How To Publish ASP.NET Web Application On Azure Portal Using App Services

Introduction to Azure Services

 

In Azure cloud services, we get three types of services -  IaaS, PaaS, and SaaS. Now, I’m showing the PaaS (Platform as a Services) Azure Services to deploy a web application using Visual Studio.

 

First, let us check the differences between IaaS, PaaS, and SaaS.

 

IaaS - Infrastructure as a Service

 

In IaaS, the Azure portal provides the infrastructure services to configure the services as per our requirement, just like a vendor gives you a flat without furnishing.

 

Manageable Services (Manageable by Users)	Un-Manageable Services (Manageable by Vendor)
Applications	Virtualizations
Databases	Server
Runtime	Storages
Middleware	Networking
Operating System

 

PaaS - Platform as a Services

 

In PaaS, Azure provides services like manageable and unmanageable services for your requirement. It is similar to a fully furnished studio apartment where we get manageable and unmanageable services from the vendor.

 

Manageable Services (Manageable by Users)	Un-Manageable Services (Manageable by Vendor)
Applications	Databases
	Runtime
	Operating System
	Virtualizations
	Server
	Storages
	Networking

 

SaaS - Software as a Services

 

In SaaServices, Azure portal will provide the users their required software as per their need.

 

Manageable Services (Manageable by Users)	Un-Manageable Services (Manageable by Vendor)
	Applications
	Databases
	Runtime
	Operating System
	Virtualizations
	Server
	Storages
	Networking

Now, let us start with PaaS.

 

Log into your Azure portal and create a web app using App Services or use the search bar to create one.

 

 

After selecting to create a web app, we need to give configuration for this web app like Subscription, Resource Group, Name, Publishing type, Runtime stack, Operating System, Region.

 

 

Subscription	A login can have one or multiple subscriptions as per the user selected plan
Resource Group	A subscription can have multiple resource groups to manage the applications
Name	Name of the application
Publish	Publishing type of code or in the docker image
Runtime task	Select type of applications like PHP, .NET, java and there supported versions provided from the vendor
Operating System	Publishing the application in Linux or Windows environment as per our supported web applications
Region	Location
App Service plan	We need to choose the plan for pay as you go
Application Insights	Through application insights, you can monitor your app and log information

 

 

 

 

 

Now, we’ll configure the above things as per the client requirement and billing. Review and create it.

 

After creating the web app, you’ll get notification for creation of this task.

 

 

Under resource group, we get App Service, Application Insights, App Service plan.

 

 

Now, we’ll create an ASP.NET web application to publish in the Azure Web App Services.

 

 

Choose web forms or MVC, or Web API as per your requirement to publish.

 

 

 

Now, your application has been created in Visual Studio.

 

 

Run your web application on localhost. It should run without any compilation errors.

 

 

Now, switch to your Azure account to get the publishing profile from your created web app service. To get publishing profile for the web app, open your App Service and get the profile published to use it.

 

 

Now, switch to your project in Visual Studio. Go to project in your solution and right-click to get the Publish menu.

 

 

Now, click on "Start" to publish the project on the Azure portal.

 

 

Select options to publish, choose the app service, and select Import profile.

 

 

Now, select your publishing profile which we downloaded from the Azure portal, i.e., web app services in previous steps.

 

After selecting your publish profile from your local, the publishing task starts automatically.

 

 

Now, your web application is successfully published in Azure App Services.

 

 

Happy coding!!!