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April 2023

Apr 18

Generally Available: Azure App Service - New Premium v3 Offerings

NOW AVAILABLE

Introducing two new offerings in the Premium v3 (Pv3) service tier on Azure App Service  

  • Services
  • Features

July 2020

Jul 21

OpenID Connect support for Azure App Service and Azure Functions (in preview)

IN PREVIEW

A new capability (in preview) allows you to configure your Azure App Service and Azure Functions apps for login authentication through any OpenID Connect provider.

  • App Service
  • Azure Functions
  • Features

April 2020

Apr 23

Azure App Service—.NET Core 3.1 is now generally available

NOW AVAILABLE

.NET Core 3.1 LTS available on App Service for Linux and Windows applications.

  • Features

January 2020

Jan 18

Azure App Service—SameSite cookie handling and .NET Framework 4.7.2 patch

NOW AVAILABLE

As part of the January 2020 update to Azure App Service, .NET Framework patches that update how .NET framework apps handle the SameSite cookie property are being installed. The service is also deploying an App Service compatibility behavior that applies to all applications running on App Service for scenarios where a cookie has set the SameSite property to "None".

  • App Service
  • Services

November 2019

Nov 18

Azure App Service—Increased scale out limits for Premium v2 plans

NOW AVAILABLE

Azure App Service has increased the maximum scale out limit for PremiumV2 app service plans to 30 instances in select regions around the world.

  • Services
  • Features

July 2019

Jul 18

Introducing promotional pricing for the Basic Linux App Service Plan

NOW AVAILABLE

We’re excited to introduce a promotional price on the Basic app service plan for Linux, which depending on regional meters in your datacenter of choice, leads to a 66 percent price drop! In addition, we are also now offering a free App Service Plan for Linux, making starting out on App Service easier than ever!

  • App Service (Linux)
  • Web Apps Linux
  • Pricing & Offerings
  • Features

March 2019

Mar 27

Public preview: Windows Server container support in Azure App Service

IN PREVIEW

Windows Server containers in Azure App Service are now available in public preview.

  • App Service
  • Services
Mar 5

.NET Core February 2019 Update availability on App Service

NOW AVAILABLE

The .NET Core February 2019 Update is now available on App Service (Windows).

  • Services
  • Features

January 2019

Jan 15

.NET Core 2.2 available for App Service on Windows

NOW AVAILABLE

.NET Core 2.2 is now available in all public regions and sovereign cloud regions for App Service on Windows.

  • Visual Studio
  • Services
  • Features

July 2018

Jul 30

General availability: Linux on App Service Environment

NOW AVAILABLE

We're excited to announce the general availability of Linux on App Service Environment, which combines the features from App Service on Linux and App Service Environment.

  • App Service
  • Pricing & Offerings

May 2018

May 21

Azure App Service | Debug, diagnostics, easy authentication

IN PREVIEW

Azure App Service is getting new capabilities with the latest updates. Mundane developer tasks are simpler with App Service diagnostics, remote debugging for container-based apps, and easy authentication extended to App Service on Linux.

  • App Service (Linux)
  • Features
May 21

Azure App Service | App Service Environment for App Service on Linux

IN PREVIEW

Azure App Service on Linux is now available in preview on App Service Environment.

  • App Service (Linux)
  • Features

March 2018

Mar 19

ClearDB removal from the Azure Marketplace

ClearDB will transition Azure-based customers currently billed by Microsoft to a direct billing model with ClearDB. You'll no longer be able to create or upgrade a ClearDB database.

  • Access Control Service
  • App Service
  • Security
  • Services
  • Pricing & Offerings
Mar 7

Public preview: Java support for App Service on Linux

Java support for App Service on Linux is in public preview. You can create a Linux web app by using Tomcat 8.5/9.0, with JRE 8 as a runtime stack.

  • App Service
  • Features
Mar 2

TCP Connections added to App Service diagnostics

The TCP Connections tile shortcut is available in App Service diagnostics.

  • App Service
  • Features

February 2018

Feb 22

New option to try out Web App for Containers

Web App for Containers is a fully managed platform to deploy, run, and scale your apps hosted in containers. You can try it out, with no credit card required.

  • App Service
  • Services
  • Features

January 2018

Jan 29

.NET Core 2.0 support for App Service on Linux

You can create a Linux web app by using .NET Core 2.0 as a runtime stack.

  • App Service
  • SDK and Tools
Jan 23

New region for App Service on Linux and Web App for Containers

You can now create an App Service plan for Linux in Australia Southeast, in addition to the previously announced regions.

  • App Service
  • Regions & Datacenters
  • Features

November 2017

Nov 9

Azure App Service and Functions on Azure Stack

NOW AVAILABLE

We’re pleased to share that Azure App Service and Functions are now generally available on Azure Stack.

  • Azure Stack
  • Features

September 2017

Sep 26

Azure App Service new premium tier

NOW AVAILABLE

The New premium tier from Azure App Service is now generally available.

  • App Service
  • Features

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