I have mentioned how to download the eventlog.xml file to view the events which are happening on your Azure App Service (Web App, Mobile App, API App, Logic App) here and here. You can also look at the event logs in a event viewer using KUDU, I discussed KUDU here. Keep in mind that if […]
Read More →Archive for January, 2016
Azure App Service appLens – finding the root cause
There is a really cool new Azure App Service Web App tool called appLens that is explained in more detail here. Open it by selecting the Settings –> AppLens from the App Service you are interested in analyzing, similar to that shown in Figure 1. Figure 1, AppLens shows this is an application issue not […]
Read More →Setting Application Request Routing – ARR Affinity for your Azure App Service
ARR Affinity is enabled on your Azure App Service by default. This means that if you are running multiple instance of your App Service, clients will be directed to the same instance for each request. Here is an article that contains more information on the subject. However, now it is possible to perform the enable […]
Read More →How to take a memory dump from a specific App Service instance
I wrote this article that discussed how to monitor the different instances of an Azure App Service. As you know, when you access the KUDU console, as I discussed here, you are accessing only 1 of the multiple instances, which may or may not be having a problem. So, if you take a memory dump […]
Read More →How to reduce downtime when moving a custom domain between Azure Web Apps
I not only support App Service Azure Web Apps, I am a customer of them too. This is something we refer to as ‘eating our own Dogfood’ here at Microsoft. Using the services which you support is certainly a benefit when working together with a customer as it makes it easier to understand their perspective. […]
Read More →Mapping a custom domain name to an Azure App Service
As you may know, Azure Apps Services contains Web App, Mobile Apps, API Apps, Logic Apps, etc…and it is possible to map a custom domain name to each of those. These articles here cover all the basics of the domain configuration from a DNS, CNAME and A Record, plus from the wildcard, subdomain, naked, traffic […]
Read More →How to delete a Web App backup
Backing up your Web App and associated database is something you need to take very seriously. You never know when something might happen that requires a restoration of a backup. For example, the deployment of some bad code or the accidental removal of numerous files. Individuals or companies running IT services without backups, are taking […]
Read More →How (I) back up my Azure Blob Storage container
I run a little website for fun and I store PNGs images into an Azure Blob Storage container. I also reference the PNGs directly from within the site. It is a small site and I have up until now about 1000 images in the container, it would be a catastrophe if I ever lost them, […]
Read More →Setting up and using GitHub in Visual Studio 2015
Although I use TFS a lot, I thought I would setup a GitHub repository to host a public copy of my IIS, ASP.NET and C# troubleshooting labs located here. Here is how I did it. Install the GitHub extension for Visual Studio Create your GitHub repo and then login Create a GitHub repository Create a […]
Read More →Scan your App Service for vulnerabilities
A recent feature deployed for App Services (Web App, Mobile App, API App or Logic App) is a tool that can scan your App Service for vulnerabilities, announced here. Once you have signed up, you will see a link to your management console similar to that shown in Figure 1. Figure 1, check your App […]
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