Setting up a basic Azure Function

Let's understand Azure Functions and create one in Azure Portal.

1. Go to https://portal.azure.com. Click on Function Apps in the left sidebar:

There is no Function App available as of now.

2. Click on the plus + sign and search for Function Apps. Then click on Create:

3. Provide the App name, Subscription details, and existing Resource Group. Select Consumption Plan in Hosting Plan. Then select Location:

4. Select Create New in Storage and click on Create:

5. Now, let's go to Function Apps in the left sidebar and verify whether the recently created Function App is available in the list or not:

6. Click on the Function App and we can see the details related to the Subscription, Resource group, URL, Location, App Service Plan / pricing tier.

We can stop or restart the function from the same pane.

7. The Settings tab provides details on...