How to view deployed web app files

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How to view deployed web app files

Riyaj khureshi 0

I have deployed my FastAPI on an Azure Web App, and the web app is working fine. How can I view or access the deployed codebase files in the web app?

Laxman Reddy Revuri 5,475 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator

2024-11-21T12:13:27.53+00:00
Hi @Riyaj khureshi
Thanks for the question and using MS Q&A platform.
Go to the Azure portal and select your Azure Web App.

In the left sidebar, scroll down to find the Development Tools section.

Click on Advanced Tools (also known as Kudu) and then click on the Go link. This will open the Kudu dashboard in a new tab.

Explore the File System:

In the Kudu dashboard, click on the Debug console menu and select either CMD or PowerShell. You will see a file explorer interface where you can browse through your web app's file system.

Navigate to the site/wwwroot directory, which is where your FastAPI application files are typically deployed.

Alternatively, you can also use an FTP (File Transfer Protocol) client to access the deployed codebase files. To do this, you will need to enable FTP access for your Web App and then use an FTP client to connect to the Web App and view the files.

To enable FTP access, follow these steps:

Go to the Azure portal and select your Web App.

In the left-hand menu, select "Deployment Center" -> "FTP" -> "FTP Access".

Set "FTP Access" to "On" and enter a username and password.

Save the changes.

Once FTP access is enabled, you can use an FTP client to connect to your Web App and view the deployed codebase files. You can find the FTP hostname and credentials in the "Deployment Center" -> "FTP" -> "Dashboard" section of the Azure portal.
I hope this information is helpful.
Riyaj khureshi 0 Reputation points

2024-11-21T14:04:31.85+00:00

Thanks @Laxman Reddy Revuri for the reply. The codebase file is not showing under the site/wwwroot directory. I have deployed the web app using Container Registry. Is this applicable here?
Laxman Reddy Revuri 5,475 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator

2024-11-25T08:38:49.4466667+00:00

Hi @Riyaj khureshi
We haven’t heard from you on the last response and was just checking back to see if you have a resolution yet. In case if you have any resolution please do share that same with the community as it can be helpful to others. Otherwise, will respond with more details and we will try to help.

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Laxman Reddy Revuri 5,475 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator

2024-11-21T12:13:27.53+00:00

Hi @Riyaj khureshi
Thanks for the question and using MS Q&A platform.
Go to the Azure portal and select your Azure Web App.

In the left sidebar, scroll down to find the Development Tools section.

Click on Advanced Tools (also known as Kudu) and then click on the Go link. This will open the Kudu dashboard in a new tab.

Explore the File System:

In the Kudu dashboard, click on the Debug console menu and select either CMD or PowerShell. You will see a file explorer interface where you can browse through your web app's file system.

Navigate to the site/wwwroot directory, which is where your FastAPI application files are typically deployed.

Alternatively, you can also use an FTP (File Transfer Protocol) client to access the deployed codebase files. To do this, you will need to enable FTP access for your Web App and then use an FTP client to connect to the Web App and view the files.

To enable FTP access, follow these steps:

Go to the Azure portal and select your Web App.

In the left-hand menu, select "Deployment Center" -> "FTP" -> "FTP Access".

Set "FTP Access" to "On" and enter a username and password.

Save the changes.

Once FTP access is enabled, you can use an FTP client to connect to your Web App and view the deployed codebase files. You can find the FTP hostname and credentials in the "Deployment Center" -> "FTP" -> "Dashboard" section of the Azure portal.
I hope this information is helpful.
Riyaj khureshi 0 Reputation points

2024-11-21T14:04:31.85+00:00

Thanks @Laxman Reddy Revuri for the reply. The codebase file is not showing under the site/wwwroot directory. I have deployed the web app using Container Registry. Is this applicable here?
Laxman Reddy Revuri 5,475 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator

2024-11-25T08:38:49.4466667+00:00

Hi @Riyaj khureshi
We haven’t heard from you on the last response and was just checking back to see if you have a resolution yet. In case if you have any resolution please do share that same with the community as it can be helpful to others. Otherwise, will respond with more details and we will try to help.

Answer 1

Hi @Riyaj khureshi
When you've deployed your FastAPI application using Azure Container Registry (ACR), the application code is packaged within the container image, not in the traditional file system like site/wwwroot that you would typically see with other Azure Web App deployments. To access your codebase files.

To access codebase files in a FastAPI application deployed via Azure Container Registry (ACR),

Install Docker CLI: Download and install Docker from Docker website

Log in to ACR:

docker login <registry-name>

Replace <registry-name> with your Azure Container Registry name.

Pull the Docker Image:

docker pull <image-name>

Replace <image-name> with your container image name.

Run the Container Locally:

docker run -p <port>:<port> -it <image-name>

Replace <port> with your FastAPI app port (typically 8000).

Access the Container’s Files: Open a shell session inside the running container:

docker exec -it <container-id> /bin/bash

Find <container-id> with:

docker ps

Browse to the application directory (e.g., /app or /usr/src/app).

I hope this information is helpful.
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Laxman Reddy Revuri 5,475 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator

2024-11-25T16:58:03.39+00:00

Hi @Riyaj khureshi
Following up to see if you have chance to check my previous response and help us with requested information to check and assist you further on this.

Answer 2

Tadas Šukys 45

Hello,

You can use App Service Editor to view the deployed files in Azure Web App. To access the editor, go to App Service Editor (Preview) in the Development Tools section of the left-hand navigation of your app and click Open Editor:

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Riyaj khureshi 0 Reputation points

2024-11-21T13:57:28.4+00:00

Thanks @Tadas Šukys for the reply, but under Development Tools, the 'App Service Editor' option is not showing.
Tadas Šukys 45 Reputation points

2024-11-21T14:25:33.25+00:00

O, I see. You probably running your web app on Linux machine.

Are you able to establish an SSH connection to the VM and then access the files?

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