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Deploy and Compare Azure VM and App Service Workloads
In this lab, you'll deploy a workload on both Azure Virtual Machines and Azure App Service, then compare their operational differences side by side. When you're finished, you will have successfully provisioned a Linux virtual machine and validated a running web service, deployed a web application to Azure App Service and confirmed access, and analyzed the management, scaling, and responsibility differences between the two services.
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Challenge
Provision a Linux virtual machine and validate a running web service
- Create a Linux Ubuntu Server 24.04 LTS VM and configure inbound HTTP access.
- Connect via Azure Bastion and install and start the nginx web server.
- Verify the web service is reachable through the VM's public IP address.
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Challenge
Deploy a web application to Azure App Service and confirm access
- Create a Web App using a container publish type and a new Basic B1 App Service Plan.
- Configure the container with the nginx quickstart image.
- Confirm the application is accessible via the App Service default domain URL.
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Challenge
Analyze management, scaling, and responsibility differences
- Explore VM and App Service management blades to identify IaaS vs. PaaS controls.
- Resize the VM and scale up and out the App Service Plan to compare scaling models.
- Review shared responsibility differences between the two services.
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