Azure WebJobs and Deployment Slots

Question

What will happen when I deploy a continuously running Azure WebJob with a QueueTrigger (queue connection defined in app.config) into a Deployment Slot (for example \"Staging

Answer 1

Using slot sticky settings, you can now set

WEBJOBS_STOPPED = 1

on the staging slot. This will prevent webjobs from starting on the staging slot, and the setting will remain on the staging slot when the code is swapped into production.

https://github.com/projectkudu/kudu/wiki/Web-jobs#configuration-settings