App Service plans and pricing tiers in Azure - Step-by-Step Execution

Process Flow - App Service plans and pricing tiers

Choose App Service Plan

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Select Pricing Tier

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Allocate Resources

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Deploy Web App

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App Runs with Selected Tier Features

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Scale or Change Tier if Needed

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End

This flow shows how you pick an App Service plan, select a pricing tier, allocate resources, deploy your app, and optionally scale or change the tier.

Execution Sample

Azure

1. Create App Service Plan named 'MyPlan'
2. Select 'Standard' pricing tier
3. Deploy Web App to 'MyPlan'
4. App runs with Standard features
5. Scale up to 'Premium' tier if needed

This example shows creating a plan, choosing a tier, deploying an app, and scaling the plan.

Process Table

Step	Action	Pricing Tier Selected	Resources Allocated	App Behavior
1	Create App Service Plan 'MyPlan'	None	None	No app yet
2	Select 'Standard' pricing tier	Standard	Medium CPU, Memory, Storage	Ready for deployment
3	Deploy Web App to 'MyPlan'	Standard	Medium CPU, Memory, Storage	App runs with Standard features
4	App runs	Standard	Medium CPU, Memory, Storage	Supports custom domains, SSL, auto-scaling
5	Scale up to 'Premium' tier	Premium	Higher CPU, Memory, Storage	App gains more features and capacity
6	App runs with Premium tier	Premium	Higher CPU, Memory, Storage	Better performance and scaling
7	End	Premium	Higher CPU, Memory, Storage	Execution stops

💡 App Service plan is set and app is running with selected pricing tier features.

Status Tracker

Variable	Start	After Step 2	After Step 3	After Step 5	Final
App Service Plan	None	MyPlan created	MyPlan with Standard tier	MyPlan upgraded to Premium tier	MyPlan with Premium tier
Pricing Tier	None	Standard	Standard	Premium	Premium
Resources	None	Medium CPU, Memory, Storage	Medium CPU, Memory, Storage	Higher CPU, Memory, Storage	Higher CPU, Memory, Storage
App State	Not Deployed	Not Deployed	Deployed and Running	Running with Premium features	Running with Premium features

Key Moments - 3 Insights

Why does the app not run immediately after creating the App Service Plan?

Because the app is only deployed after selecting the pricing tier and deploying the web app, as shown in steps 2 and 3 of the execution_table.

What changes when scaling from Standard to Premium tier?

Resources like CPU, memory, and storage increase, and the app gains more features and better performance, as seen between steps 5 and 6.

Can you deploy an app without selecting a pricing tier?

No, selecting a pricing tier allocates resources needed for the app to run, so deployment happens after tier selection (step 2 then 3).

Visual Quiz - 3 Questions

Look at the execution_table, what is the pricing tier after step 3?

A Free

B Standard

C Premium

D None

💡 Hint

Check the 'Pricing Tier Selected' column at step 3 in the execution_table.

At which step does the app start running with Premium tier features?

A Step 4

B Step 5

C Step 6

D Step 2

💡 Hint

Look at the 'App Behavior' column for when Premium features appear.

If you skip scaling up, what resources does the app use after deployment?

A Medium CPU, Memory, Storage

B Higher CPU, Memory, Storage

C No resources allocated

D Low CPU, Memory, Storage

💡 Hint

Refer to the 'Resources Allocated' column after step 3 in the execution_table.

Concept Snapshot

App Service Plan defines the compute resources for your app.
Pricing tiers (Free, Shared, Basic, Standard, Premium) determine features and capacity.
Select a tier to allocate resources before deploying your app.
You can scale up or down by changing the pricing tier.
Higher tiers offer better performance, scaling, and features.

Full Transcript

This visual execution shows how to create an Azure App Service Plan, select a pricing tier, deploy a web app, and optionally scale the plan. First, you create the plan without resources. Then, selecting a pricing tier allocates CPU, memory, and storage. Deploying the app runs it with the selected tier's features. Scaling up increases resources and features. The execution table tracks each step's state, and the variable tracker shows how plan, tier, resources, and app state change. Key moments clarify common confusions about deployment timing and scaling effects. The quiz tests understanding of tier selection, app running state, and resource allocation. The snapshot summarizes the core concept for quick review.