How do I deploy a simple C# Console App using Github Actions using Azure?

Question

I am trying to get a better idea regards to deploying a simple C# Console application with Github Actions (and possibly to Azure App Service).

I got a recommendation to use Azure App Service because it is a simple application (that pulls data from a third party API and insert data into Azure SQL).

I also understood that I cannot use WebJobs if I use Github.

I realized that I do not need to have a Web site since this is a Console application deployment.

My first question is why do I even have this option (https://..) here?

My second question is if I want to deploy a simple C# Console Application using Github Actions (and not using VM), is Azure App Service the better option?

Answer 1

@KingJava :

You can try the below mentioned YML script which uses publish profile details of web app. to deploy. Setup the publish profile as a secret and your done.
The script is deploying when "Triggered". If you have a continuous job change that folder to "Continuous".

References:
https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/app-service/deploy-github-actions?tabs=userlevel#configure-the-github-secret

https://github.com/Azure/webapps-deploy/issues/3

name: Deploy WebJob  
  
on:  
  workflow_dispatch:  
  
  push:  
    branches: [ develop ]  
  
env:  
  WEBJOB_NAME: YourWebJobName  
  AZURE_APP_NAME: your-azure-app-service-name  
  PROJECT_ROOT: path/to/your/Project.Root  
  TEST_PROJECT_ROOT: path/to/your/Project.Root.Tests  
  DOTNET_VERSION: '3.1.x'  
  
jobs:  
  build:  
    runs-on: ubuntu-latest  
  
    steps:  
    # Checkout the repo  
    - uses: actions/checkout@v2  
  
    # Setup .NET Core SDK  
    - name: Setup .NET Core  
      uses: actions/setup-dotnet@v1  
      with:  
        dotnet-version: ${{ env.DOTNET_VERSION }}  
      
    - name: dotnet test  
      run: |  
        dotnet test ${{ env.TEST_PROJECT_ROOT }}  
  
    - name: dotnet publish  
      run: |  
        dotnet publish -c Release -o './publish/App_Data/Jobs/Triggered/${{ env.WEBJOB_NAME }}' ${{ env.PROJECT_ROOT }}  
  
    - name: Deploy to Azure App Service  
      uses: azure/webapps-deploy@v2  
      with:   
        app-name: ${{ env.AZURE_APP_NAME }}  
        publish-profile: ${{ secrets.PUBLISH_PROFILE }}  
        package: './publish'