How to deploy Orchard CMS in Windows Azure?

Question

Experts,

Is there any of you guys who has successfully built and deployed Orchard CMS (1.1 and above) in Azure?

I\'ve tried to build the source codes (pulled

Answer 1

Since June 2012 there's also the possibility to easily host Orchard on Windows Azure Web Sites.

Here's an how to guide: How to setup Orchard CMS on Windows Azure Web Sites with a Windows Azure SQL Database.

This is an alternative approach which didn't exist at the time of the original question but might still be interesting for future readers who want to easily deploy Orchard CMS on Windows Azure.