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Creating a Web App and Deploying Code from GitHub Using PowerShell

In this hands-on lab, you will create an Azure web app and insert configuration information into that web app using the code from a GitHub repository — all using PowerShell. PowerShell is a powerful scripting and automation engine that can be used to provision and automate a lot of tasks in Azure.

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Path Info

Level

Intermediate

Duration

1h 45m

Published

Jan 24, 2020

Challenge

Log in to the Linux VM
1. Open a new terminal.
2. Copy the public IP address provided with this hands-on lab.
3. In the terminal, connect to the VM:
```
ssh cloud_user@<PUBLIC_IP_OF_THE_VM>
```
4. Once logged in, start the PowerShell prompt:
```
pwsh 
```
Challenge

Install the Az Module and Connect to Azure
1. Install the module:
```
Install-Module -Name Az -AllowClobber -Scope CurrentUser
```
2. Enter Y to continue installing from the PowerShell gallery.
3. From the PowerShell prompt, connect to Azure:
```
Connect-AzAccount -UseDeviceAuthentication
```
4. Go to https://microsoft.com/devicelogin and enter the code provided in the terminal.
5. Enter the Azure Portal username and password provided with this hands-on lab.

Challenge

Create the Azure App Service Plan and Web App

Create the following variables (replacing <UNIQUE_WEB_APP_NAME> with a globally unique name):

$gitrepo = "https://github.com/chadmcrowell/app-service-web-dotnet-get-started.git"
$webappname = "<UNIQUE_WEB_APP_NAME>"
$location = "West US"
$resourceGroup = '<RESOURCE_GROUP_PROVISIONED_WITH_LAB>'

Create the app service plan:

New-AzAppServicePlan -Name $webappname -Location $location -ResourceGroupName $resourceGroup -Tier Free

Create the web app:

New-AzWebApp -Name $webappname -Location $location -AppServicePlan $webappname -ResourceGroupName $resourceGroup

Challenge

Create and Apply the Configuration to the Web App

Create the variable for the GitHub configuration:

$PropertiesObject = @{
  repoUrl = "$gitrepo";
  branch = "master";
  isManualIntegration = "true";
}

Apply the configuration to the web app:

Set-AzResource -PropertyObject $PropertiesObject `
  -ResourceGroupName $resourceGroup `
  -ResourceType Microsoft.Web/sites/sourcecontrols `
  -ResourceName $webappname/web `
  -ApiVersion 2015-08-01 `
  -Force

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