Process:
First the website needs to be created within Azure, and then the web app contents are published into the prepared website on Azure Web Services.
1. Azure Portal > New > Web + Mobile > Web App
2. Fill in website name
3. Create a new Resource Group (to keep all resources associated with the website in one place)
4. Create new Service Plan – Name and Location > Canada Central (Location affects billing costs)
5. Select new Pricing Tier > Show All > D1 Shared (need minimal space (1GB) and Custom Domain features)
6. Notification shows that the website has been deployed (though it is ’empty’ until web app is published)
7. Essentials blade showing the new App Service’s details:
8. Empty Website landing page:
9. Publish content to the new web app using Kudu or OneDrive.