Deploy code to App Service

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Now, let's see how we can deploy our application to App Service.

Automated deployment

Automated deployment, or continuous integration, is a process used to push out new features and bug fixes in a fast and repetitive pattern with minimal impact on end users.

Azure supports automated deployment directly from several sources. The following options are available:

  • Azure Repos: You can push your code to Azure Repos, build your code in the cloud, run the tests, generate a release from the code, and finally push your code to an Azure Web App.
  • GitHub: Azure supports automated deployment directly from GitHub. When you connect your GitHub repository to Azure for automated deployment, any changes you push to your production branch on GitHub will be automatically deployed for you.
  • Bitbucket: Due to its similarities to GitHub, you can configure an automated deployment with Bitbucket.

Manual deployment

There are a few options that you can use to manually push your code to Azure:

  • Git: App Service web apps feature a Git URL that you can add as a remote repository. Pushing to the remote repository will deploy your app.
  • az webapp up: webapp up is a feature of the az command-line interface that packages your app and deploys it. Unlike other deployment methods, az webapp up can create a new App Service web app for you if you haven't already created one.
  • Deploy application packages: You can use az webapp deploy to deploy a ZIP, WAR, EAR, or JAR to App Service. You can also deploy scripts and static files with the same method.
  • Visual Studio: Visual Studio features an App Service deployment wizard that walks you through the deployment process.
  • FTP/S: FTP or FTPS is a traditional way of pushing your code to many hosting environments, including App Service.