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Configuring Scaling for Azure App Service

In this hands-on lab, you are working as a cloud engineer for Tech Tangos, an up-and-coming computer repair company. You’ve been asked to ensure that the upcoming launch of their new website goes smoothly by ensuring their website scales with demand. You’ll use the Azure portal to configure autoscaling on an Azure App service so the Tech Tangos site can scale with user demand.

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Path Info

Level

Beginner

Duration

45m

Published

Oct 23, 2023

Challenge

Sign In to the Azure Portal
Challenge

Configure the Azure App Service to Scale Out
- Pick custom autoscale.
- Create a scaling condition that will scale based on a metric:
  - Scale the app service to a max of two instances and a minimum of 1.
  - Configure the rule to add an instance when CPU load reaches 60%.
  - Configure the rule to remove an instance when CPU load goes below 30%.
Challenge

Test the Scaling Rule You Created
Using the external git option, deploy the following website:
- https://github.com/Azure-Samples/msdocs-python-flask-webapp-quickstart/
During and after deployment, watch the instance count to see if your rule was triggered correctly.

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