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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 provided with this lab. Then, using Azure DevOps and the pipeline, swap the slot in the Azure Web App from `dev` to `production`.

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Level
Clock icon Intermediate
Duration
Clock icon 1h 30m
Last updated
Clock icon Sep 01, 2025

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Table of Contents

  1. Challenge

    Create a New Azure DevOps Organization and Project

    • Log in to the Azure portal.
    • Create a new private project named AwesomeProject.

  2. Challenge

    Import an Existing Repo into Azure Repos

    • Create a new Azure Repo by importing a GitHub Repo.
    • Set the default branch to node-express.

  3. Challenge

    Create a Service Connection

    • Create a service connection using an app registration or managed identity (manual) and set the credential to Secret.
    • The subscription ID, subscription name, and directory (tenant) ID can be found by running Get-AzSubscription from the cloudshell.
    • The application (client) ID and client secret can be found on the lab credential page under the service principal.
    • Important: Make sure the Service connection name is set to ServiceConnection.

  4. Challenge

    Install a Self-hosted Agent on the Provided VM

    • Install a self-hosted agent onto the provided Linux VM.
    • Use a personal access token for the authentication method.

  5. Challenge

    Create an Azure DevOps Pipeline

    Make sure the following has been configured in the pipeline YAML:

    • webAppName is set your web app name.
    • resourceGroup is set your resource group name.

    Run the pipeline and validate success by opening the production site on the Azure web app.

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