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Generally available: IP-based website protection for Azure Static Web Apps
Azure Static Web Apps adds support for access restrictions by IP addresses and service tags
Public preview: Customize Azure Static Web Apps authentication with a serverless function
Azure Static Web Apps adds support for programmatically assigning custom user roles using Azure Functions.
September 2021
Azure App Service support for Availability Zones reaches general availability
This new feature provides high availability for web applications to enhance business continuity and support disaster recovery strategies.
August 2021
Community support for Python 3.7 is ending on 27 June 2023
Target retirement date: June 24, 2023
Upgrade to Python 3.8 before 27 June 2023
Java 7 will be retired from App Service on 29 July 2022
Target availability: Q3 2022
Transition to Java 11 or 8 by 29 July 2022.
Community support for PHP 7.3 is ending on 6 December 2021
Target retirement date: December 06, 2021
Upgrade to PHP 7.4 before 6 December 2021.
Tomcat 7 reached End-of-Support on 23 March 2021
Target availability: Q3 2022
Transition to Tomcat 8.5 or 9.0 by 29 July 2022.
Mounting Azure Storage as a local share for web apps deployed on App Service is generally available
This new capability enables mounting Azure Storage as a network share in a built-in Linux container or a custom Linux container deployed to App Service for Linux.
July 2021
Public preview: Azure App Service Migration Assistant PowerShell-based experience
The PowerShell-based experience for the Azure App Service Migration Assistant is now in public preview.
General availability: Application Insights integration with App Services for Java & Node.js apps
Integration of Azure Monitor application insights with App Services now enables you to monitor your Java & Node.js apps directly from Azure portal, without making any changes to your code, with just a click of a button.
App Service Environment v3 now generally available
App Service Environments v3 is now available with no stamp fee and a simplified deployment experience for isolated workloads.
May 2021
App Service Managed Certificates now generally available
You can secure your custom domains at no additional cost.
Public preview: Run App Service on Kubernetes or anywhere with Azure Arc
You can now run Web Apps against a range of fully managed App Service plans or choose to deploy against Azure Kubernetes Service or your own Kubernetes clusters connected through Azure Arc that are running on-premises, at the edge, or in other clouds.
Azure Static Web Apps is now generally available
Azure Static Web Apps, now includes a standard plan for advanced capabilities supported by an enterprise Service Level Agreement (SLA).
April 2021
Updated App Service Authentication portal experience is now generally available
The new Authentication portal experience for App Service and Azure Functions, improving usability, initial setup, and increased security, is now available.”
March 2021
Public preview: Azure Static Web Apps now supports deployment with Azure DevOps
Azure Static Web Apps, currently in public preview, now supports building and deploying apps with Azure DevOps.
General availability: Networking for Key Vault references on Windows in App Service and Azure Functions
Key Vault references in App Service and Azure Functions now support accessing vaults with network access controls from Windows apps with virtual network integrations.
General availability: Azure Communication Services
Now you can use Azure Communication Services to add video, voice, SMS, chat, and telephony capabilities into almost any web, mobile, or desktop application.
Public preview: App Service Managed Certificates now supports apex domains
Create apex domains on your Linux and Windows web app at no additional cost.
General availability: Application insights no-code enablement on Node.js Linux App Service Environments
Azure Monitor application insights App Service integration on Node.js Linux environments provides no-code enablement of application insights via Azure portal, PowerShell, or ARM Templates.
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