How to deploy Strapi to Azure?

Question

I installed Strapi with Mongodb locally. I need to deploy it to Azure. Strapi is commitet on Azure Git-repository. I have created a App Service with Ubuntu on Azure.

How to deploy my Strapi to this? Can I use pipeline? I can't find any good documentaion/example how to do it. Help!

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My results after trying the method described here:

https://github.com/youkou2/Strapi-On-Azure-WebApp

Build pipeline works without any error
Deploy pipeline works without any error
Deployed web site is empty.

I can describe what I have done, may be somebody can help me to find what I did wrong.

a) Build pipeline is

pool:
  name: Azure Pipelines
steps:
- bash: |
   yarn install 
   set NODE_ENV=PRODUCTION     
   yarn build  

   rm -rf .cache
   rm -rf .git
   displayName: Build

- task: ArchiveFiles@2
  displayName: 'Archive ./'
  inputs:
    rootFolderOrFile: ./
    includeRootFolder: false

- task: PublishBuildArtifacts@1
  displayName: 'Publish Artifact: drop'

*** It works ok, no errors ***

b) Deploy pipeline

steps:
- task: AzureRmWebAppDeployment@4
  displayName: 'Deploy Azure App Service'
  inputs:
    azureSubscription: '$(Parameters.ConnectedServiceName)'
    appType: '$(Parameters.WebAppKind)'
    WebAppName: '$(Parameters.WebAppName)'

*** It works ok, no errors ***

c) Project is deployed to https://oskogencms.azurewebsites.net/

*** It is empty, why? ***
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Here is additional info around the deployment:

user_11816733 · Answer

You can try to use zip deploy, The steps is npm install, create zip package, publish zip package, release zip package. For more information please have a look of this the offcial doc:

https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/app-service/deploy-zip

By the way, it seems deploy strapi to azure web app is not the recommended method.

https://strapi.io/documentation/3.0.0-beta.x/deployment/azure.html#azure

This is an article on deploying strapi to azure web app, the introduction is more detailed, also using zip deployment:(The only different between you is it is deployed to windows os. If you can use ftp, ftp deploy is also a choice.)

https://github.com/youkou2/Strapi-On-Azure-WebApp

user_5425825 · Answer

Please check @ZiedBeta's sample in the following link:

https://github.com/strapi/strapi/issues/3580

Build pipeline:

    pool:
      name: Azure Pipelines
    steps:
    - bash: |

       yarn install 

       yarn build

       rm -rf .cache
       rm -rf .git
      displayName: build

    - task: ArchiveFiles@2
      displayName: 'Archive Strapi'
      inputs:
        rootFolderOrFile: ./
        includeRootFolder: false

    - task: PublishBuildArtifacts@1
      displayName: 'Publish Artifact: drop'


Development pipeline:

    steps:
    - task: AzureRmWebAppDeployment@4
      displayName: 'Deploy Azure App Service'
      inputs:
        azureSubscription: '$(Parameters.ConnectedServiceName)'
        appType: '$(Parameters.WebAppKind)'
        WebAppName: '$(Parameters.WebAppName)'
        enableCustomDeployment: true
        DeploymentType: zipDeploy

How to deploy Strapi to Azure?

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