How to deploy a simple static micro site on Microsoft Azure

Question

I plan to move all my websites from my own baremetal server to Microsoft Azure. To get things started I want to do a POC and deploy a very simple static microsite - a single

Answer 1

In MS Build 2020 Microsoft announced the support for hosting Static Web Apps which allows you to build JavaScript web applications that automatically publish from changes made in GitHub.

This new option is ideal for static site generators such as Hugo, Jekyll and Hexo or for developers who use frameworks like Angular, Vue and React and seek a simple interface to deploy the cloud resources needed for a single-page application.

Here is an example to get started.