Chapter 26: Deploying Web Apps via Azure Pipelines

we move from theory to practical execution. Now that we have explored the architecture of Azure Pipelines (Chapter 24) and advanced logic (Chapter 25 Part 1/2), we are going to build a complete, end-to-end deployment for a Web Application. In this session, you will see how a code change in your repository triggers a build, packages your app, and pushes it live to Azure App Service. This is the "bread and butter" of a DevOps Engineer’s daily work. In this video, we cover: The Web App CI/CD Workflow: Mapping out the journey from a developer's git push to the final production URL. Service Connections: How to securely link Azure DevOps to your Azure Subscription using Service Principals. The Build Stage: Using YAML tasks to restore dependencies, compile code, and run unit tests for .NET, Node.js, or Python apps. Publishing Artifacts: Understanding the ArchiveFiles and PublishBuildArtifacts tasks to prepare your deployment package. The Deployment Stage: Deep dive into the AzureWebApp task—deploying your code to specific App Service instances or Deployment Slots. Post-Deployment Validation: Adding a "Health Check" step to ensure the web app is responding correctly after the code has been swapped. By the end of this hour, you will have a fully functioning automated pipeline that can deploy any web application to the cloud with zero manual intervention. #AzureDevOps #WebDeployment #AzureAppService #Automation #CICD #SoftwareEngineering #CloudComputing #YAML