Application Categories

• Web Application: Application which serves web pages and runs over http(s)
• Web API: Application which serves REST API and runs over http(s)
• Batch : Jobs or code which runs on a particular schedule.
• Desktop/Mobile Apps: Client applications running using Windows/Linux tech stack.

What Application Categories does Azure Support?

• Web Applications
• Web API
• Batch

Azure App Service

• Azure App Service supports applications to be executed over http(s)
• Azure App Service is PAAS.
• Azure App Service has different Hosting Plans (Pricing tier)

Sample App Service

• Create a Resource Group
• Navigate to All Services and Select App Service
• Create Azure App Service and Enter the following
  • Name: Ensure it is unique
  • OS: Linux/Windows
  • Publish: Code/Git
  • Runtime Stack: Choose your Technology.
  • App Service Plan: Choose the plan to suit your needs
• Click on Create to Create the azure app Service. Once the resource is created navigate to URL of the App Service.

App Service Plans

• Before we understand Plans we need to Look at some terms
  • ACU (Azure Compute Unit):
    • Unit Derived by Microsoft for measuring App Service Plans
    • ACUs can be used to compare Plans. More DTUs means more performance
    • Use ACU as relative Term across plans.
  • Included Features:
    • With the plan select we also get some included features
• On a broader note
  • Free
  • Basic
  • Premium
  • Isolated