Stephanie Greene, Based on my understanding of your issue, I'm sharing a few options to accomplish this. Please let me know if I misunderstood your issue.
- Go to the App Service Editor: Under the “Development Tools” section, click on “App Service Editor (Preview)” or “Advanced Tools” (Kudu).
- Using FTP or Deployment Tools: https://learn.microsoft.com/azure/app-service/deploy-ftp?tabs=portal
- Access Kudu Console: Browse to Kudu : http://”yoursitename”.scm.azurewebsites.net.
- Navigate to the Site Folder: In the Kudu console, navigate to the
D:\home\site\wwwroot
directory. This is where yourhostingstart.html
file is located. - Upload or Edit File: You can either upload a new file or edit the existing
hostingstart.html
file. To upload, click on the "Debug console" tab, select "CMD", and then use the "Upload" button to upload your file. To edit, click on the pencil icon next to thehostingstart.html
file to open the editor and paste your content. - Save Changes: After pasting your content, make sure to save the changes.
Additionally, By default, Azure App Service serves the content from the wwwroot
folder. Ensure your file is placed correctly and named as hostingstart.html
.
If you want hostingstart.html
to be the default page served by your web app:
Check Configuration:
In Azure Portal, go to your App Service and select “Configuration” under the “Settings” section.
Ensure there are no overriding settings that might change the default behavior or file paths.
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