Deploy Your Dash Plotly App to Microsoft Azure in 10 Easy Steps (For Free!) 🚀
In this video, I’ll walk you through how to deploy your Dash Plotly app to Microsoft Azure in just 10 simple steps—and yes, it’s completely free! 🤑
🔗 GitHub Repo (Final Code):
https://github.com/msjoelin/dash_demo
Prerequisites 🛠️
Before we dive in, make sure you have:
✅ A Dash Plotly app working locally 🖥️
✅ Your code pushed to a GitHub repository 🔗
✅ An Azure subscription 🌐
Steps to Deploy 📝
1️⃣ Ensure your app works locally (test it to avoid surprises).
2️⃣ Add server=app.server to your app.py file.
3️⃣ Wrap app.layout in an html.Div.
4️⃣ Create a requirements.txt file.
5️⃣ Commit and push your changes to GitHub.
6️⃣ Create a new app in Azure.
7️⃣ Add the startup command:
bash gunicorn --bind=0.0.0.0 --timeout 600 app:server
8️⃣ Deploy the app using your GitHub repo.
9️⃣ Let it build (grab a coffee ☕).
🔟 Celebrate and check out your app in production! 🎉
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00:00 Intro — deploy your Dash app to the web for free
00:31 Prerequisites — 3 things you need before starting
01:22 Step 1: Check the app works locally
02:22 Step 2: Prep the code for deployment
03:53 Step 3: Create the requirements.txt file
05:49 Step 4: Set up Azure App Service
08:06 Step 5: Configure the startup command
09:04 Step 6: Connect GitHub & deploy
10:27 Verify the deployment is live
11:27 Bonus: Auto-deploy on every GitHub push
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