Azure Cloud Services (classic) documentation

Learn how to use Cloud Services to host and run highly available, scalable cloud applications and APIs. Shows how to manage virtual machine hosts and configure, patch, and install software.

• Cloud Services classic documentation
• Overview
  • What is Cloud Services classic?
  • Cloud service config files and packaging
• Get Started
  • Example .NET Cloud Service
  • Example Python for Visual Studio Cloud Service
  • Troubleshoot LocationNotFoundForRoleSize
• Concepts
  • Security baseline
• How To
  • Plan
    • Virtual machine sizes
    • Updates
  • Develop
    • Create PHP web and worker roles
    • Build and deploy a Node.js application
    • Build a Node.js web application using Express
    • Storage and Visual Studio
      • Configure traffic rules for a role
      • Handle Cloud Service lifecycle events
      • Socket.io Node.js
      • Use Twilio to make a phone call .NET
    • Configure start up tasks
      • Create startup tasks
      • Common startup tasks
      • Use a task to Install .NET on a Cloud Service role
    • Configure Remote Desktop
      • Portal
      • PowerShell
      • Visual Studio
    • Deploy
      • Create and deploy a cloud service in portal
      • Create an empty cloud service container in PowerShell
      • Configure a custom domain name
      • Connect to a custom Domain Controller
    • Manage service
      • Common management tasks
      • Configure Cloud Service
      • Manage a Cloud Service using Azure Automation
      • Configure automatic scaling
      • Use Python to manage Azure Resources
      • Mitigating speculative execution
      • Guest OS
        • Guest OS patches
        • Guest OS retirement
          • Retirement policy
          • Family 1 retirement notice
          • Family 2, 3, 4 retirement notice
        • Guest OS release news
      • Cloud Services Role config XPath cheat sheet
    • Manage certificates
      • Cloud Services and management certificates
      • Configure SSL
    • Store and view diagnostic data in Azure Storage
    • Trace Cloud Service with Diagnostics
  • Migrate
    • Migration overview
    • Migration technical details
    • Migrate using the Azure portal
    • Migrate using PowerShell
    • Common errors and known issues
  • Debug
    • Cloud Services and management certificates
    • Configure SSL
  • Monitor
    • Monitor cloud service
    • Use performance counters
    • Test performance
      • Test with Visual Studio Profiler
    • Enable diagnostics
      • Azure PowerShell
      • .NET
      • Visual Studio
      • Store and view diagnostic data in Azure Storage
      • Trace Cloud Service with Diagnostics
  • Troubleshoot
    • Debug
      • Options for a Cloud Service
      • Local Cloud Service with Visual Studio
      • Published Cloud Service with Visual Studio
    • Cloud Service allocation failure
    • Common causes of Cloud Service roles recycling
    • Application does not support TLS 1.2
    • Default TEMP folder size too small for role
    • Common deployment problems
    • Role failed to start
    • Recovery guidance
    • Workflow of classic VM architecture
    • Resource health support for Cloud Services
    • Cloud Services FAQ
      • Application and service availability FAQ
      • Configuration and management FAQ
      • Connectivity and networking FAQ
      • Deployment FAQ
• Reference
  • Azure CLI
  • REST
  • Code samples
  • .csdef XML Schema
    • LoadBalancerProbe Schema
    • WebRole Schema
    • WorkerRole Schema
    • NetworkTrafficRules Schema
  • .cscfg XML Schema
    • Role Schema
    • NetworkConfiguration Schema
• Resources
  • Azure Roadmap
  • Learning path
  • Microsoft Q&A question page
  • Pricing
  • Pricing calculator
  • Service updates
  • Videos