Azure Updates - Latest from Azure Charts

Microsoft Foundry Now Has an AI Gateway Control Plane - What Changes for App Service

Fri, 17 Jul 2026 17:04:00 Z

Microsoft Foundry can now create or associate an APIM-based AI Gateway. Here is what changes for App Service agents, what remains in APIM, and the v2-tier requirement that affects existing gateways.
Update Type: Announcement, Services: API Management, Microsoft Foundry, App Service, Categories:

MCP Enterprise Authorization Is Here - What Entra and App Service Can Do Today

Thu, 16 Jul 2026 14:31:00 Z

Learn what MCP Enterprise-Managed Authorization changes, how Entra ID and App Service map to the model today, and explore a working Python reference with a local ID-JAG lab.
Update Type: Announcement, Services: App Service, Microsoft Entra ID, Categories:

Give your AI agent two memories with Azure App Service

Wed, 15 Jul 2026 17:23:00 Z

A complete App Service sample that combines Redis conversation history with Cosmos DB vector memory through Microsoft Agent Framework providers and passwordless Azure access.
Update Type: Announcement, Services: App Service, Cosmos DB, Categories:

Give your AI agent two memories with Azure App Service

Wed, 15 Jul 2026 00:00:00 Z

Agents feel continuous only when they can operate across two very different time horizons. They need the recent turns that make the current conversation coherent, and they need a smaller set of durable facts that can follow an authenticated user into a new conversation.
Update Type: Announcement, Services: App Service, Categories: Services

Exceptions in WAF for Azure Application Gateway and Azure Front Door

Tue, 07 Jul 2026 17:42:50 Z

Azure Web Application Firewall (WAF) helps protect your web applications from common threats and attacks. In some cases, WAF may block requests that are safe and expected for your application. Existing exclusions help reduce false positives by omitting sp
Update Type: Preview, Services: App Service, Application Gateway, Azure Front Door, Categories: Features, Security, Services

A Better Way to View Logs in Kudu for Azure App Service on Linux

Thu, 25 Jun 2026 09:46:00 Z

Logs are often the fastest way to understand what is happening inside your application. Whether you are investigating startup behavior, runtime errors, failed requests, dependency issues, or unexpect...
Update Type: Announcement, Services: App Service, Categories:

Only 8.5% of MCP Servers Use OAuth - Here's How to Host One Securely on App Service

Tue, 23 Jun 2026 19:20:00 Z

The Model Context Protocol exploded onto the scene because it's easy. Stand up a server, expose a few tools, point Claude or VS Code at it, and your agent can suddenly read files, hit APIs, and run c...
Update Type: Announcement, Services: App Service, Categories:

MCP Just Went Stateless - What the 2026 Spec Changes About Scaling on App Service

Tue, 23 Jun 2026 16:10:00 Z

A couple of months ago I wrote about scaling MCP servers behind App Service's built-in load balancer. The trick back then was to lean on stateless HTTP transport so any instance could serve any reque...
Update Type: Announcement, Services: App Service, Categories:

A Better Way to View Logs in Kudu for Azure App Service on Linux

Fri, 12 Jun 2026 00:00:00 Z

Logs are often the fastest way to understand what is happening inside your application. Whether you are investigating startup behavior, runtime errors, failed requests, dependency issues, or unexpected application behavior, having the right log view can make troubleshooting much easier.
Update Type: Announcement, Services: App Service, Categories: Services

Debug App Startup Faster on Azure App Service for Linux with Startup Logs

Thu, 11 Jun 2026 12:34:00 Z

When an app fails to start on Azure App Service for Linux, one of the first things you need is visibility into what happened during startup. This can include container initialization, runtime setup, ...
Update Type: Announcement, Services: App Service, Categories:

Debug App Startup Faster on Azure App Service for Linux with Startup Logs

Wed, 10 Jun 2026 00:00:00 Z

When an app fails to start on Azure App Service for Linux, one of the first things you need is visibility into what happened during startup. This can include container initialization, runtime setup, startup command execution, application output, and warmup probe results.
Update Type: Announcement, Services: App Service, Categories: Services

What's new in Azure App Service at #MSBuild 2026

Mon, 08 Jun 2026 22:30:00 Z

At Microsoft Build 2026, Azure App Service introduced a powerful set of updates designed to help organizations accelerate their journey into AI, without increasing complexity or cost. These innovatio...
Update Type: Announcement, Services: App Service, Categories:

Now in preview: built-in MCP for Azure App Service

Mon, 08 Jun 2026 13:09:00 Z

At Build 2026 last week, we announced the public preview of built-in MCP for Azure App Service. It does one thing, and it does it with almost no effort on your part: it turns a REST API you already h...
Update Type: Preview, Services: App Service, Categories:

App Service Build 2026 Updates

Mon, 08 Jun 2026 00:00:00 Z

Build 2026 is here, and Azure App Service is showing up with a packed lineup of updates. This post is your one-stop rollup of what’s new: a brand-new Easy AI experience that turns your web apps into agent-ready endpoints, the general availability of Isolated v4 on ASEv3, continued progress on App Service Managed Instance, and a wave of platform and CLI improvements built for the agent era.
Update Type: Announcement, Services: App Service, Categories: Services

Understand Whats Happening with Your App Service for Linux Website Using Site Status

Tue, 02 Jun 2026 05:21:00 Z

When your website is not starting or behaving unexpectedly, it can be difficult to quickly understand what state the application is in and what might be causing the issue. To make this easier, Azur...
Update Type: Announcement, Services: App Service, Categories:

Better Deployment Errors in az webapp deploy

Mon, 01 Jun 2026 00:00:00 Z

Deployment failures can be difficult to interpret, especially when the error returned by the deployment API does not clearly explain what went wrong or what to do next.
Update Type: Announcement, Services: App Service, Categories:

Understand What’s Happening with Your App Service for Linux Website Using Site Status

Mon, 01 Jun 2026 00:00:00 Z

When your website is not starting or behaving unexpectedly, it can be difficult to quickly understand what state the application is in and what might be causing the issue.
Update Type: Announcement, Services: App Service, Categories: Services

TLS 1.0 and TLS 1.1 in Azure App Service, Azure Functions, and Azure Logic Apps

Thu, 21 May 2026 21:45:32 Z

As part of Azure’s ongoing security improvements, App Service, Functions, and Logic Apps will no longer accept connections using TLS 1.0 or TLS 1.1 after May 31, 2027. Any client, application, or service that continues to use these legacy TLS versions wil
Update Type: Deprecation, Services: Logic Apps, Azure Functions, App Service, Categories: Services, Retirements

You Can Build a Framework-Agnostic AI Gateway on Azure App Service - Here's How

Thu, 21 May 2026 17:29:00 Z

The agent infrastructure conversation moved this year. In October 2025, AWS shipped Amazon Bedrock AgentCore — a managed agent runtime with per-session microVM isolation, built-in long-term memory, n...
Update Type: Announcement, Services: Virtual Machines, App Service, Categories:

Debugging Python apps on App Service with the new SSH helper aliases

Tue, 19 May 2026 13:40:00 Z

You shipped a Python app to App Service. It worked in the demo. It works locally. In production, /chat is returning 502s — but /health is green, the deployment succeeded, the logs are quiet, and ...
Update Type: Announcement, Services: App Service, Categories:

Turn Your App Service Web App Into a Self-Healing Agent: LLMOps Best Practices for Production

Mon, 18 May 2026 18:06:00 Z

A user submits a prompt. The agent burns through 50,000 tokens looping on a malformed tool response. Another user trips a model rate limit and the agent silently fails. A bad prompt update goes out a...
Update Type: Announcement, Services: App Service, Categories:

You Can Scale MCP Servers Behind a Load Balancer on App Service - Here's How

Mon, 18 May 2026 15:49:00 Z

Most MCP servers in the wild are single-instance processes. That's fine when they're driving a local Claude or VS Code session — but it's the wrong shape for a production agent fleet that has to abso...
Update Type: Announcement, Services: Load Balancer, App Service, Categories:

Platform Improvements for Python AI Apps on Azure App Service

Mon, 18 May 2026 00:00:00 Z

Originally published on Microsoft Tech Community.
Update Type: Announcement, Services: App Service, Categories: Services

New SSH helper aliases for Python apps on Azure App Service for Linux

Fri, 15 May 2026 10:37:00 Z

Troubleshooting a running application often starts with SSH. To make that experience simpler for Python apps on Azure App Service for Linux, we have added new SSH helper aliases for common app, log, ...
Update Type: Announcement, Services: App Service, Categories:

Simplifying FastAPI Deployments on Azure App Service for Linux

Fri, 15 May 2026 10:25:00 Z

Deploying FastAPI apps to Azure App Service for Linux is now simpler. Previously, when you deployed a FastAPI application, you needed to configure a custom startup command so the app could run corr...
Update Type: Announcement, Services: App Service, Categories:

