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Installing and Deploying the Application Code

Manual setup reference for installing and deploying the application code.

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Installing and Deploying the Application Code

Deploy the application code from your local repository to the Azure App Service.

  1. Ensure Azure Extensions are Installed: You need the Azure Tools Extension Pack and the Azure App Service extension in VS Code.

  2. Sign In to Azure: Use the Azure extension to sign in to your Azure account.

  3. Deploy:

    • In the VS Code Activity Bar, click the Azure icon.

    • Expand App Service, find your subscription and the App Service instance you created.

    • Right-click on the App Service name.

    • Select Deploy to Web App….

    • Browse and select the application/single_app folder from the repository.

    • VS Code will prompt to confirm the deployment, potentially warning about overwriting existing content. Click Deploy.

    • Make sure your requirements.txt file is up-to-date before deploying. The deployment process (SCM_DO_BUILD_DURING_DEPLOYMENT=true) will use this file to install dependencies on the App Service.

    • Monitor the deployment progress in the VS Code Output window.

Deploying via Azure CLI (Zip Deploy)

This method involves creating a zip file of the application code and uploading it using the Azure CLI. Refer to the official documentation for detailed steps: Quickstart: Deploy a Python web app to Azure App Service.

Key Steps:

  1. Create the ZIP file:

    • Navigate into application/single_app in your terminal.

    • Create a zip file containing only the necessary application files and folders. Crucially, zip the contents, not the parent folder itself.

    • Include:

      • static/ folder

      • templates/ folder

      • requirements.txt file

      • All Python files (*.py) at the root level (e.g., app.py, utils.py, etc.).

      • Any other necessary support files or directories at the root level.

    • Exclude:

      • .git/ folder and .gitignore

      • .vscode/ folder

      • pycache/ directories

      • .env, example.env (environment variables are set in App Settings)

      • .deployment, Dockerfile, .dockerignore (unless specifically using Docker deployment)

      • README.md, LICENSE, .DS_Store, etc.

      • Any local virtual environment folders (e.g., .venv, env).

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    Ensure SCM_DO_BUILD_DURING_DEPLOYMENT is Set: Verify this application setting is true in your App Service configuration to ensure dependencies are installed from requirements.txt during deployment.

  2. Deploy using Azure CLI:

    
az login # Sign in if you haven't already

az account set --subscription "<Your-Subscription-ID>"

   

az webapp deploy --resource-group <Your-Resource-Group-Name> --name <Your-App-Service-Name> --src-path ../deployment.zip --type zip