Build & Deploy Your First Website on Azure (Student Safe Practical)

PRACTICAL–1

Create Your First Website on Azure (Beginner Friendly)

This is the BEST first practical after setting up Azure for Students.

AIM

To create and publish a simple website on Azure using Azure App Service (Free Tier).

What You Will Learn

1. How Azure works

2. What is a Resource Group

3. What is Azure App Service

4. How to open a live website on the internet

5. How to avoid credit usage

COST

₹0 / $0 (Free Tier)

STEP 1: Login to Azure Portal

1. Open browser

2. Go to 👉 https://portal.azure.com

3. Login with your Azure for Students account

   
   

You should see the Azure dashboard

STEP 2: Create a Resource Group

1. In the search bar (top), type:Resource groups

2. Click Resource groups

3. Click + Create

Fill the details:

1. Subscription: Azure for Students

2. Resource group name: rg-first-practical

3. Region: Central India (or nearest)

4. Click Review + Create

5. Click Create

   
   

Resource group created

STEP 3: Create a Web App (Website)

1. In the search bar, type:App Services

2. Click App Services

3. Click + Create

4. Select Web App

   
   

STEP 4: Fill Web App Basic Details (IMPORTANT)

On the Basics tab, fill ONLY this:

• Subscription: Azure for Students

• Resource Group: rg-first-practical

• Name: myfirstazureweb123(must be unique – change number if needed)

• Publish: Code

• Runtime stack: HTML

• Operating System: Windows

• Region: Central India

  
  

STEP 5: Choose FREE Hosting Plan (MOST IMPORTANT STEP)

Scroll down to Pricing Plan

1. Click Change size

2. Select F1 – Free

3. Click Apply

Do NOT choose any paid plan

STEP 6: Create the Web App

1. Click Review + Create

2. Azure will validate

3. Click Create

Wait 1–2 minutes

STEP 7: Open Your Live Website

After deployment completes:

1. Click Go to resource

2. At the top, click the URL(looks like https://myfirstazureweb123.azurewebsites.net)

   
   

Congratulations!Your first Azure website is LIVE on the internet STEP 8: Add Your Own