Create Azure Function App on Azure cloud

Create Azure Function App

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Create Azure Function App in an App Service plan

Create a new function app in App Service plan with the following command:

$ az functionapp create \
  --name <APP_NAME> \
  --storage-account <STORAGE_ACCOUNT_NAME> \
  --resource-group <RESOURCE_GROUP_NAME> \
  --plan <APP_SERVICE_PLAN>
  --runtime <RUNTIME> \
  --runtime-version <RUNTIME_VERSION> \
  --functions-version <FUNCTIONS_VERSION> \
  --disable-app-insights false \
  --app-insights <APP_INSIGHTS_NAME> \

For <STORAGE_ACCOUNT_NAME>, if you haven’t had it yet, follow this document to create it.
For APP_SERVICE_PLAN, you can use an existing plan or create a new one by following this document.
For RUNTIME and RUNTIME_VERSION, use az functionapp list-runtimes to list supported runtimes and versions.
For FUNCTIONS_VERSION, follow this link to check Azure Function App version.
For <APP_INSIGHTS_NAME>, if you haven’t had it yet, follow this document to create Application Insights.

Example code to create new function app (.NET) in existing Azure App Service plan with Application Insights:

$ az functionapp create \
  --name codesanook-example-function-app \
  --storage-account csexamplestorageaccount \
  --plan codesanook-example-app-service-plan \
  --resource-group codesanook-example-resource-group \
  --runtime dotnet \
  --runtime-version 6 \
  --functions-version 4 \
  --disable-app-insights false
  --app-insights codesanook-example-app-insights

Create Azure Function App in an consumption plan

Change --plan option to --consumption-plan-location southeastasia.
Use az functionapp list-consumption-locations --output table to show all available locations for Azure Functions.

Example code to create new function app (Node.js) in consumption plan without Application Insights:

$ az functionapp create \
  --name codesanook-example-function-app \
  --storage-account csexamplestorageaccount \
  --consumption-plan-location southeastasia \
  --resource-group codesanook-example-resource-group \
  --os-type Linux
  --runtime node \
  --runtime-version 14 \
  --functions-version 4 \
  --disable-app-insights true

Useful commands for Azure Function App

List all existing Azure Function Apps

To list all existing Azure Function Apps, use:

$ az functionapp list \
  --resource-group <RESOURCE_GROUP> \
  --output table

Example code:

$ az functionapp list \
  --resource-group codesanook-example-resource-group \
  --output table

Delete an existing Azure Function App

Command:

$ az functionapp delete \
  --name <APP_NAME> \
  --resource-group <RESOURCE_GROUP_NAME>

Example code

$ az functionapp delete \
  --name codesanook-example-function-app \
  --resource-group codesanook-example-resource-group

Useful resources

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