Platform Improvements for Python AI Apps on Azure App Service

Thu, 14 May 2026 07:44:00 Z

Overview Azure App Service (Linux) is a fully managed PaaS offering that supports a broad range of languages, including Python, Node.js, .NET, PHP, and Java. Developers can push source code or depl...
Update Type: Announcement, Services: App Service, Categories:

Control runtime patch updates with Platform Release Channel on Azure App Service for Linux

Thu, 14 May 2026 05:31:00 Z

Azure App Service for Linux is introducing Platform Release Channel, a new setting that gives you more control over when runtime patch updates are applied to your app. With this feature, you can ch...
Update Type: Announcement, Services: App Service, Categories:

New SSH helper aliases for Python apps on Azure App Service for Linux

Thu, 14 May 2026 00:00:00 Z

Troubleshooting a running application often starts with SSH. To make that experience simpler for Python apps on Azure App Service for Linux, we have added new SSH helper aliases for common app, log, networking, and Azure AI Foundry diagnostics.
Update Type: Announcement, Services: Azure AI Services, Microsoft Foundry, App Service, Categories: Services

Simplifying FastAPI Deployments on Azure App Service for Linux

Thu, 14 May 2026 00:00:00 Z

Deploying FastAPI apps to Azure App Service for Linux is now simpler.
Update Type: Announcement, Services: App Service, Categories: Services

Improving Deployment Resiliency on Azure App Service for Linux with Deferred Kudu Recycle

Thu, 07 May 2026 00:00:00 Z

Azure App Service for Linux now includes Deferred Kudu Recycle, a platform improvement designed to make deployments more resilient when app settings or connection strings are updated during an active deployment.
Update Type: Announcement, Services: App Service, Categories: Services

Control runtime patch updates with Platform Release Channel on Azure App Service for Linux

Wed, 06 May 2026 00:00:00 Z

Azure App Service for Linux is introducing Platform Release Channel, a new setting that gives you more control over when runtime patch updates are applied to your app.
Update Type: Announcement, Services: App Service, Categories: Services

General availability of Default Ruleset (DRS) 2.2 for Web Application Firewall

Wed, 29 Apr 2026 08:31:00 Z

Introduction As attackers continue to evolve their techniques, organizations require web application security that keeps pace with emerging threats without disrupting legitimate traffic. Azure Web ...
Update Type: GA, Services: App Service, Categories:

Microsoft HTTP DDoS Ruleset for Azure WAF on Azure Front Door Premium

Tue, 28 Apr 2026 17:45:04 Z

Announcing the public preview of the HTTP DDoS Ruleset on Azure Front Door Premium.HTTP-layer DDoS attacks remain a leading cause of application downtime, and traditional static controls often fall short against evolving botnets. The new HTTP DDoS Ruleset
Update Type: Preview, Services: App Service, DDoS Protection, Azure Front Door, Categories: Features, Security, Services

Why Does Azure App Service Return HTTP 404?

Tue, 28 Apr 2026 05:42:00 Z

When an application deployed to Azure App Service suddenly starts returning HTTP 404 – Not Found, it can be confusing —especially when: The deployment completed successfully The App Service s...
Update Type: Announcement, Services: App Service, Categories:

Support for .NET 8 (LTS) ends on November 10, 2026—upgrade your apps to .NET 10 (LTS)

Fri, 24 Apr 2026 17:45:05 Z

On November 10, 2026, support for .NET 8 (LTS) will end. Your apps that are hosted on App Service will continue to run, but security updates will no longer be available and we'll no longer provide customer service for .NET 8 (LTS). Required action: To avo
Update Type: Deprecation, Services: App Service, Categories: Services, Retirements

NFS Permission Denied in Azure App Service on Linux: What It Means and What to Do

Wed, 22 Apr 2026 07:31:00 Z

If your Azure App Service on Linux uses an Azure Files NFS share, you may sometimes see errors like Permission denied or Errno 13 when your app tries to write to the mounted path. Azure Files support...
Update Type: Announcement, Services: App Service, Azure Storage, Categories:

Govern AI Agents on App Service with the Microsoft Agent Governance Toolkit

Mon, 13 Apr 2026 21:15:00 Z

Part 3 of 3 — Multi-Agent AI on Azure App Service In Blog 1, we built a multi-agent travel planner with Microsoft Agent Framework 1.0 on App Service. In Blog 2, we added observability with OpenTe...
Update Type: Announcement, Services: App Service, Categories:

PHP 8.5 is now available on Azure App Service for Linux

Fri, 10 Apr 2026 10:11:00 Z

PHP 8.5 is now available on Azure App Service for Linux across all public regions. You can create a new PHP 8.5 app through the Azure portal, automate it with the Azure CLI, or deploy using ARM/Bicep...
Update Type: Announcement, Services: App Service, Categories:

A simpler way to deploy your code to Azure App Service for Linux

Fri, 10 Apr 2026 09:48:00 Z

We’ve added a new deployment experience for Azure App Service for Linux that makes it easier to get your code running on your web app. To get started, go to the Kudu/SCM site for your app: Update Type: Announcement, Services: App Service, Categories:

PHP 8.5 is now available on Azure App Service for Linux

Fri, 10 Apr 2026 00:00:00 Z

PHP 8.5 is now available on Azure App Service for Linux across all public regions. You can create a new PHP 8.5 app through the Azure portal, automate it with the Azure CLI, or deploy using ARM/Bicep templates.
Update Type: Announcement, Services: App Service, Categories: Services, Regions & Datacenters

Monitor AI Agents on App Service with OpenTelemetry and the New Application Insights Agents View

Thu, 09 Apr 2026 16:43:00 Z

Part 2 of 2: In Blog 1, we deployed a multi-agent travel planner on Azure App Service using the Microsoft Agent Framework (MAF) 1.0 GA. This post dives deep into how we instrumented those agents with...
Update Type: Announcement, Services: App Service, Azure Monitor, Categories:

Build Multi-Agent AI Apps on Azure App Service with Microsoft Agent Framework 1.0

Thu, 09 Apr 2026 16:24:00 Z

A couple of months ago, we published a three-part series showing how to build multi-agent AI systems on Azure App Service using preview packages from the Microsoft Agent Framework (MAF) (formerly Aut...
Update Type: Announcement, Services: App Service, Categories:

Deploying to Azure Web App from Azure DevOps Using UAMI

Thu, 09 Apr 2026 05:53:00 Z

TOC UAMI Configuration App Configuration Azure DevOps Configuration Logs UAMI Configuration Create a User Assigned Managed Identity with no additional configuration. This ide...
Update Type: Announcement, Services: App Service, Azure DevOps, App Configuration, Categories:

Agentic IIS Migration to Managed Instance on Azure App Service

Thu, 09 Apr 2026 00:00:00 Z

Migrating legacy ASP.NET Framework applications from IIS to Azure App Service — guided by AI agents, powered by the Model Context Protocol.
Update Type: Announcement, Services: App Service, Categories: Services

Build and Host MCP Apps on Azure App Service

Wed, 08 Apr 2026 18:10:00 Z

MCP Apps are here, and they're a game-changer for building AI tools with interactive UIs. If you've been following the Model Context Protocol (MCP) ecosystem, you've probably heard about the MCP Apps...
Update Type: Announcement, Services: App Service, Categories:

Agentic IIS Migration to Managed Instance on Azure App Service

Mon, 06 Apr 2026 16:58:00 Z

Introduction Enterprises running ASP.NET Framework workloads on Windows Server with IIS face a familiar dilemma: modernize or stay put. The applications work, the infrastructure is stable, and ...
Update Type: Announcement, Services: App Service, Categories:

A simpler way to deploy your code to Azure App Service for Linux

Mon, 06 Apr 2026 00:00:00 Z

We’ve added a new deployment experience for Azure App Service for Linux that makes it easier to get your code running on your web app.
Update Type: Announcement, Services: App Service, Categories: Services

Python support for Azure App Service and Azure Functions on Windows will be retired on March 31, 2027

Thu, 02 Apr 2026 16:45:52 Z

Starting March 31, 2027, Python applications hosted on Azure App Service on Windows and Azure Functions on Windows will no longer run. After this date: Your application configuration and content will remain intact Your apps will stop running
Update Type: Deprecation, Services: Azure Functions, App Service, Categories: Services, Retirements

Continued Investment in Azure App Service

Tue, 31 Mar 2026 08:23:00 Z

This blog was originally published to the App Service team blog Recent Investments Premium v4 (Pv4) Azure App Service Premium v4 delivers higher performance and scalability on newer Azure i...
Update Type: Announcement, Services: App Service, Categories:

Continued Investment in Azure App Service

Tue, 31 Mar 2026 00:00:00 Z

Developers care deeply about the long-term trajectory of the platforms they build on. Predictability, transparency, and continued investment all factor into trust. Azure App Service remains in active development, with ongoing improvements to runtime support, infrastructure, deployment workflows, and integrations across the platform.
Update Type: Announcement, Services: App Service, Categories: Services

