Running Kentico on Microsoft Azure

• Architecture of Microsoft Azure environment
• Requirements and limitations for running Kentico on Microsoft Azure
• Microsoft Azure project development lifecycle

To install and deploy a new Azure project:

1. Prepare the cloud environment
2. Install Kentico as an Azure project
3. Configure the Azure project
4. Deploy the project to the cloud environment
5. Install the database for your project

• Developing Azure projects locally - learn how to set up Azure projects to prepare them for the development on your local machines.
• Developing on Microsoft Azure - best practices - our recommendations on how to configure Azure projects and your environment.
• Microsoft Azure Web Apps - Microsoft Azure Web Apps (formerly known as Websites) is an alternative option to the mainly used Cloud Services environment offering easier set up, but fewer customization options.
• Configuring Azure storage - in case you do not need to host your whole application in the cloud, you can utilize this hybrid scenario, which uses Microsoft Azure Storage as a file storage for your project.
• Azure web.config settings - see this reference for a list of available web.config setting keys for your Azure project.