Create App Services for the IT Shop Microservice

The EmpowerID IT Shop Microservices allow your users to request access to any resources to which they may be entitled. In order to run the IT Shop Microservices in Azure, you need to create the following two App Services for the microservice in Azure:

• An App Service for the IT Shop Front-End application

• An App Service for the IT Shop API (back-end)

To create the App Service for IT Shop Front-End application

1. Log in to your Azure portal as a user with the necessary permissions to create an App Service.

2. In Azure, navigate to All Services.

3. Select App Services > Create.

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4. Under Project Details, select a Subscription and then create a Resource Group for the App Service.

5. Under Instance Details, do the following:

   • Name — Enter a name for the Web App.

   • Publish — Select Code.

   • Runtime Stack — Select Node 12 (LTS).

   • Operating System — Select Windows.

   • Region — Select the appropriate region.

6. Click Review + Create.

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7. Click Create.

8. After the deployment of the App Service completes, click Go to resource.

9. Change the platform for the App Service to 64 Bit by doing the following:

   1. On the App Service navbar, under Settings, click Configuration.

   2. On the Configuration blade, select the General settings tab.

   3. Under Platform settings, change the Platform to 64 Bit and click Save.

   4. Click Continue confirm you want to save the changes.

10. On the App Service page, copy and save the URL. You will need this when you create the service principal application for the App Service in Azure AD.

     

To create the App Service for IT Shop API application

1. In Azure, open the main navbar.

2. Hover over App Services and click Create in the App Services modal that appears.

    

3. Under Project Details, select a Subscription and create a Resource Group for the App Service.

4. Under Instance Details, do the following:

   • Name — Enter a name for the Web App.

   • Publish — Select Code.

   • Runtime Stack — Select .Net Core 2.1 (LTS).

   • Operating System — Select Windows.

   • Region — Select the appropriate region.

5. Click Review + Create.

    

6. Click Create.

    

7. After the deployment of the App Service completes, click Go to resource.

8. Change the platform for the App Service to 64 Bit by doing the following:

   1. On the App Service navbar, under Settings, click Configuration.

   2. On the Configuration blade, select the General settings tab.

   3. Under Platform settings, change the Platform to 64 Bit and click Save.

   4. Click Continue confirm you want to save the changes.

9. On the App Service page, copy and save the URL. You will need this when you create the service principal application for the App Service in Azure AD.

    

Now that you have created the App Services, the next step is to Register Service Principal Applications for the IT Shop Microservice.