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 […]
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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 →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 […]
Read More →HTTP 500 Azure App Service Web App
When accessing your Azure App Service Web App, if you receive an HTTP 500 response, similar to that shown in Figure 1, first step is to add or modify the customErrors attribute and set the mode property to Off, as shown in Figure 2. Figure 1, Azure Web App returns a 500 Figure 2, change […]
Read More →How to setup IP Security Restrictions for an Azure App Service
I wrote an article here that describes how to connect to a Web App from IIS manager. If you cannot do that, read down at the bottom of the article where I show the configuration you can add to the web.config manually. Here is a document that discusses this feature in more detail. Once you […]
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