Aspire on Azure App Service is now Generally Available

Wed, 25 Mar 2026 07:04:00 Z

Aspire on Azure App Service is now Generally Available

Wed, 25 Mar 2026 00:00:00 Z

Today we are announcing General Availability of Aspire on Azure App Service, making it easier to take distributed applications from local development to a fully managed production environment on Azure App Service. With the Aspire.Hosting.Azure.AppService package, you can define your hosting environment in code and deploy to App Service using the same AppHost model you already use for orchestration.
Update Type: GA, Services: App Service, Categories: Services

Default Rule Set 2.2 and updates to ruleset support policy

Tue, 17 Mar 2026 17:45:45 Z

We are updating the managed ruleset support policy for Azure Web Application Firewall (WAF) following the general availability of Default Rule Set (DRS) 2.2 on Azure Application Gateway and Azure Front Door. This update provides a clearer, more predictabl
Update Type: GA, Services: App Service, Application Gateway, Azure Front Door, Categories: Features, Security

Azure Developer CLI (azd): One command to swap Azure App Service slots

Tue, 03 Mar 2026 21:10:01 Z

The new azd appservice swap command makes deployment slot swaps fast and intuitive. The post Azure Developer CLI (azd): One command to swap Azure App Service slots appeared first on Azure SDK Blog.
Update Type: Announcement, Services: App Service, Categories: Services

WAF Insights for Application Gateway

Mon, 23 Feb 2026 16:15:47 Z

Announcing the public preview of Application Gateway WAF Insights. Azure Application Gateway WAF now offers WAF Insights, providing an interactive view of logs and metrics. WAF Insights enables quick investigation of blocked requests, analysis of attack p
Update Type: Preview, Services: App Service, Application Gateway, Categories: Features, Security

You Can Host OpenClaw on Azure App Service — Here's How

Mon, 23 Feb 2026 13:40:00 Z

OpenClaw is an open-source personal AI assistant that runs as a persistent service, connecting to your Discord, Telegram, and other channels. It's one of a growing wave of always-on AI tools — person...
Update Type: Announcement, Services: App Service, Categories:

Deploy to Azure App Service deployment slots with azd

Wed, 11 Feb 2026 14:59:15 Z

azd now supports direct deployments to Azure App Service slots—quick, clear, and slot-aware for the first time. The post Deploy to Azure App Service deployment slots with azd appeared first on Azure SDK Blog.
Update Type: Announcement, Services: App Service, Categories: Services

From Local MCP Server to Hosted Web Agent: App Service Observability, Part 2

Wed, 11 Feb 2026 07:47:00 Z

In Part 1, we introduced the App Service Observability MCP Server — a proof-of-concept that lets GitHub Copilot (and other AI assistants) query your App Service logs, analyze errors, and help debug i...
Update Type: Announcement, Services: App Service, Categories:

Chat with Your App Service Logs Using GitHub Copilot

Fri, 06 Feb 2026 08:51:00 Z

The Problem We know that logs and observability on App Service can be tricky—it's feedback we hear from customers all the time. There are many sources of information: Kudu container logs, Log Analy...
Update Type: Announcement, Services: App Service, Categories:

X-Forwarded-For (XFF) grouping for rate limiting on Application Gateway WAF v2

Tue, 03 Feb 2026 20:30:31 Z

Application Gateway Web Application Firewall (WAF) v2 now supports additional rate‑limiting GroupBy options based on the X‑Forwarded‑For (XFF) HTTP header. This enables customers running Application Gateway behind proxies or CDNs to apply rate limits usin
Update Type: Preview, Services: App Service, Application Gateway, Categories: Security

Default Ruleset 2.2 in WAF for Azure Application Gateway

Mon, 02 Feb 2026 17:45:01 Z

Announcing the general availability of Default Rule Set (DRS) 2.2 for Web Application Firewall on Azure Application Gateway.The Azure-managed DRS provides active protection against common web vulnerabilities and exploits. It also includes Microsoft Threat
Update Type: GA, Services: App Service, Application Gateway, Categories: Security

Azure Command Launcher for Java

Tue, 27 Jan 2026 14:00:07 Z

At Microsoft Ignite 2025, we announced the Public Preview of the Azure Command Launcher for Java, a new JVM launcher optimized specifically for Azure. This tool provides better default ergonomics for Java applications running in containers and virtual mac
Update Type: Preview, Services: Virtual Machines, Kubernetes Service, App Service, Container Instances, Container Apps, Azure Red Hat OpenShift, Categories: Services

Introducing the Azure Static Web Apps Skill for GitHub Copilot

Mon, 26 Jan 2026 13:18:00 Z

From "Built" to "Deployed" in Minutes You've just finished building something great: A marketing landing page for your startup A portfolio site showcasing your work A documentation site for...
Update Type: Announcement, Services: App Service, Categories:

App Service Easy MCP: Add AI Agent Capabilities to Your Existing Apps with Zero Code Changes

Wed, 14 Jan 2026 11:41:00 Z

The age of AI agents is here. Tools like GitHub Copilot, Claude, and other AI assistants are no longer just answering questions—they're taking actions, calling APIs, and automating complex workflows....
Update Type: Announcement, Services: App Service, Categories:

Industry-Wide Certificate Changes Impacting Azure App Service Certificates

Mon, 15 Dec 2025 10:23:00 Z

Executive Summary In early 2026, industry-wide changes mandated by browser applications and the CA/B Forum will affect both how TLS certificates are issued as well as their validity period. The CA...
Update Type: Announcement, Services: App Service, Categories:

Deploying a Bun + Hono + Vite app to Azure App Service

Fri, 05 Dec 2025 00:09:00 Z

TOC Introduction Local Environment Deployment Conclusion 1. Introduction Anthropic, the company behind Claude, recently acquired the JavaScript runtime startup Bun, marking one of...
Update Type: Announcement, Services: App Service, Categories:

Common Misconceptions When Running Locally vs. Deploying to Azure Linux-based Web Apps

Sun, 30 Nov 2025 09:13:00 Z

TOC Introduction Environment Variable Build Time Compatible Memory Conclusion 1. Introduction One of the most common issues during project development is the scenario where “...
Update Type: Announcement, Services: App Service, Categories:

Azure App Service AI Scenarios: Complete Sample with AI Foundry Integration

Fri, 28 Nov 2025 10:42:00 Z

This sample application demonstrates how to implement various AI scenarios on Azure App Service using Azure AI Foundry. It provides production-ready code that you can integrate into your existing Fla...
Update Type: Announcement, Services: Azure AI Services, Azure AI Foundry, App Service, Categories:

Managed Instance on Azure App Service

Tue, 18 Nov 2025 18:00:28 Z

Announcing Managed Instance on Azure App Service, now in Public Preview! This new capability makes it easy to move web apps to the cloud with minimal configuration—no code rewrites required. Whether your .NET apps run on-premises or in VMs, you can move t
Update Type: Preview, Services: Virtual Machines, App Service, Categories: Services

Introducing Preview of Async Scaling for App Service Plans

Tue, 18 Nov 2025 17:12:00 Z

Have you ever attempted to deploy or scale out an App Service Plan and received a 429 response that “Not enough available reserved instance servers to satisfy this request. Currently n instances are ...
Update Type: Announcement, Services: App Service, Categories:

Microsoft HTTP DDoS Ruleset 1.0 on Application Gateway WAF v2

Tue, 18 Nov 2025 17:01:02 Z

Announcing the public preview of the HTTP DDoS Ruleset for Application Gateway WAF v2. HTTP-layer DDoS attacks remain a leading cause of application downtime, and traditional static controls often fall short against evolving botnets. The new HTTP DDoS Rul
Update Type: Preview, Services: App Service, DDoS Protection, Application Gateway, Categories: Security

What's New in Azure App Service at #MSIgnite 2025

Tue, 18 Nov 2025 16:23:00 Z

Azure App Service introduces a new approach to accelerate application migration and modernization at Microsoft Ignite 2025. Known as Managed Instance on Azure App Service, it enables seamless moderni...
Update Type: Announcement, Services: App Service, Categories:

Custom error pages on Azure App Service

Tue, 18 Nov 2025 16:00:16 Z

Custom error pages are now generally available on App Service. When using custom error pages you can configure your apps to present an error page of your choosing instead of the default error pages that are presented to your users. Learn more.
Update Type: GA, Services: App Service, Categories: Features, Services

Announcing Public Preview of Managed Instance on Azure App Service

Tue, 18 Nov 2025 16:00:00 Z

Today at Ignite 2025, we announced the Public Preview of a fantastic new capability which will enable customers to move applications to Azure App Service faster, and with minimal, if any, code change...
Update Type: Preview, Services: App Service, Categories:

