Azure Windows Web App Node customize strart up script

Question

Using DevOps Pipelines and Artifacts + Azure Web App (Windows) -> I'm trying to deploy server + website on the same machine.

It currently looks like a default node server is running and just waiting for static site on wwwroot folder.

But is there a way to specify and tell azure with which node.js script it should start the server?

In this example : Node quickstart they just push an "app.js" to wwwroot folder and it works.... they give info about how to change port but in my case I want to stop that default process and start mine !

I want to run my own server.

Answer 1

I tried deploying node.js application in Azure Web app (Windows) > While using Azure app service deploy task I added the start up command to run nodejs App.js like below in my YAML pipeline and the deployment was successful, Refer below:-

My YAML pipeline:-

App Type selected as Windows:-

Add Start up command in the same task:-

trigger:
- main

variables:

  
  azureSubscription: 'xxxx-xxxx0-xxx25653'

  
  webAppName: 'valleywebapp628'

  
  environmentName: 'valleywebapp628'

 
  vmImageName: 'windows-latest'

stages:
- stage: Build
  displayName: Build stage
  jobs:
  - job: Build
    displayName: Build
    pool:
      vmImage: $(vmImageName)

    steps:
    - task: ArchiveFiles@2
      displayName: 'Archive files'
      inputs:
        rootFolderOrFile: '$(System.DefaultWorkingDirectory)'
        includeRootFolder: false
        archiveType: zip
        archiveFile: $(Build.ArtifactStagingDirectory)/$(Build.BuildId).zip
        replaceExistingArchive: true

    - upload: $(Build.ArtifactStagingDirectory)/$(Build.BuildId).zip
      artifact: drop
    - task: PowerShell@2
      inputs:
         targetType: 'inline'
         script: '$env:servicePrincipalId '
   

- stage: Deploy
  displayName: Deploy stage
  dependsOn: Build
  condition: succeeded()
  jobs:
  - deployment: Deploy
    displayName: Deploy
    environment: $(environmentName)
    pool:
      vmImage: $(vmImageName)
    strategy:
      runOnce:
        deploy:
          steps:
          - task: AzureRmWebAppDeployment@4
            displayName: 'Azure App Service Deploy: siliconwebapp655'
            inputs:
              ConnectionType: 'AzureRM'
              azureSubscription: '$(azureSubscription)'
              appType: 'webApp'
              WebAppName: '$(webAppName)'
              packageForLinux: '$(Pipeline.Workspace)/drop/$(Build.BuildId).zip'
              ScriptType: 'Inline Script'
              InlineScript: |
                npm install
                npm run build --if-present
              ConfigurationSettings: '-startup-file node App.js'

Output:-

For Release pipeline you can add the startup command for Windows Web app like below:-

Configuration settings:-

-startup-file node App.js

Reference:-

javascript - How Do I Change The Startup command In An Azure Web App Without The Portal? - Stack Overflow By silent