Hidden Gems of Azure Websites: The Secret of Kudu
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The document reviews a presentation on Kudu, a site control manager for Azure websites, highlighting its features, limitations, and importance for diagnostics and troubleshooting. Kudu provides tools like a debug console, process explorer, and site extensions, enhancing website management in Azure. Attendees are encouraged to utilize Kudu and participate in evaluations for prizes.
Hidden Gems of Azure Websites: The Secret of Kudu
- 1. Welcome to the Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
- 2. Hidden Gems of Azure Websites: The Secret of Kudu Juv Chan (@juvchan) juc@sitecore.net Senior Developer, Cloud Services (www.sitecore.net)
- 3. Agenda • Limitations for Diagnostics and Troubleshooting in Azure Websites • What is Kudu? • Kudu Features Demo • What are Site Extensions? • Site Extensions Demo • Q&A
- 4. Limitations for Azure Website • Azure website DOES NOT allow Remote Desktop • Lack of control over platform configurations (Typical PaaS model) • Slow Retrieval of Diagnostic Information via FTP • The deployed website app settings DOES NOT appear in Management Portal
- 5. What is Kudu? • Also known as “Site Control Manager” (SCM) • Pre-Installed “Site Extension” for the Azure Website • Parallel website available together with every deployed Azure website • Open Source project by Microsoft, available on Github https://github.com/projectkudu/ • Wiki link https://github.com/projectkudu/kudu/wiki
- 6. Kudu – The “Hidden Gem” in Azure Website • The “secret” path to access Kudu on your Azure website https://mysite.scm.azurewebsites.net/ • Available for all Azure Website Service Tiers: Free, Shared, Basic, Standard • Only the Azure subscription Service Administrator and Co-Administrator can access it by authentication • Note: Does Not work with the custom domain name bound to the Azure website E.g. Azure website ABC has a custom domain: abc.com https://mysite.scm.abc.com/ not able to access Kudu!
- 7. Kudu Features • Environment • REST API • Debug Console (CMD, PowerShell) • Process Explorer • Diagnostic Dump • Log Stream • Web Hooks • Deployment Script • Azure App Service Support • XML-Document-Transform (XDT) • Site Extensions
- 13. Azure App Service Support (Preview) Demo
- 14. XML-Document-Transform (XDT) Overwriting IIS Root Configuration Demo
- 15. Site Extensions • Enhance the ability to manage Azure website • Pre-Installed Site Extensions Kudu, Visual Studio Online • Able to access to file and environments • You can write your own and share to Site Extensions Gallery • Accessible only to Site Owners • Link http://www.siteextensions.net/
- 16. Site Extensions
- 18. Key Takeaways / Recommendations • Start using Kudu and other Site extensions useful to you! • Great & Powerful Extension Tools for Azure website • Constant Updates and New Features from Microsoft • Get the source and learn from it!
- 19. Pop Quiz Bonus Stage Name one of the pre-installed Site Extensions
- 20. Fill in evaluation forms and win prizes! • Go to http://malaysia.azurebootcamp.net/ to access links to online evaluation forms • Direct link to this session’s evaluation form: http://www.instant.ly/s/7cSYK • Please check with registration counter for your participant ID • Winner of each session will be announced after lunch break, afternoon coffee break and during closing • Winner then proceed to registration counter to draw prizes
- 21. Please share our “little” event on the WWW by any means Use the HASHTAG #GLOBALAZURE extensively
- 22. Thank You!