Your first serverless app (using the Azure portal)

In this section, we will be learning how to create an Azure function app through the Azure portal. We will explore some of the settings that are associated with Cloud Functions. We will learn about creating HTTP trigger-based Azure Functions through the portal. We will learn about proxies as well for Azure Functions. We will also look at the automation script associated with the Function app that you can use to create other functions using Azure Resource Manager. We will also look at the Application Insights services Microsoft Azure offers for Azure Functions.

Let's look at accessing the Azure Functions Console using the portal. 

You can navigate to the Azure Functions Console in the Azure portal by:

1. Clicking on All Services in the left-hand menu
2. From the window that pops out, search for Functions in the text box
3. Select Function Apps 
4. You will be taken to the home page of Azure Function Apps:

 

As we don't have any functions at the moment, you will...