Support for Python 3.10 ends on October 1st, 2026

Fri, 14 Nov 2025 21:15:14 Z

On October 1, 2026 extended support for Python 3.10 will end. Your apps that are hosted on App Service will continue to run, but security updates will no longer be available, and we’ll no longer provide customer service for Python 3.10. Learn more about A
Update Type: Deprecation, Services: App Service, Categories: Services, Retirements

Build your first AI Agent with Azure App Service

Thu, 13 Nov 2025 17:43:00 Z

Want to build your first AI agent? Already have apps you want to add agentic capabilities to? Maybe you've heard of Azure App Service, or you're already running your applications on it. Either way, A...
Update Type: Announcement, Services: App Service, Categories:

Part III: OTEL sidecar extension on Azure App Service for Linux - Language cheat-sheet

Thu, 13 Nov 2025 10:12:00 Z

Building on Part II (and Part I), here’s a concise matrix for PHP, Python, Node.js, and .NET, plus the key app settings and quick troubleshooting steps. Lang doc OTEL librarie...
Update Type: Announcement, Services: App Service, Categories:

Part II: OTEL sidecar extension on Azure App Service for Linux - Elastic APM setup

Thu, 13 Nov 2025 08:44:00 Z

Picking up from Part I, this post shows how to obtain the Elastic APM Server URL and Secret token, add the OTEL Elastic sidecar, and validate telemetry in Kibana. Most steps are identical to the Az...
Update Type: Announcement, Services: App Service, Categories:

Part I: OTEL sidecar extension on Azure App Service for Linux - Intro + PHP walkthrough

Thu, 13 Nov 2025 06:28:00 Z

Sidecar extensions let you attach a companion container to your App Service for Linux app to add capabilities—without changing your core app or container. If you’re new to sidecars on App Service, st...
Update Type: Announcement, Services: App Service, Categories:

Introducing AI Playground on Azure App Service for Linux

Thu, 13 Nov 2025 04:36:00 Z

If you’re running a Small Language Model (SLM) as a sidecar with your web app, there’s now a faster way to try prompts, measure latency, and copy working code into your app—all without leaving your s...
Update Type: Announcement, Services: Azure AI Services, App Service, Categories:

What’s New for Python on App Service for Linux: pyproject.toml, uv, and more

Wed, 12 Nov 2025 15:16:00 Z

Python apps on Azure App Service for Linux just got a lot easier to build and ship! We’ve modernized the build pipeline to support new deployment options —whether you’re on classic setup.py, fully on...
Update Type: Announcement, Services: App Service, Categories:

Azure WAF JavaScript challenge on Azure Front Door

Tue, 11 Nov 2025 17:00:09 Z

Announcing the general availability of JavaScript (JS) challenge for Azure Web Application Firewall (WAF) with Azure Front Door To strengthen bot mitigation strategies, Azure WAF now introduces JS challenge as a new security feature. The JS challenge prov
Update Type: GA, Services: App Service, Azure Front Door, Categories: Features, Security

Node.js 24 is now available on Azure App Service for Linux

Tue, 11 Nov 2025 04:10:00 Z

Node.js 24 LTS is live on Azure App Service for Linux. You can create a new Node 24 app through the Azure portal, automate it with the Azure CLI, or roll it out using your favorite ARM/Bicep template...
Update Type: Announcement, Services: App Service, Categories:

Application Gateway for Containers with Web Application Firewall (WAF)

Mon, 10 Nov 2025 17:00:17 Z

Announcing Azure Web Application Firewall (WAF) support for Azure Application Gateway for Containers is now generally available. Application Gateway for Containers is the next evolution of Application Gateway + Application Gateway Ingress Controller. With
Update Type: GA, Services: Kubernetes Service, App Service, Application Gateway, Categories: Security, Services

Azure MCP Server

Thu, 06 Nov 2025 15:45:17 Z

Give your agents the power of cloud and redefining how developers interact with Azure. Built on Model Context Protocol (MCP), it can create a secure, standards-based bridge between Azure services—like AKS, ACA, App Service, Cosmos DB, SQL, AI Foundry, and
Update Type: GA, Services: Azure AI Services, Azure AI Foundry, Microsoft Fabric, Kubernetes Service, App Service, Cosmos DB, Container Apps, Categories: Services

Part 3: Client-Side Multi-Agent Orchestration on Azure App Service with Microsoft Agent Framework

Tue, 04 Nov 2025 15:35:00 Z

Low-Light Image Enhancer (Python + OpenCV) on Azure App Service

Tue, 04 Nov 2025 07:33:00 Z

Low-light photos are everywhere: indoor team shots, dim restaurant pics, grainy docs. This post shows a tiny Python app (Flask + OpenCV) that fixes them with explainable image processing—not a heavyw...
Update Type: Announcement, Services: App Service, Categories:

Part 3: Client-Side Multi-Agent Orchestration on Azure App Service with Microsoft Agent Framework

Tue, 04 Nov 2025 00:00:00 Z

In Part 2 of this series, I showed you how to build sophisticated multi-agent systems on Azure App Service using Azure AI Foundry Agents—server-side managed agents that run as Azure resources. Now I want to show you another alternative that gives you full control over agent orchestration, chat history management, and provider flexibility: client-side agents using ChatClientAgent. But this alternative raises an important question
Update Type: Announcement, Services: Azure AI Services, Microsoft Foundry, App Service, Categories: Services, Management

Follow-Up to ‘Important Changes to App Service Managed Certificates’: October 2025 Update

Mon, 03 Nov 2025 15:30:00 Z

This post provides an update to the Tech Community article ‘Important Changes to App Service Managed Certificates: Is Your Certificate Affected?’ and covers the latest changes introduced since July 2...
Update Type: Announcement, Services: App Service, Categories:

Part 2: Build Long-Running AI Agents on Azure App Service with Microsoft Agent Framework

Fri, 31 Oct 2025 15:31:00 Z

Last week, I shared how to build long-running AI agents on Azure App Service with Microsoft Agent Framework. If you haven't seen that post yet, I would recommend starting there as this post builds on...
Update Type: Announcement, Services: App Service, Categories:

Part 2: Build Long-Running AI Agents on Azure App Service with Microsoft Agent Framework

Fri, 31 Oct 2025 00:00:00 Z

Last week, I shared how to build long-running AI agents on Azure App Service with Microsoft Agent Framework. If you haven’t seen that post yet, I would recommend starting there as this post builds on the foundations introduced there including getting started with Microsoft Agent Framework. The response so far was great, and one comment in particular stood out
Update Type: Announcement, Services: App Service, Categories: Services

Add Sidecars to Azure App Service for Linux—via GitHub Actions or Azure Pipelines

Thu, 30 Oct 2025 04:08:00 Z

Sidecars on Azure App Service let you run helper containers (telemetry, OTEL/monitoring agents, lightweight APIs, caches, AI helpers) alongside your main app—same app, shared lifecycle, localhost net...
Update Type: Announcement, Services: App Service, Azure DevOps, Categories:

Ubuntu-Powered Runtimes on Azure App Service for Linux: Leaner, Faster, Stronger

Thu, 30 Oct 2025 04:00:00 Z

Python 3.14 is now available on Azure App Service for Linux

Thu, 30 Oct 2025 03:47:00 Z

Azure Pipeline samples: add sidecars to Azure App Service for Linux

Wed, 29 Oct 2025 00:00:00 Z

Sidecars on Azure App Service let you attach extra containers — logging, telemetry, lightweight APIs, caches, AI inference helpers — alongside your main app, in the same App Service. They start and run with your app, but you don’t have to bake that logic into your main code.
Update Type: Announcement, Services: App Service, Categories: Services

Node.js 24 is now available on Azure App Service for Linux

Wed, 29 Oct 2025 00:00:00 Z

Node.js 24 LTS is live on Azure App Service for Linux. You can create a new Node 24 app through the Azure portal, automate it with the Azure CLI, or roll it out using your favorite ARM/Bicep templates - faster runtime, tighter tooling, same App Service simplicity.
Update Type: Announcement, Services: App Service, Categories: Services

Azure WAF CAPTCHA Challenge for Azure Front Door

Tue, 28 Oct 2025 16:45:07 Z

Announcing the General Availability of CAPTCHA for Azure Web Application Firewall (WAF) with Azure Front Door.Modern web applications face evolving threats, including bots, web scrapers, and brute-force attacks, many of which can bypass traditional securi
Update Type: GA, Services: App Service, Azure Front Door, Categories: Features, Security

Python 3.14 is now available on Azure App Service for Linux

Tue, 28 Oct 2025 00:00:00 Z

If you’ve been waiting to run Python 3.14 in on Azure App Service - it’s here. Azure App Service for Linux now offers Python 3.14 as a first-class runtime. You can create a new 3.14 app through the Azure portal, automate it with the Azure CLI, or roll it out using your favorite ARM/Bicep templates — and App Service continues to handle the OS, runtime updates, and patching for you so you can stay focused on code.
Update Type: Announcement, Services: App Service, Categories: Services

