Azure platform deployment options
As we saw in the previous section, Azure provides a number of options to build and deploy applications on the platform. We will use our example of the product
API REST service to examine the various options provided by Azure to deploy and run our application.
Before we begin, I am assuming you are familiar with the Azure platform and have already signed up in the portal.
Azure supports multiple programming languages and provides SDKs to support development in the respective areas. For our purpose, we are primarily exploring support for Java applications within the Azure platform.
We will explore application hosting services in the following four areas:
- App Services
- Container Services
- Service Fabric
- Functions
Refer to the following link for more details and getting started: https://azure.microsoft.com/en-in/downloads/.
Deploying Spring Boot API to Azure App Service
In this section, we are taking our product
API service and migrating it to an Azure App Service. We will...