Azure Quickstart: Web Hosting with App Services
There was a time when hosting a web application and the backing infrastructure was a long and rather expensive process. But with the advent of the cloud, this process has become much, much easier. This post is about setting up a web application in Azure. Within minutes, you can get your own web app up in Azure. Let's get started! Creating an Azure Account The first step is to create an account on Azure. To do that, you need the following: A Microsoft account A mobile phone (for identity verification) A credit card (for identity verification) The credit card details are needed only for identity verification purposes. It will not get charged unless you explicitly tell Azure to. Here is the registration link: https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/free/ Congratulations, you now have an Azure account! Accessing the Azure Portal The Azure portal is the starting page in Azure. From it, you can create web apps, create other resources (there are a lot to choose from), view...