Implementing Security Headers in Azure App Service and Azure Container Apps

Mon, 27 Oct 2025 07:52:00 Z

This blog guides on how to implement security headers in Azure App Services / Azure Container Apps.
Update Type: Announcement, Services: App Service, Container Apps, Categories: Security, Services

Build Long-Running AI Agents on Azure App Service with Microsoft Agent Framework

Tue, 21 Oct 2025 17:00:00 Z

Build Long-Running AI Agents on Azure App Service with Microsoft Agent Framework

Tue, 21 Oct 2025 00:00:00 Z

The AI landscape is evolving rapidly, and with the introduction of Microsoft Agent Framework, developers now have a powerful platform for building sophisticated AI agents that go far beyond simple chat completions. These agents can execute complex, multi-step workflows with persistent state, conversation threads, and structured execution—capabilities that are essential for production AI applications.
Update Type: Announcement, Services: App Service, Categories: Services

Platform updates for .NET on App Service Windows

Mon, 20 Oct 2025 00:00:00 Z

UPDATE: Patch deployment has completed on all instances of our HTTP load balancer infrastructure (aka Front Ends). Clarified impact to Function Apps. Clarified mechanism for mitigation.
Update Type: Announcement, Services: Azure Functions, App Service, Categories: Services

Deployment and Build from Azure Linux based Web App

Thu, 16 Oct 2025 12:39:00 Z

TOC Introduction Deployment Sources From Laptop From CI/CD tools Build Source From Oryx Build From Runtime From Deployment Sources Walkthrough Laptop + Oryx Lapto...
Update Type: Announcement, Services: App Service, Categories:

Ubuntu-Powered Runtimes on Azure App Service for Linux: Leaner, Faster, Stronger

Tue, 14 Oct 2025 00:00:00 Z

We’re updating the OS foundation for new code-based stacks on Azure App Service for Linux. Every new major version of our supported stacks will target Ubuntu going forward - this includes the new versions for .NET 10, Python 3.14, Node 24, PHP 8.5 and Java 25 - all expected to rollout in the next couple of months. Existing stacks remain on Debian and nothing changes for your current apps unless you choose to move.
Update Type: Announcement, Services: App Service, Categories: Services

Azure Static Web Apps database connection feature

Fri, 03 Oct 2025 16:15:04 Z

Due to changes in underlying infrastructure, the database connections feature of Static Web Apps this feature (currently in public preview), will be deprecated effective November 30, 2025. To avoid issues in deployments using this feature you can refacto
Update Type: Deprecation, Services: App Service, Container Apps, Categories: Retirements

Choosing the Right Azure Containerisation Strategy: AKS, App Service, or Container Apps?

Fri, 03 Oct 2025 14:06:00 Z

Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS) What is it? AKS is Microsoft’s managed Kubernetes offering, providing full access to the Kubernetes API and control plane. It’s designed for teams that want to run ...
Update Type: Announcement, Services: Kubernetes Service, App Service, Container Apps, Categories:

Azure App Service on Azure Arc enabled Kubernetes

Fri, 26 Sep 2025 11:45:02 Z

Beginning on September 30th 2025, Azure App Service on Azure Arc enabled Kubernetes will be retired, and customers will no longer be able to install the extension.To continue to host your application workloads, we request you migrate to other solutions su
Update Type: Deprecation, Services: Logic Apps, Kubernetes Service, App Service, Azure Arc, Container Apps, Categories: Features, Services, Retirements

Introducing the new Network Security Hub experience

Wed, 17 Sep 2025 16:30:45 Z

The Azure Firewall Manager experience has been expanded and rebranded as the Network Security Hub—a centralized interface that brings together Azure Firewall, Web Application Firewall (WAF), and DDoS Protection. This change is part of a broader effort to
Update Type: GA, Services: App Service, DDoS Protection, Azure Advisor, Azure Firewall, Categories: Features, Security, Services

Bring Your Own License (BYOL) Support for JBoss EAP on Azure App Service

Fri, 12 Sep 2025 14:30:17 Z

Announcong that Azure App Service now supports Bring Your Own License (BYOL) for JBoss Enterprise Application Platform (EAP), enabling enterprise customers to deploy Java workloads with greater flexibility and cost efficiency.If you’ve evaluated Azure App
Update Type: GA, Services: App Service, Categories: Features, Services, Pricing & Offerings

🚀 Bring Your Own License (BYOL) Support for JBoss EAP on Azure App Service

Tue, 09 Sep 2025 16:00:00 Z

We’re excited to announce that Azure App Service now supports Bring Your Own License (BYOL) for JBoss Enterprise Application Platform (EAP), enabling enterprise customers to deploy Java workloads wit...
Update Type: Announcement, Services: App Service, Categories:

GitHub Actions samples: add sidecars to Azure App Service for Linux

Mon, 08 Sep 2025 00:00:00 Z

Sidecars on Azure App Service let you bolt on capabilities like monitoring, caching, or AI—without changing your main app. The Azure team has added two GitHub Actions sample workflows that make it easy to roll this out on App Service for Linux. (Sidecars on Azure App Service)
Update Type: Announcement, Services: App Service, Categories: Services

App Service builds behind proxies: fixing trust with a public certificate

Mon, 08 Sep 2025 00:00:00 Z

TL;DR: If your organization uses a TLS-inspecting proxy (e.g., Zscaler), some of the traffic originating from App Service build infrastructure may be re-signed by the proxy. App Service doesn’t trust that proxy cert by default, so the build fails. Set the app setting WEBSITE_INSTALL_PUBLIC_CERTS_IN_KUDU=true and upload the proxy’s public certificate (.cer). App Service will install the certificate and your builds will succeed.
Update Type: Announcement, Services: App Service, Categories: Services

Build Multi-Agent AI Systems on Azure App Service

Fri, 05 Sep 2025 16:37:00 Z

Introduction: The Evolution of AI-Powered App Service Applications Over the past few months, we've been exploring how to supercharge existing Azure App Service applications with AI capabilities. If...
Update Type: Announcement, Services: App Service, Categories:

.NET 10 Preview Now Available on Azure App Service

Fri, 05 Sep 2025 14:15:34 Z

Announcing .NET 10 Preview is now available on Azure App Service for both Windows and Linux! Whether you’re building modern web apps with ASP.NET, experimenting with Blazor, or exploring the simplicity of Minimal APIs, you can now take advantage of the la
Update Type: Preview, Services: App Service, Categories: Features, Services

Announcing the Public Preview of the New App Service Quota Self-Service Experience

Thu, 04 Sep 2025 21:49:00 Z

What’s New? The updated experience introduces a dedicated App Service Quota blade in the Azure portal, offering a streamlined and intuitive interface to: View current usage and limits across th...
Update Type: Preview, Services: App Service, Categories:

The Future of AI: Creating a Web Application with Vibe Coding

Thu, 04 Sep 2025 17:15:00 Z

Discover how vibe coding with GPT-5 in Azure AI Foundry transforms web development. This post walks through building a Translator API-powered web app using natural language instructions in Visual Stu...
Update Type: Announcement, Services: Azure AI Services, Azure AI Foundry, App Service, Categories:

Build an AI Image-Caption Generator on Azure App Service with Streamlit and GPT-4o-mini

Tue, 02 Sep 2025 10:08:00 Z

This tiny app just does one thing: upload an image → get a natural one-line caption. Under the hood: Azure AI Vision extracts high-confidence tags from the image. Azure OpenAI (GPT-4o-mini) tur...
Update Type: Announcement, Services: Azure AI Services, Azure AI Foundry, App Service, Categories:

Announcing General Availability of Premium v4 for Azure App Service

Mon, 01 Sep 2025 15:12:00 Z

Azure App Service Premium v4 is now Generally Available. Premium v4 is the latest offering in the Azure App Service family, delivering enhanced performance, scalability, and cost efficiency.
Update Type: GA, Services: App Service, Categories:

Azure App Service - New Premium v4 Offering

Mon, 01 Sep 2025 15:00:58 Z

The new Premium v4 offering provides faster processors, NVMe local storage, and memory-optimized options, running on the latest Azure hardware. Premium v4 is available for both Windows and Linux customers, and includes sizes starting from 1 vCPU and 4GB o
Update Type: GA, Services: Virtual Machines, App Service, Categories: Features, Services, Pricing & Offerings

Custom block response code and body for Application Gateway WAF

Tue, 26 Aug 2025 17:00:18 Z

Announcing the public preview of custom block response code and body for WAF integrated with Application Gateway.Azure WAF integrated with Application Gateway now supports customizable response status codes and bodies for blocked requests, enabling greate
Update Type: Preview, Services: App Service, Application Gateway, Categories: Features, Security

Supercharge Your App Service Apps with AI Foundry Agents Connected to MCP servers

Sat, 16 Aug 2025 01:09:00 Z

Introduction The integration of AI into web applications has reached a new milestone with the introduction of Model Context Protocol (MCP) support in Azure AI Foundry Agent Service. This powerful n...
Update Type: Announcement, Services: Azure AI Services, Azure AI Foundry, App Service, Categories:

