Azure Deployment

Deploy nopCommerce to Microsoft Azure.

Deployment Options

Service	Best For
App Service	Simple deployments, auto-scaling
Azure VM	Full control, custom configuration
Azure Container Apps	Containerized deployments
Azure Kubernetes	Large-scale, microservices

Azure App Service

Step 1: Create Resources

# Create resource group
az group create --name nopCommerce-rg --location eastus

# Create App Service plan
az appservice plan create \
  --name nop-plan \
  --resource-group nopCommerce-rg \
  --sku B2 \
  --is-linux

# Create web app
az webapp create \
  --name your-nopcommerce \
  --resource-group nopCommerce-rg \
  --plan nop-plan \
  --runtime "DOTNETCORE:8.0"

Step 2: Create Azure SQL

az sql server create \
  --name nop-sql-server \
  --resource-group nopCommerce-rg \
  --admin-user sqladmin \
  --admin-password YourPassword123!

az sql db create \
  --name nopCommerce \
  --resource-group nopCommerce-rg \
  --server nop-sql-server \
  --service-objective S0

Step 3: Deploy

# Deploy from local publish folder
az webapp deploy \
  --name your-nopcommerce \
  --resource-group nopCommerce-rg \
  --src-path ./publish.zip \
  --type zip

Configuration

Set connection string in Azure Portal:

1. Go to App Service → Configuration
2. Add Connection String:
   • Name: DefaultConnection
   • Value: Your SQL connection string
   • Type: SQLAzure

Scaling

# Scale up (more powerful instance)
az appservice plan update --sku P1V2 --name nop-plan

# Scale out (multiple instances)
az webapp update --set siteConfig.numberOfWorkers=3 --name your-nopcommerce

Recommended Settings

• Enable Always On for production
• Configure Deployment Slots for zero-downtime updates
• Set up Azure CDN for static content
• Enable Application Insights for monitoring