Getting started with Windows Azure

Question

I will sound like a complete newbie here, but here goes ...

I just signed up for a Windows Azure account and was hoping to get a simple world aspx welcome page and run it in a browser to see how it all works, but I can't find a simple guide to getting a very simple web application.

I have before setting up the “service” and going to the “deploy” page, but he asked me to download the “application package”.

I watched MSDN, but there are no simple guides, just documentation weaves that talk about the "roles" and the "development structure". For someone who knows HTML / CSS and knows a little about asp.net, it may also be in another language.

So, does anyone know how to load a simple aspx page and then access it in a browser?

John

Answer 1

Does this guide help? This seems pretty detailed for what you are looking for.

Note. When you look at the documentation, I highly recommend that you focus mainly on the documentation / posts published at the end of November 2009. Around then, Microsoft made and released some significant changes to Azure. Anything older can be obsolete and useless.

Answer 2

Make sure that you are also careful about your application. Leaving a simple HelloWorld application running 24 hours a day, 7 days for 1 month can cost you about $ 85. [/ P>

($ 0.12 / hour x 24 hours x 30 days = $ 86.40)

http://www.microsoft.com/windowsazure/pricing/

Answer 3

• Download and installation 1. Windows Azure SDK: http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=130232 2. Windows Azure Tools for Visual Studio: http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=128752
• Request a token: http://www.microsoft.com/azure
• After receiving the marker, create an application: https://lx.azure.microsoft.com
• Open Visual Studio: New → Project → Cloud Services → Web Cloud Service
• Write the hello world code on the Default.aspx page (create an ad)
• Right-click on your service project (not _WebRole) and select the publication.
• Select "Deploy and Download Packages and Configurations"
• Select "Run."

This is from Rimon http://blogs.msdn.com/rimontadros/archive/2009/04/17/windows-azure-hello-world-application-in-8-steps.aspx

Answer 4

The application package is just the encrypted zip code of your project here - it is a good guide to get you started.

Answer 5

Others seemed to be covering the situation well. I just want to add two blog posts that I recently posted, especially those related to managing your account and understanding the true value of web roles and work roles:

First: How to properly set up your account to use the MSDN Premium offer (assuming you have an MSDN Premium account.

Next: The true value of web and work roles . This post can save you a lot of money. Andrew Lewis has already pointed you to the prices, but this post will illustrate how costs are charged even when your application does not work.

Answer 6

I found that the Windows Azure Platform Training Kit was very useful when I started work. It is just a step by step hand on things.