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Run Azure Load Testing on Azure App Service web apps
Target availability: Q2 2024
Load test your web apps directly from Azure App Service in Azure portal.
October 2022
Community support for Node 16 LTS is ending on 11 September 2023
Target retirement date: September 11, 2023
Community support for Node 16 LTS is ending on 11 September 2023 – transition to Node 18 LTS by that date.
Community support for PHP 8.0 is ending on 26 November 2023
Target retirement date: November 26, 2023
Community support for PHP 8.0 is ending on 26 November 2023 – transition to PHP 8.1 by that date.
February 2021
Community support for Python 3.6 is ending on 23 December 2021
Target retirement date: December 23, 2021
App Service support for Python 3.6 is ending on 23 December 2021.
August 2020
App Service: .NET Framework 4.8 Support now available
Support for .NET Framework 4.8 is now generally available in Azure App Service
November 2019
API Apps Icon Removed from Azure Marketplace Web category in the Azure Portal
Target retirement date: November 25, 2019
The API Apps icon in the Web category of the Azure Marketplace has been removed from the Azure Portal. Since API Apps and Web Apps have the same functionality, the API Apps icon has been removed.
May 2019
Azure Quickstart Center enables new customers to build cloud projects with confidence
The Azure Quickstart Center within the Azure portal enables new customers to use the self-guided approach to build cloud projects and accelerate deployment with ease.
August 2018
.NET Framework 4.7.2 update coming to Azure App Service apps
The .NET Framework 4.7.2 update is scheduled to deploy to Azure App Service apps gradually during September 2018.
June 2018
New App Service apps deployed with TLS 1.2 by default from June 30
Starting June 30, all new apps in Azure App Service will be created with TLS 1.2 by default.
May 2017
Introducing the Azure app (preview)
With the Azure mobile app, you can check status and critical metrics of your Azure resources, get notifications and alerts, and perform simple operations to resolve common issues.
February 2017
Announcing the new Azure Marketplace experience
The new Azure Marketplace experience will help you discover and deploy products, deep dive for more info, and get hands-on experience.
January 2017
Web Apps available only in the Azure portal from February 14
Starting February 14, 2017, the Web Apps feature of Azure App Service will be available only in the Azure portal.
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