Build lightweight AI Apps on Azure App Service with gpt-oss-20b

Wed, 13 Aug 2025 13:06:00 Z

OpenAI recently introduced gpt-oss as an open-weight language model that delivers strong real-world performance at low cost. Available under the flexible Apache 2.0 license, these models outperform s...
Update Type: Announcement, Services: Azure AI Services, App Service, Categories:

General Available: App Service Inbound IPv6 Support

Mon, 11 Aug 2025 17:00:31 Z

Inbound IPv6 support on public multi-tenant App Service is now generally available across all public Azure regions for multi-tenant apps on all Basic, Standard, and Premium SKUs, Functions Consumption, Functions Elastic Premium, and Logic Apps Standard.
Update Type: Announcement, Services: Logic Apps, Azure Functions, App Service, Categories: Features, Services

Deploy LangChain applications to Azure App Service

Wed, 06 Aug 2025 11:42:00 Z

LangChain is a powerful framework that simplifies the development of applications powered by large language models (LLMs). It provides essential building blocks like chains, agents, and memory compon...
Update Type: Announcement, Services: App Service, Categories:

Web Application Firewall on Application Gateway for Containers

Wed, 06 Aug 2025 03:30:15 Z

Application Gateway for Containers now supports Web Application Firewall (WAF) policy in public preview. Using WAF’s Default Ruleset, Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS) administrators and developers can protect their workloads against malicious attacks and ex
Update Type: Preview, Services: Kubernetes Service, App Service, Application Gateway, Categories: Features, Services

Announcing General Availability of App Service Inbound IPv6 Support

Tue, 05 Aug 2025 19:33:00 Z

Inbound IPv6 support on public multi-tenant App Service has been in public preview for a while now, so we're excited to finally be able to announce that it is now generally available across all publi...
Update Type: GA, Services: App Service, Categories:

Capture Java Thread Dump from Kudu console on Windows App Service

Wed, 23 Jul 2025 04:02:00 Z

A Java thread dump is a snapshot of all the threads in a Java process. It is a great tool that can help you troubleshooting performance issue of your Java app. Azure App Service provides the ability ...
Update Type: Announcement, Services: App Service, Categories:

Web Application Firewall (WAF) running on Application Gateway for Containers

Tue, 22 Jul 2025 16:00:45 Z

Application Gateway for Containers, Azure’s application (layer 7) load balancing and dynamic traffic management solution for workloads running in a Kubernetes cluster, now supports Web Application Firewall (WAF) in public preview. Application Gateway for
Update Type: Preview, Services: Kubernetes Service, App Service, Application Gateway, Categories: Features, Security, Services

Important Changes to App Service Managed Certificates: Is Your Certificate Affected?

Mon, 21 Jul 2025 21:26:00 Z

Overview As part of an upcoming industry-wide change, DigiCert, the Certificate Authority (CA) for Azure App Service Managed Certificates (ASMC), is required to migrate to a new validation platfor...
Update Type: Announcement, Services: App Service, Categories:

Deep Dive on Availability Zones in Azure App Service

Fri, 18 Jul 2025 14:49:00 Z

With the recent release of our new Availability Zone features, a common question we've been getting from our customers is: "How do I know if my existing App Service supports Availability Zones?" Whil...
Update Type: Announcement, Services: App Service, Categories:

Building Agent-to-Agent (A2A) Applications on Azure App Service

Mon, 14 Jul 2025 20:38:00 Z

The world of AI agents is evolving rapidly, with new protocols and frameworks emerging to enable sophisticated multi-agent communication. Google's Agent-to-Agent (A2A) protocol represents one of the ...
Update Type: Announcement, Services: App Service, Categories:

Announcing App Service Outbound IPv6 Support in Public Preview

Wed, 02 Jul 2025 16:46:00 Z

We are excited to announce the public preview of IPv6 outbound support in App Service for Windows! Public preview of outbound IPv6 support for Windows multi-tenant apps is supported on all App Servic...
Update Type: Preview, Services: App Service, Categories:

Azure App Service on Azure Stack Hub 25R1

Tue, 01 Jul 2025 16:45:29 Z

Azure App Service on Azure Stack Hub 25R1 is now available for customers to download and update their Azure Stack Hub deployments. What's New? This release contains a number of new capabilities, updates to application stacks and improvements to Azure App
Update Type: GA, Services: App Service, Categories: Features, Services

Simplifying Secrets Management in Strapi on Azure App Service

Mon, 23 Jun 2025 12:19:00 Z

Enhance Strapi deployments on Azure App Service with automated secrets management using Azure Key Vault for secure, streamlined configuration.
Update Type: Announcement, Services: App Service, Azure Key Vault, Categories: Management

Azure WAF integration in Microsoft Security Copilot

Fri, 20 Jun 2025 12:15:34 Z

Azure Web Application Firewall (WAF) integration in Microsoft Copilot for Security has reached general availability. This integration supports both Azure Front Door WAF and Azure Application Gateway WAF. By integrating Azure WAF with the Security Copilot
Update Type: GA, Services: App Service, Application Gateway, Azure Front Door, Copilot for Security, Categories: Features, Security

Announcing Public Preview of the Root Cert API in App Service Environment v3

Wed, 18 Jun 2025 18:13:00 Z

What is the Root Cert API? The Root Cert API allows customers to programmatically add root certificates to their ASE, making them available during the startup of apps. Root certificates are publi...
Update Type: Preview, Services: App Service, Categories:

Support for .NET 9 (STS) ends on May 12, 2026

Tue, 17 Jun 2025 20:00:18 Z

On May 12, 2026, support for .NET 9 (STS) will end. Your apps that are hosted on App Service will continue to run, but security updates will no longer be available and we’ll no longer provide customer service for .NET 9 (STS). Learn more about App Service
Update Type: Deprecation, Services: App Service, Categories: Services, Retirements

Private Preview: Profile and Route WAF Policies on Azure Front Door

Mon, 09 Jun 2025 17:30:02 Z

We are announcing the private preview of profile and route-based Web Application Firewall (WAF) policies on Azure Front Door. Previously, to protect your applications from malicious attacks, a WAF policy had to be linked to a Front Door via one or more Fr
Update Type: Preview, Services: App Service, Azure Front Door, Categories: Features, Security

Host Remote MCP Servers on App Service: Updated samples now with new languages and auth support

Wed, 04 Jun 2025 16:18:00 Z

If you haven't seen my previous blog post introducing MCP on Azure App Service, check that out here for a quick overview and getting started. In this blog post, I’m excited to share some updates fo...
Update Type: Announcement, Services: App Service, Categories:

App Service Hybrid Connection Manager

Wed, 28 May 2025 17:45:41 Z

Announcing App Service Hybrid Connection has been updated, and the latest version is now generally available. This new version has an updated look and feel and provides the following advantages over the previous version:Support for both Windows and Linux
Update Type: GA, Services: App Service, Categories: Features, Services

New Availability Zone Features for Azure App Service

Wed, 21 May 2025 12:30:29 Z

Enhanced Availability Zone support for Azure App Service is now generally available. This update simplifies the pre-requisites to enable zone resilience, reduces the cost of running in high availability, and enhances reliability and resilience for your ap
Update Type: GA, Services: App Service, Categories: Features, Services

.NET Aspire support on Azure App Service

Tue, 20 May 2025 17:45:04 Z

.NET Aspire simplifies cloud-native development with opinionated APIs, integrations, and orchestration features. It boosts productivity, and provides a dashboard for managing services, making it easier to build and deploy distributed applications. With .N
Update Type: Preview, Services: App Service, Categories: Features, Services, SDK and Tools

Azure App Service - New Premium v4 Offering

Tue, 20 May 2025 17:30:18 Z

The new Premium v4 offering provides faster processors, NVMe local storage, and memory-optimized options, running on the latest Azure hardware. Premium v4 includes sizes starting from 1 vCPU and 4GB of memory all the way up to 32 vCPU and 256GB memory. Le
Update Type: Preview, Services: Virtual Machines, App Service, Categories: Features, Services, Pricing & Offerings

What's New in Azure App Service at #MSBuild 2025

Mon, 19 May 2025 16:10:00 Z

New App Service Premium v4 plan The new App Service Premium v4 (Pv4) plan has entered public preview at Microsoft Build 2025 for both Windows and Linux! This new plan is designed to support today...
Update Type: Announcement, Services: App Service, Categories:

Azure App Service Premium v4 plan is now in public preview

Mon, 19 May 2025 16:00:00 Z

Azure App Service Premium v4 plan is the latest offering in the Azure App Service family, designed to deliver enhanced performance, scalability, and cost efficiency. We are excited to announce the pu...
Update Type: Preview, Services: App Service, Categories:

Announcing the General Availability of New Availability Zone Features for Azure App Service

