The subscription is not allowed to create or update the serverfarm

VenkateshDodda-MSFT 25,111 Reputation points Microsoft Employee Moderator
2024-04-17T10:41:42.7+00:00

Scenario : App service deployment or scaling 

Issue: Error " The subscription '<id>' is not allowed to create or update the serverfarm."

Workaround: 

Retry to provision the App Service after a few hours (similar thread #1535067 user was able to fix the problem). If your requirement fits, try deploying in a different region.

If you continue to receive this error, please raise a a support ticket for a closer investigation.

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  1. ajkuma 28,036 Reputation points Microsoft Employee Moderator
    2024-04-19T10:10:47.7666667+00:00

    As VenkateshDodda-MSFT suggested, try the following:

    • Retry to provision the App Service after a few hours.
    • If your requirement fits, try deploying in a different region.
    • (updated) Use the Free Tier to get started.  
    • If you continue to receive this error, please raise a a support ticket for a closer investigation.

    Users with a similar issue, resolved with the suggestions provided.

    We appreciate your patience and understanding!

    Edited:
    Adding more info:

    If you are leveraging a non pay-as-you-go offer, example Azure Students for Starter subscription, you may leverage the Free Tier on App Service (Windows or Linux), depending on your requirement. 

    1 person found this answer helpful.

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  1. Mark Anderson 45 Reputation points
    2024-04-21T14:59:26.5633333+00:00

    @All, After I put my ticket in to Microsoft Support, response was to try several items to no avail. They ended up having to apply rights to the serverfarms from my subscriptions from their side. After that I was able to then create but I had to put a support ticket in.

    3 people found this answer helpful.

  2. Guilherme Camarotto 5 Reputation points
    2024-04-24T15:30:01.8833333+00:00

    I was able to create tha app service directly from visual studio publish feature. just select Azure as the destiantion of the publish and configure a new app service from there. and worked here

    1 person found this answer helpful.

  3. Doc C 5 Reputation points
    2024-05-07T18:52:43.5466667+00:00

    Hope this helps others in future. You will need to wait somewhere in the range of 24hours to 32 hours. I had the same problem and by the time support team got it, the problem was gone by itself without doing anything at all.

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