Setting up and configuring Microsoft Azure App services

In this section, we will begin by setting up and configuring our TrackMyWalks app within the Microsoft Azure platform. We will look at the steps involved in creating our TrackMyWalks Azure App service—as well as those involved in creating the SQL Server database and the data connections—prior to creating the WalkEntries table so that we can store our walk trail information using the TrackMyWalks app.

Let's take a look at how we can achieve this by going through the following steps:

1. First, open your browser, type in https://portal.azure.com/, and log in to the Microsoft Azure Portal using your credentials.

If you don't already have a Microsoft Azure account, you can create one for free at https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/pricing/free-trial/.

2. Next, from the Microsoft Azure page, click on the...