Sat, 17 May 2025 01:00:00 Z

What are Availability Zones? Availability Zones, or zone redundancy, refers to the deployment of applications across multiple availability zones within an Azure region. Each availability zone cons...
Update Type: GA, Services: App Service, Categories: Features

Diagnose Web App Issues Instantly—Just Drop a Screenshot into Conversational Diagnostics

Fri, 16 May 2025 23:53:00 Z

It’s that time of year again—Microsoft Build 2025 is here! And in the spirit of pushing boundaries with AI, we’re thrilled to introduce a powerful new preview feature in Conversational Diagnostics. ...
Update Type: Announcement, Services: App Service, Categories:

App Service Webjobs on Linux

Wed, 14 May 2025 23:00:01 Z

WebJobs allow for the execution of background tasks and scheduled processes, which unlike traditional web applications, are not triggered by HTTP requests. The WebJobs feature is now generally available (GA) for Linux code and container scenarios, bringin
Update Type: GA, Services: App Service, Categories: Features, Services

How to Choose the Right Hosting Plan – WordPress on App Service

Wed, 14 May 2025 10:48:00 Z

Choosing the right hosting plan for your WordPress site on Azure App Service can feel overwhelming—but it doesn’t have to be. Whether you're just exploring WordPress or launching a high-traffic produ...
Update Type: Announcement, Services: App Service, Categories:

Azure Static Web Apps – Dedicated Pricing Plan

Fri, 02 May 2025 19:15:53 Z

To focus on supporting users of the Standard pricing plan, the Static Web Apps Dedicated pricing plan (currently in Public Preview) will be retired on October 31, 2025. Deployments using the Dedicated pricing plan can be migrated to the Static Web Apps
Update Type: Deprecation, Services: App Service, Container Apps, Categories: Services, Pricing & Offerings, Retirements

Streamline & Modernise ASP.NET Auth: Moving enterprise apps from IIS to App Service with Easy Auth

Wed, 30 Apr 2025 14:16:00 Z

Introduction When modernising your enterprise ASP.NET (.NET Framework) or ASP.NET Core applications and moving them from IIS over to Azure App Service, one of the aspects you will have to take into...
Update Type: Announcement, Services: App Service, Categories:

Azure WAF CAPTCHA Challenge for Azure Front Door

Tue, 29 Apr 2025 17:00:28 Z

Announcing the public preview of CAPTCHA for Azure Web Application Firewall (WAF) with Azure Front Door. Modern web applications face evolving threats, including bots, web scrapers, and brute-force attacks, many of which can bypass traditional security c
Update Type: Preview, Services: App Service, Azure Front Door, Categories: Features, Security

Add-ins and more – WordPress on App Service

Tue, 29 Apr 2025 04:28:00 Z

The WordPress on App Service create flow offers a streamlined process to set up your site along with all the necessary Azure resources. Let's learn more about add-ins that can enhance your WordPress ...
Update Type: Announcement, Services: App Service, Categories:

Host Remote MCP Servers in Azure App Service

Thu, 17 Apr 2025 01:23:00 Z

My colleague, Anthony Chu, from Azure Container Apps, recently published an excellent blog post outlining how to get started with MCP servers in Azure Container Apps. I highly recommend reading it, a...
Update Type: Announcement, Services: App Service, Container Apps, Categories:

Configure Virtual Applications, Mounted Azure Files, and Static File Access in Azure App Service

Fri, 11 Apr 2025 09:29:00 Z

Background: In Azure App Service, developers often need to serve files (images, config files, data files, etc.) that are stored outside the app’s wwwroot folder — such as on an Azure File Share. ...
Update Type: Announcement, Services: App Service, Categories:

Resolving Azure App Service Mount Failures with File Share and Blob Storage

Thu, 10 Apr 2025 08:14:00 Z

When using Azure App Service to host web applications, it is common to mount file shares or blob storage hosted in an Azure Storage Account, a configuration also known as "Bring Your Own Storage (BYO...
Update Type: Announcement, Services: App Service, Azure Storage, Categories:

Strapi on App Service: Quick start

Wed, 09 Apr 2025 00:53:00 Z

Strapi is a widely used open-source headless CMS platform that empowers developers and content creators worldwide to manage and deliver content efficiently. It is known for its flexibility and robust...
Update Type: Announcement, Services: App Service, Categories:

Strapi on App Service: FAQ

Wed, 09 Apr 2025 00:53:00 Z

How do I enable a custom domain for my Strapi website? Custom domains can be set up with these resources: Using custom domains on Azure App Service Configuring custom domains with Azure Front...
Update Type: Announcement, Services: App Service, Categories:

Strapi on App Service: Overview

Wed, 09 Apr 2025 00:53:00 Z

What is Strapi on App Service? Strapi is an open-source, headless CMS that is highly customizable and developer-friendly. App Service is a fully managed platform for building, deploying, and scalin...
Update Type: Announcement, Services: App Service, Categories:

Getting Started with Linux WebJobs on App Service - NodeJS

Tue, 08 Apr 2025 12:03:00 Z

WebJobs Intro WebJobs is a feature of Azure App Service that enables you to run a program or script in the same instance as a web app. All app service plans support WebJobs. There's no extra cost t...
Update Type: Announcement, Services: App Service, Categories:

Getting Started with Linux WebJobs on App Service – PHP

Tue, 08 Apr 2025 11:22:00 Z

Getting Started with Linux WebJobs on App Service - .NET 9

Tue, 08 Apr 2025 10:43:00 Z

Understanding 'Always On' vs. Health Check in Azure App Service

Wed, 02 Apr 2025 14:50:00 Z

The 'Always On' feature in Azure App Service helps keep your app warm by ensuring it remains running and responsive, even during periods of inactivity with no incoming traffic. As thi...
Update Type: Announcement, Services: App Service, Categories:

Azure App Service Will No Longer Support Linked Databases as a Part of Custom Backups After March 31, 2028

Mon, 31 Mar 2025 20:30:26 Z

Beginning March 31, 2028, the Azure App Service custom backup feature will no longer back up linked databases configured as part of the Azure App Service custom backup feature. We strongly recommend that you use the native backup and restore tools availab
Update Type: Deprecation, Services: App Service, SQL Database, Database for MySQL, Database for PostgreSQL, Categories: Services, Retirements

Getting Started with Python WebJobs on App Service Linux

Mon, 31 Mar 2025 20:13:00 Z

Superfast Installing Code Push Server in a Windows Web App

Sat, 29 Mar 2025 03:23:00 Z

TOC Introduction Setup Debugging References 1. Introduction CodePush Server is a self-hosted backend for Microsoft CodePush, allowing you to manage and deploy over-the-air updates for...
Update Type: Announcement, Services: App Service, Categories:

Getting Started with Java WebJobs on Azure App Service

Wed, 26 Mar 2025 17:35:00 Z

Getting Started with Linux WebJobs on App Service - Java WebJobs Intro WebJobs is a feature of Azure App Service that enables you to run a program or script in the same instance as a web app....
Update Type: Announcement, Services: App Service, Categories:

Docker Compose Feature for Azure App Service to Be Retired on March 31, 2027 – Replaced by Sidecars in Azure App Service

Wed, 26 Mar 2025 17:15:39 Z

The docker compose feature will be retired on March 31, 2027, please transition to the sidecar container by that date. The sidecar containers allow you to create multi-container applications with a more intuitive configuration and integration with all oth
Update Type: Deprecation, Services: App Service, Virtual Network, Categories: Services, Retirements

Deploy Your First Azure AI Agent Service on Azure App Service

Sun, 23 Mar 2025 00:06:00 Z

1. Introduction Azure AI Agent Service is a fully managed service designed to empower developers to securely build, deploy, and scale high-quality, extensible AI agents without needing to manage th...
Update Type: Announcement, Services: Azure AI Services, App Service, Categories:

Extended Support for Node 20 LTS Ends on April 30, 2026

Thu, 20 Mar 2025 18:00:22 Z

On April 30, 2026, extended support for Node 20 LTS will end. Your apps that are hosted on App Service will continue to run, but security updates will no longer be available, and we’ll no longer provide customer service for Node 20 LTS. Learn more about A
Update Type: Deprecation, Services: App Service, Categories: Services, Retirements

Superfast using Web App and Managed Identity to invoke Function App triggers

Wed, 12 Mar 2025 03:35:00 Z

TOC Introduction Setup References 1. Introduction Many enterprises prefer not to use App Keys to invoke Function App triggers, as they are concerned that these fixed strings might b...
Update Type: Announcement, Services: Azure Functions, App Service, Categories:

Access [Logic Apps / App Services] Site Files with FTPS using Logic Apps

Tue, 11 Mar 2025 23:32:00 Z

You may need to access storage files for your site, whether it is a Logic App Standard, Function App, or App Service. Depending on your ASP SKU, these files can be accessed using FTP/FTPS. Some c...
Update Type: Announcement, Services: Logic Apps, Azure Functions, App Service, Categories: Services

