Moving an Azure Web App Between Subscriptions

Sometimes, it may be necessary for management or billing processes, to move an Azure Web App or other Azure Resources between Azure Subscriptions. It is simple process that can be done in Azure Portal.

In this example, we will move the ‘alvarnetwww’ App Service Plan and App Service to a different Subscription and Resource Group ‘AlvarnetWWW’ (in same GeoLocation) .

1. In the Essentials blade of the source Resource Group ‘alvarnetwww’, click on the Subscription name > change.

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Publish Website to Azure using One-Drive

1. Sign in to the desired OneDrive account to be used for website deployment in a different browser window than for Azure Portal.

2. Azure Portal > Web App > Deployment Options > Choose OneDrive from various options

3. Authorize and go thru the steps to give permission to Azure Web Services to connect to OneDrive account.

4. This will create a Files > Apps > Azure Web Apps folder in the OneDrive root, and then the new web app goes into a subfolder under that.

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Use CloudBerry Drive to create a local mapped network drive to Azure Blob Storage

Use CloudBerry Drive to create a local mapped network drive directly to a Microsoft Azure Blob Storage account. This way, files in the Azure Blob Storage can be directly worked on from Windows Explorer and are accessible by other applications that can read mapped drives. Folders and files can be dragged and dropped to the mapped network drive and instantly saved in the Azure Blob Storage container without having to directly access the Azure Portal.

“Using CloudBerry Drive, you can mount your Microsoft Azure account as a network drive to your Windows computer and use it just like any other hard drive.” –CloudBerryLab.com

These instructions assume that a Microsoft Azure Blob Storage Account has already been created. Retrieve the Azure Blob Storage Acccount name and an access key, for use in configuring CloudBerry Drive on a local client machine. We found this very simple to install and it worked seamlessly with Azure Blob Storage.

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Cloud Database: Creating an Azure SQL Logical Server

To setup Azure SQL Database, first there needs to be a logical server created that the database(s) will reside on. Then from within SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS), either from within the Azure Portal or from a remote machine with SSMS and a registered IP address, the database(s) can be created.

Create a SQL server (logical server)

1.In Marketplace, add ‘SQL Server (logical’ into the search bar and select beginning the setup process that Azure leads through.

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