Azure PaaS Compute
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Azure · Platform-as-a-Service Compute

Host web apps.
Run event code.
Skip the servers.

A four-stop visual journey through Azure’s managed compute — from the plan that powers your apps, to the app itself, its networking, and serverless Functions. Azure runs, scales, and patches the infrastructure for you.

4 interactive explainers ~30 animated steps Grounded in Microsoft Learn
The journey

Four stops, start to serverless

Follow them in order for the full picture, or jump straight to the topic you need. Each opens a self-contained, step-by-step animation.

STOP 1

App Service Plan

The engine room
Pricing tiersInstancesScale up & outAutoscale
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STOP 2

App Service

Your web app, fully managed
Staging⇄Production
DeploySlotsEasy AuthCustom domain + TLS
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STOP 3

App Service Networking

Inbound & outbound, controlled
Net→App→VNet
Access restrictionsPrivate endpointVNet integrationNAT gateway
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STOP 4

Function App

Serverless & event-driven
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Triggers + bindingsScale to zeroFlex Consumption
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Official hands-on learning paths

Build and deploy for real with Microsoft’s guided, exercise-based training for App Service and Azure Functions.

App Service path ↗ Functions path ↗