Getting Started with Linux WebJobs on App Service

Tue, 11 Mar 2025 19:00:00 Z

WebJobs Intro WebJobs is a feature of Azure App Service that enables you to run a program or script in the same instance as a web app. All app service plans support WebJobs. There's no extr...
Update Type: Announcement, Services: App Service, Categories:

Transitioning from Non-managed to Managed WordPress on App Service Linux

Mon, 10 Mar 2025 11:35:00 Z

Introduction We've received numerous queries about WordPress on App Service, and we love it! Your feedback helps us improve our offerings. A common theme is the challenges faced with non-managed Wo...
Update Type: Announcement, Services: App Service, Categories:

Azure App Service Auto-Heal: Capturing Relevant Data During Performance Issues

Thu, 06 Mar 2025 20:15:00 Z

Introduction Azure App Service is a powerful platform that simplifies the deployment and management of web applications. However, maintaining application performance and availability is crucial. Wh...
Update Type: Announcement, Services: App Service, Categories:

Capture .NET Profiler Trace on the Azure App Service platform

Wed, 05 Mar 2025 11:48:00 Z

Summary The article provides guidance on using the .NET Profiler Trace feature in Microsoft Azure App Service to diagnose performance issues in ASP.NET applications. It explains how to configure an...
Update Type: Announcement, Services: App Service, Categories:

Implement App Service Best Practices into your Azure ARM/Bicep Templates with GitHub Copilot

Thu, 20 Feb 2025 17:31:00 Z

If you’re using VS code and you’re not using GitHub Copilot yet, you should definitely check it out. GitHub Copilot is your AI pair programmer tool in Visual Studio Code. Get code suggestions as you ...
Update Type: Announcement, Services: App Service, Categories:

Understanding Azure App Service Authentication Challenges with Path-Based Routing

Thu, 06 Feb 2025 15:48:00 Z

Host-Based vs Path-Based Routing Firstly, it's important to understand that path-based routing is not the only option. When building web applications, ensuring users can access the right content ...
Update Type: Announcement, Services: App Service, Categories:

Introducing the 'Session Affinity Proxy' setting in App Service Configuration.

Wed, 22 Jan 2025 22:13:00 Z

Update Type: Announcement, Services: App Service, Categories:

PhantomJS PDF Generation on Azure Linux App Services

Wed, 22 Jan 2025 07:08:00 Z

Update Type: Announcement, Services: App Service, Categories: Services

How to View Minor & Patch Java Version, Web Server Version on App Service Linux

Tue, 14 Jan 2025 18:26:00 Z

Update Type: Announcement, Services: App Service, Categories:

App Service session affinity proxy compatibility

Sun, 12 Jan 2025 08:00:40 Z

The new session affinity proxy setting allows you to adapt the session affinity cookie to the custom domain used by a reverse proxy when calling the App Service app using the default host name. Learn more.
Update Type: GA, Services: App Service, Application Gateway, Azure Front Door, Categories: Features, Services

Connection Between Web App and O365 Resources: Using Mail as an Example

Thu, 26 Dec 2024 06:13:00 Z

Update Type: Announcement, Services: App Service, Categories:

Connection Between Web App and Other Resources: Using SharePoint as an Example

Tue, 24 Dec 2024 03:28:00 Z

Update Type: Announcement, Services: App Service, Categories:

Connection Between Web App and O365 Resources: Using SharePoint as an Example

Tue, 24 Dec 2024 03:28:00 Z

Update Type: Announcement, Services: App Service, Categories:

Elasticsearch custom container on Azure App Services

Wed, 04 Dec 2024 06:22:00 Z

Update Type: Announcement, Services: App Service, Categories: Services

Using TensorFlow on Azure Web App

Wed, 27 Nov 2024 14:56:00 Z

Update Type: Announcement, Services: App Service, Categories:

Using OpenAI on Azure Web App

Mon, 25 Nov 2024 06:41:00 Z

Update Type: Announcement, Services: Azure AI Services, App Service, Categories:

.NET 9

Tue, 19 Nov 2024 18:00:36 Z

As of November 12, 2024, NET 9 is now generally available for download. Azure PaaS services, including Azure App Service, Azure Functions, Azure Container Apps, and more, now fully support .NET 9.Customers can now leverage the enhanced capabilities of .NE
Update Type: GA, Services: API Management, Logic Apps, Kubernetes Service, Azure Functions, App Service, SignalR Service, Container Apps, Categories: Features, Open Source

Sidecar extensibility in Azure App Service

Tue, 19 Nov 2024 16:00:37 Z

We are excited to announce the General Availability (GA) of sidecar support for both source-code and container-based applications on Azure App Service for Linux. This feature is a significant step forward in providing robust, flexible cloud services, furt
Update Type: GA, Services: App Service, Categories: Features, Services

What's New in Azure App Service at Ignite 2024

Tue, 19 Nov 2024 14:00:00 Z

Update Type: Announcement, Services: App Service, Categories:

Deploy secure App Service resources to prevent dangling DNS entries and avoid subdomain takeover

Mon, 18 Nov 2024 23:15:00 Z

Update Type: Announcement, Services: App Service, Categories:

Using Scikit-learn on Azure Web App

Sat, 16 Nov 2024 17:17:00 Z

Update Type: Announcement, Services: App Service, Categories:

Private Preview: Web Application Firewall (WAF) running on Application Gateway for Containers

Fri, 15 Nov 2024 20:30:07 Z

Application Gateway for Containers now supports Web Application Firewall (WAF) in private preview. WAF’s Default Ruleset provides Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS) users with centralized protection against malicious attacks and exploits such as: Cross-site
Update Type: Preview, Services: Kubernetes Service, App Service, Application Gateway, Categories: Features, Security, Services

.NET 9 GA available on Azure App Service

Wed, 13 Nov 2024 20:14:00 Z

Update Type: Announcement, Services: App Service, Categories:

App Service multi plan subnet join

Wed, 06 Nov 2024 08:15:02 Z

Virtual network integration in App Service previously required one subnet per App Service plan integration. If you are working with many App Service plans, managing the subnets can be an unnecessary administrative task. Therefore, we are happy to announce
Update Type: GA, Services: App Service, Virtual Network, Categories: Services, Pricing & Offerings

App Insights Code Optimizations

Wed, 06 Nov 2024 07:45:58 Z

Application Insights Code Optimizations helps you identify and resolve performance bottlenecks at the code level in your running .NET applications. Utilizing an advanced AI-based model, it analyzes Application Insights profiler traces and provides actiona
Update Type: GA, Services: App Service, Azure Monitor, Categories: Features

Bot Manager Ruleset 1.1 on Azure WAF with Azure Application Gateway

Wed, 06 Nov 2024 07:30:10 Z

A new bot protection rule set (Microsoft_BotManagerRuleSet_1.1) is now generally available for Azure Web Application Firewall (WAF) with Azure Application Gateway.This updated ruleset enhances the existing Bot Manager 1.0 by introducing new bad bot and go
Update Type: GA, Services: App Service, Application Gateway, Categories: Features, Security

Announcing the general availability of sidecar extensibility in Azure App Service

Fri, 01 Nov 2024 15:00:00 Z

The cloud has changed the business landscape—continuous innovation is no longer optional, and enterprise apps must modernize or perish. Generative AI is being adopted quickly not only to build net-new apps, but also to transform existing apps to deliver higher value AI-assisted outcomes. App modernization means updating and improving apps so they’re able to work well with evolving software and cloud. There are several ways to achieve this, whether by a simple 'lift and shift' of applications to the cloud or rewriting them as cloud-based services that work well with other modern solutions. Today, we are excited to announce general availability of Sidecars in Azure App Service, a versatile pathway for organizations to modernize existing apps and add various kinds of powerful new capabilities without having to significantly rewrite the main application code. What are sidecars, and where could they fit into your modernization story? What is sidecar pattern? Think of it like a motorcycle with an attached sidecar. You pair your primary enterprise app (the motorcycle) with a modern, supplementary set of tasks placed in their own container (the sidecar). These tasks enable you to add new capabilities by adding SDKs—like AI, logging, monitoring, and security features—to your primary application without the need to significantly modify and redeploy the app. The sidecar pattern enables you to bring modern capabilities such as AI to your legacy apps much faster without rebuilding the primary app from the ground up. There are lifecycle and integration advantages as well: the primary app and sidecar capabilities can be treated and managed as a single unit. They’re easier to maintain since they remain distinct apps, and you can modify components of the sidecar independently without changing the entire app (and vice versa). Using sidecars to add modern features to your existing apps Let’s walk through a few app modernization scenarios where the sidecar approac
Update Type: GA, Services: Azure AI Services, App Service, Categories: Features, Security, Services

Bot Manager Ruleset 1.1 on Azure WAF with Azure Application Gateway

Fri, 01 Nov 2024 00:30:29 Z