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Creating a Web App and Deploying Code from GitHub Using PowerShell
In this hands-on lab, you will create an Azure web app and insert configuration information into that web app using the code from a GitHub repository — all using PowerShell. PowerShell is a powerful scripting and automation engine that can be used to provision and automate a lot of tasks in Azure.

Lab Info
Table of Contents
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Challenge
Log in to the Linux VM
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Open a new terminal.
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Copy the public IP address provided with this hands-on lab.
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In the terminal, connect to the VM:
ssh cloud_user@<PUBLIC_IP_OF_THE_VM>
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Once logged in, start the PowerShell prompt:
pwsh
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Challenge
Install the Az Module and Connect to Azure
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Install the module:
Install-Module -Name Az -AllowClobber -Scope CurrentUser
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Enter
Y
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From the PowerShell prompt, connect to Azure:
Connect-AzAccount -UseDeviceAuthentication
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Go to
https://microsoft.com/devicelogin
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Enter the Azure Portal username and password provided with this hands-on lab.
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Challenge
Create the Azure App Service Plan and Web App
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Create the following variables (replacing
<UNIQUE_WEB_APP_NAME>
with a globally unique name):$gitrepo = "https://github.com/chadmcrowell/app-service-web-dotnet-get-started.git" $webappname = "<UNIQUE_WEB_APP_NAME>" $location = "West US" $resourceGroup = '<RESOURCE_GROUP_PROVISIONED_WITH_LAB>'
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Create the app service plan:
New-AzAppServicePlan -Name $webappname -Location $location -ResourceGroupName $resourceGroup -Tier Free
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Create the web app:
New-AzWebApp -Name $webappname -Location $location -AppServicePlan $webappname -ResourceGroupName $resourceGroup
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Challenge
Create and Apply the Configuration to the Web App
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Create the variable for the GitHub configuration:
$PropertiesObject = @{ repoUrl = "$gitrepo"; branch = "master"; isManualIntegration = "true"; }
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Apply the configuration to the web app:
Set-AzResource -PropertyObject $PropertiesObject ` -ResourceGroupName $resourceGroup ` -ResourceType Microsoft.Web/sites/sourcecontrols ` -ResourceName $webappname/web ` -ApiVersion 2015-08-01 ` -Force
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