Migrate a Website from a Virtual Machine to Azure Web Apps

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Migrate a Website from a Virtual Machine to Azure Web Apps

You are working on a team that is in the middle of upgrading an application environment, and as part of that effort, you are migrating an IIS website to Azure Web Apps. To do this, in this hands-on lab, you will be utilizing the App Service Migration Assistant to migrate your website to an Azure Web App.

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Lab Info

Level

Intermediate

Last updated

Oct 11, 2025

Duration

1h 0m

Challenge

Configure the Web Server
- Install Internet Information Services (IIS) on the virtual machine
- Create a simple HTML website
NOTE: These steps can be automated using the webserver PowerShell script from the GitHub repository
Challenge

Install the App Service Migration Assistant
- Create an Azure Migrate project.
- Download and install the App Service Migration Assistant
Challenge

Migrate the Website
- Configure the App Service Migration Assistant to migrate the default website
- Connect the App Service Migration Assistant to your Azure subscription
  
  Important:
  
  Use the existing App Service plan
  
  By default, the Migration Assistant will deploy an App Service plan that is not permitted in the lab environment
  
  Use the existing resource group
  
  Creation of a new resource groups is not permitted in the lab environment
- Confirm the website has been successfully migrated

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