CONTENTS

INTRODUCTION TO THE WINDOWS AZURE BOOK SERIES

INTRODUCTION TO WINDOWS AZURE WEB SITES

CHAPTER 1: INTRODUCTION TO WINDOWS AZURE AND FUNDAMENTAL CONCEPTS

Understanding Windows Azure Web Sites

Understanding the Windows Azure Portal

Creating a Simple Site

Managing Your Site from the Portal

Working with Notifications

Modifying Application State

Performing Other Application Operations

Deleting a Site

Setting Your Deployment Credentials

Summary

CHAPTER 2: MOVING AN APPLICATION TO THE CLOUD

Uploading Your Web Site via FTP

Gathering the Basics

Connecting to the Server

Validating a Connection

Publishing the “Real” Site

Publishing from WebMatrix

Deploying Your Site for the First Time

Publishing Changes to the Site

Publishing through Dropbox

Associating Your Web Site with a Dropbox Folder

Pushing Files to the Cloud through Dropbox

Going to the Cloud with Visual Studio 2012

Downloading Your Publishing Profile

Registering the Publishing Profile with Your Project

Selecting a Deployment Strategy

Summary

CHAPTER 3: MANAGING DEPLOYMENTS VIA SOURCE CONTROL

Understanding Prerequisites

Publishing from Source Control

Publishing from GitHub

Publishing from CodePlex

Publishing from Bitbucket

Publishing from Team Foundation Service

Managing Previously Deployed Releases

Summary

CHAPTER 4: MANAGING WINDOWS AZURE WEB SITES FROM THE CONSOLE

Preparing Your Environment

Configuring Your Account

Downloading Your Publishing Profile

Importing Settings

Switching between Subscriptions

Managing Your Subscription ...

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