Creating a static HTML web site using Microsoft Azure
I own the domain oceanairdrop.com which has been laying dormant ever since I bought it, so this holiday I thought I would take the opportunity to wire it up to a simple static HTML web page hosted on the Microsoft Azure Platform . Basically, I wanted an excuse to play around with Azure. The page itself, is only going to be used as a simple landing page, so I don't need anything jazzy. Now, while this might be all very basic, I am writing this blog post as an aide-mémoire for my future-self as this is my first time working with Microsoft Azure . What am I going to put up there? Erm, at this point I haven't got a clue, but that's another story! But let's get straight into it and kick things off. The first thing to do is log into the Azure portal and select "app services" and create a new service. As mentioned earlier, I am selecting the basic HTML5 template because this page is only going to be used as a landing page, however they have plenty of templat