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Explore different providers

This course is available for multiple cloud providers. Choose your preferred platform:

• Hello Google Cloud
• Hello Microsoft Azure
• Hello Amazon Web Services (⭐ Most popular)
• Hello Oracle Cloud (Coming Soon)

Note: Entries marked with "Coming Soon" are planned versions that are currently under development.

Instructions

Step 1. Fork (or make a copy of) this repository

Step 2. Go to the Microsoft Azure front page and type "App Services" in the search bar

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Step 3. Go to Create -> Web App

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Step 4. Create a new resource group for your application

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Step 5. Choose an instance name. Select Python, Linux, and a region (UK South)

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Step 6. Go to Deployment, set "Continuous Deployment" to "Enable" and select your repository

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Step 7. Internet access should already be enabled. Keep it on.

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Create the app and wait for deployment. Voilà! Access the URL.

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Going further

Modifying the code

You can commit some changes to your repository and watch how the service is updated automatically.

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Cleaning up

The simplest way to delete all the resources you just created is to type "Resource Groups" in the search bar and delete the group that you created earlier.

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Adding an API endpoint

Add the following code in app.py

@app.route("/hello_api")
def hello_api():
    return {
		"name": "Wrinkle Five Star",
		"species": "Duck",
		"breed": "American Pekin",
		"hatching_date": "2020-09-09",
		"sex": "Male"
    }

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Then test your endpoint

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User interface

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Database writing/reading

Go to the Azure Console and type "SQL" in the search bar

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Storage bucket writing/reading

Go to the Azure Console and type "Storage accounts" in the search bar

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Local testing

After a while, it's not fun anymore to wait for deployment. You want to test your changes before.

Step 1. Install git and clone the repository on your local machine

	git clone {repository_link}

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Step 2. Install Python

https://www.python.org/downloads/

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Step 3. Install dependencies

	 py -m pip install flask

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Step 4. Run flask

	 py -m flask run

Open localhost:5000 in your browser.

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