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Deploy a Node.js App to a Deployment Slot in Azure DevOps

You have been given the code for a Node.js application and must deploy it to an Azure Web App with two slots. Use Azure DevOps to integrate the code and deploy it to the `dev` slot in the Azure Web App provisioned with this hands-on lab.

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Path Info

Level

Intermediate

Duration

1h 30m

Published

Aug 19, 2021

Challenge

Create an Azure DevOps Organization
- Log in to the Azure Pportal using the provided credentials.
- Search for Azure DevOps from the services menu.
- Create a new organization and project named MyFirstProject.
Challenge

Push Code to Azure Repos and Create a Build
- Log in to the Linux VM provided with this lab.
- Use the following command to clone the node-express branch of the repository:
```
git clone -b node-express https://github.com/ACloudGuru-Resources/content-az400-lab-resources.git
```
- Remove the GitHub origin.
- Copy the commands from Azure Repos to add the new remote origin and push the code.
- This lab requires the use of a self-hosted agent. Instructions can be found here: Self-Hosted Agent Instructions.
- Start a new build pipeline using the YAML present in the new Azure DevOps repo.
- Make sure that the pipeline is using the self-hosted agent.
Challenge

Deploy Node.js App to Azure Web App Slot
- Create a release pipeline from Azure DevOps.
- Make sure the pipeline is using the self-hosted agent.
- Select the source as the existing packaged artifact.
- Within the stage, add the task to deploy to the Azure Web App.
- Add a task to swap slots from dev to production.

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