒ "Azure Web Apps," Wikipedia, Retrieved October 2024.