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Add Your Docker Image for Azure Web App Deployment

Currently, this feature is behind the Feature Flag AZURE_WEBAPP. Contact Harness Support to enable the feature.Setting up a Harness Azure Web App deployment is a simple process. You add your Web App's Docker repo and image settings to a Harness Service, and then add any of the Web App's application settings and connection strings.

These Docker image and settings are used when Harness deploys your Web App.

This topic covers adding a Docker image. For steps on adding a non-containerized artifact for Web App Deployment, see Add Non-Containerized Artifacts for Azure Web App Deployment.

Before You Begin​

Visual Summary​

Supported Platforms and Technologies​

See Supported Platforms and Technologies.

Limitations​

The Harness Azure Web Application Service type supports the following repos:

Step 1: Create the Harness Service​

The Harness Service represents your Azure Web App.

You identify the Docker image artifact for the app, configuration settings, and any secrets and configuration variables.

In your Harness Application, click Services.

Click Add Service. The Service settings appear.

Enter a name for your Service. Typically, the same name as the Web App.

In Deployment Type, select Azure Web Application.

Click Submit. The Service is created.

Step 2: Add the Docker Image Artifact​

You will add the same Docker image you use in your Web App.

Ensure you have set up a Harness Artifact Server or Azure Cloud Provider that connects to the image's repo. See Connect to Azure and Artifact Repo for Your Web App Deployments.

In the Harness Service, click Add Artifact Source.

Select the Artifact Server type.

Fill out the Artifact Source settings.

For details on configuring the supported Artifact Source types, see Add a Docker Image.

The settings for the Harness Artifact Server and Artifact Source are a combination of the container settings in your Azure Web App.

Here's the Harness Docker Registry Artifact Server:

The above example uses a public repo, and it requires no username or password.

In the Harness Service, the Artifact Source uses this Artifact Server and points to the Docker Image Name:

The above example uses a publicly available Docker image from Harness. You might want to use that the first time you set up an Azure Web App deployment.When are done, click Submit.

Next, click Artifact History to see the artifacts and builds Harness pulls from the repo.

Option: Startup Script​

You can use Script to add a startup script for your app.

See What are the expected values for the Startup File section when I configure the runtime stack? from Azure.

Option: App Service Configuration​

In Azure App Service, app settings are variables passed as environment variables to the application code.

See Configure an App Service app in the Azure portal from Azure.

You can set these using the Azure CLI:

az webapp config appsettings set --resource-group <group-name> --name <app-name> --settings DB_HOST="myownserver.mysql.database.azure.com"

Or via the portal:

You can also set Application settings and Connection strings in the Harness Service.

Here's an example of setting Application settings in the Harness Service:

This is the same as setting them in the Azure portal Advanced edit.

Important Notes​

  • If you add App Service Configuration settings in the Harness Service, you must include a name ("name":), and the name must be unique. This is the same requirement in Azure App Services.
  • Do not set Docker settings in the Harness Service App Service Configuration. Harness will override these using the Docker settings in the Harness Artifact Server and Artifact Source.

Using Secrets and Variables Settings​

You can use Harness secrets and Service or Workflow variables in the Application settings and Connection strings in the Harness Service.

These settings use JSON, so ensure that you use quotes around the variable or secret reference:

  {  
    "name": "PASSWORD",  
    "value": "${$secret.getValue('secret_key')}",  
    "slotSetting": false  
  },

Next Step​

Configure As Code​

To see how to configure the settings in this topic using YAML, configure the settings in the UI first, and then click the YAML editor button.