Deploying a web site to azure as a package

Question

I have a question related to the deployment of a website. I have a project which is of the nature of a website but I am confused if I should deploy it as a website on Azure or develop it as a cloud application with a web role.

Is it possible for me to deploy it on Azure as a package?

Answer 1

There is a difference between deployment using cloud services and web services. They don't really work for each other that they take up different approaches. 

Web services are specifically used to take code from your source code repository. The websites will run using IIS and you have no control over the VM ware functioning behind it. Multiple functionalities cannot be installed here unlike using cloud services.

Cloud services, on the other hand, work around a stateless VM model. Each time instances are added a new VM is formed and the commands are copied and executed in there. The startup scripts will help you configure it. 

This is why a deployment package can not be pushed to Websites even though, both cloud services and websites will provide you with staging and production slots. 

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