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Hidden Gems of Azure Websites:The Secret of Kudu

Juv Chan (@juvchan)juc@sitecore.netSenior Developer, Cloud Services (www.sitecore.net)

Agenda• Limitations for Diagnostics and Troubleshooting in Azure Websites

• What is Kudu?

• Kudu Features Demo

• What are Site Extensions?

• Site Extensions Demo

• Q&A

Limitations for Azure Website• Azure website DOES NOT allow Remote Desktop

• Lack of control over platform configurations (Typical PaaS model)

• Slow Retrieval of Diagnostic Information via FTP

• The deployed website app settings DOES NOT appear in Management Portal

What is Kudu? • Also known as “Site Control Manager” (SCM)

• Pre-Installed “Site Extension” for the Azure Website

• Parallel website available together with every deployed Azure website

• Open Source project by Microsoft, available on Github https://github.com/projectkudu/

• Wiki link https://github.com/projectkudu/kudu/wiki

Kudu – The “Hidden Gem” in Azure Website • The “secret” path to access Kudu on your Azure website

https://mysite.scm.azurewebsites.net/

• Available for all Azure Website Service Tiers: Free, Shared, Basic, Standard

• Only the Azure subscription Service Administrator and Co-Administrator can access it by authentication

• Note: Does Not work with the custom domain name bound to the Azure website

E.g. Azure website ABC has a custom domain: abc.com https://mysite.scm.abc.com/ not able to access Kudu!

Kudu Features• Environment• REST API• Debug Console (CMD, PowerShell)• Process Explorer• Diagnostic Dump• Log Stream• Web Hooks• Deployment Script• Azure App Service Support• XML-Document-Transform (XDT)• Site Extensions

Kudu Environment

Demo

Kudu Process Explorer

Demo

Kudu Debug Console

Demo

Kudu Diagnostic Dump

Demo

Kudu Log Stream

Demo

Azure App Service Support (Preview)

Demo

XML-Document-Transform (XDT)

Overwriting IIS Root Configuration

Demo

Site Extensions• Enhance the ability to manage Azure website

• Pre-Installed Site Extensions Kudu, Visual Studio Online

• Able to access to file and environments

• You can write your own and share to Site Extensions Gallery

• Accessible only to Site Owners

• Link http://www.siteextensions.net/

Site Extensions

Azure Web Site

User Site

Pre-installedSite Extensions

Visual Studio Online

Kudu

“Bring your own”Site Extensions

Upload to site

Install from gallery

foo.azurewebsitesnet foo.scm.azurewebsitesnet

Site Extensions

Demo

Key Takeaways / Recommendations• Start using Kudu and other Site extensions useful to you!

• Great & Powerful Extension Tools for Azure website

• Constant Updates and New Features from Microsoft

• Get the source and learn from it!

Pop Quiz Bonus Stage

Name one of the pre-installed Site Extensions

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