Build Node.js Apps: Deploy & Monitor on Azure App Service

Deploy & Scale Node.js Apps on Azure: A Comprehensive Guide

Are you looking to leverage the power of the cloud for your web applications? Concerned about the complexity of migrating or modernizing existing applications? Azure App Service offers a streamlined solution for deploying and managing web apps in the cloud. This comprehensive course provides a practical, 2-in-1 approach to building and deploying Node.js microservices on Microsoft Azure.

Key Benefits of Azure App Service:

• Easy Deployment: Quickly deploy your web applications to the cloud.
• Built-in DevOps: Streamline your development and deployment processes.
• Continuous Integration/Continuous Deployment (CI/CD): Integrate with Visual Studio Online and GitHub for automated deployments.
• Staging & Production Support: Manage different environments for testing and live deployments.
• Automatic Patching: Benefit from automatic updates and security patches.
• Integration Capabilities: Seamlessly connect with on-premises and other cloud systems.

Course Overview:

This training program consists of two courses designed to provide a complete understanding of deploying and managing Node.js applications on Azure.

Course 1: Modernize Node.js Web Apps with Azure App Service

• Refactor & Deploy: Learn how to refactor existing Node.js web applications and deploy them to Azure App Service.
• Scalability & Monitoring: Easily scale your application to meet growing business demands while monitoring performance and usage statistics.
• CI/CD Automation: Implement effortless CI/CD pipelines for automated deployments to staging and production environments.
• Testing & Quality Assurance: Streamline testing and QA processes for improved application quality.
• Azure Services: Utilize Azure services for efficient application management.
• Modernize Existing Apps: Gain confidence in modernizing your existing Node.js web apps for the cloud.

Course 2: Microservice Development on Azure: Node.js

• Cloud-Native Applications: Understand the principles and benefits of cloud-native application development.
• Node.js for Azure: Discover the advantages of using Node.js for cloud applications.
• Azure Building Blocks: Learn about key Azure services and building blocks specifically designed for Node.js applications, including:
  • Azure Web Apps: Host your Node.js applications.
  • Azure Container Services: Leverage containerization for enhanced portability and scalability.
  • Cosmos DB: Utilize a globally distributed, multi-model database.
• Deployment Process: Deploy your Node.js applications to the Azure Cloud Platform step-by-step.
• Azure App Insights: Monitor and troubleshoot your Node.js applications with comprehensive insights.

By the end of this course, you will be able to:

• Build and launch a Node.js application using Web Apps, CosmosDB, and Container Services.
• Refactor Node.js web apps and deploy, scale, and monitor them on Azure App Service.
• Effectively monitor and troubleshoot your Node.js applications using Azure App Insights.

About the Instructors:

Dimitris Loukas: A seasoned software engineer with expertise in Node.js, Angular, MySQL, Redis, and Docker. He is an author at Packt and has extensive experience in C#, .NET Core, and TypeScript. Dimitris is an active member of the open-source community and passionate about modern JavaScript development.

Peter De Tender: CEO and Lead Technical Trainer at PDTIT and 007FFF Learning. A Microsoft Cloud Platform Architect, Azure MVP (2013-2018), and Microsoft Certified Trainer (MCT). Peter is a highly experienced trainer and speaker with a deep understanding of Microsoft infrastructure technologies, particularly Azure. He is a published author and frequently consults with organizations to help them maximize their use of Azure. Follow Peter on Twitter: @pdtit or @007FFFLearning.