My presentation on Azure App Service: Kudu service at Global Azure Bootcamp Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia 2015. The agenda includes intro to the Azure App Service Kudu, list of Kudu's powerful features as well as Site extensions feature.

1. Welcome to the
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

2. Hidden Gems of Azure Websites:
The Secret of Kudu
Juv Chan (@juvchan)
juc@sitecore.net
Senior Developer, Cloud Services
(www.sitecore.net)

3. Agenda
• Limitations for Diagnostics and Troubleshooting in Azure Websites
• What is Kudu?
• Kudu Features Demo
• What are Site Extensions?
• Site Extensions Demo
• Q&A

4. Limitations for Azure Website
• Azure website DOES NOT allow Remote Desktop
• Lack of control over platform configurations (Typical PaaS model)
• Slow Retrieval of Diagnostic Information via FTP
• The deployed website app settings DOES NOT appear in Management Portal

5. What is Kudu?
• Also known as “Site Control Manager” (SCM)
• Pre-Installed “Site Extension” for the Azure Website
• Parallel website available together with every deployed Azure website
• Open Source project by Microsoft, available on Github
https://github.com/projectkudu/
• Wiki link
https://github.com/projectkudu/kudu/wiki

6. Kudu – The “Hidden Gem” in Azure Website
• The “secret” path to access Kudu on your Azure website
https://mysite.scm.azurewebsites.net/
• Available for all Azure Website Service Tiers:
Free, Shared, Basic, Standard
• Only the Azure subscription Service Administrator and Co-Administrator can
access it by authentication
• Note: Does Not work with the custom domain name bound to the Azure
website
E.g. Azure website ABC has a custom domain: abc.com
https://mysite.scm.abc.com/ not able to access Kudu!

7. Kudu Features
• Environment
• REST API
• Debug Console (CMD, PowerShell)
• Process Explorer
• Diagnostic Dump
• Log Stream
• Web Hooks
• Deployment Script
• Azure App Service Support
• XML-Document-Transform (XDT)
• Site Extensions

8. Kudu Environment
Demo

9. Kudu Process Explorer
Demo

10. Kudu Debug Console
Demo

11. Kudu Diagnostic Dump
Demo

12. Kudu Log Stream
Demo

13. Azure App Service Support (Preview)
Demo

14. XML-Document-Transform
(XDT)
Overwriting IIS Root Configuration
Demo

15. Site Extensions
• Enhance the ability to manage Azure website
• Pre-Installed Site Extensions
Kudu, Visual Studio Online
• Able to access to file and environments
• You can write your own and share to Site Extensions Gallery
• Accessible only to Site Owners
• Link
http://www.siteextensions.net/

16. Site Extensions

17. Site Extensions
Demo

18. Key Takeaways / Recommendations
• Start using Kudu and other Site extensions useful to you!
• Great & Powerful Extension Tools for Azure website
• Constant Updates and New Features from Microsoft
• Get the source and learn from it!

19. Pop Quiz Bonus Stage
Name one of the pre-installed
Site Extensions

20. Fill in evaluation forms and win prizes!
• Go to http://malaysia.azurebootcamp.net/ to
access links to online evaluation forms
• Direct link to this session’s evaluation form:
http://www.instant.ly/s/7cSYK
• Please check with registration counter for your
participant ID
• Winner of each session will be announced
after lunch break, afternoon coffee break and
during closing
• Winner then proceed to registration counter
to draw prizes

21. Please share our “little” event on the WWW by any means
Use the HASHTAG
#GLOBALAZURE
extensively

22. Thank You!