Why is my function app deployed as a zip and is read only?

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Why is my function app deployed as a zip and is read only?

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To deploy my function app I run

func azure functionapp publish my-app-name

This works, but my code on Azure is always 'read only': Your app is currently in read only mode because you are running from a package file. To make any changes update the content in your zip file and WEBSITE_RUN_FROM_PACKAGE app setting.

I am on the 'premium' plan and I did not configure the app other than using the default. I don't want it to be deployed as a zip as I want to edit the code on Azure and test it. How not to deploy my app as zip?

The help I found online does not work, they all say go to 'settings > configuration > application settings' and set WEBSITE_RUN_FROM_PACKAGE to 0 or delete it. But this does not make sense as there is no such option anymore.

My environment variables also do not have WEBSITE_RUN_FROM_PACKAGE.

I also tried: az functionapp config appsettings set --name my-app-name --resource-group <your-resource-group> --settings WEBSITE_RUN_FROM_PACKAGE=0

before running 'func azure functionapp publish my-app-name' but it goes 'remote build failed'.

Please help, thanks.

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VenkateshDodda-MSFT 25,106 Reputation points Microsoft Employee Moderator

2025-01-17T04:46:11.4033333+00:00

@ZZ Following up to see if you have a chance to check the previous response and helped, do let me know if you have any further questions on this.
VenkateshDodda-MSFT 25,106 Reputation points Microsoft Employee Moderator

2025-01-20T04:39:54.8866667+00:00

@ZZ Following up to see if you have a chance to check my previous response and helped, do let me know if you have any further questions on this.

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VenkateshDodda-MSFT 25,106 Reputation points Microsoft Employee Moderator

2025-01-17T04:46:11.4033333+00:00

@ZZ Following up to see if you have a chance to check the previous response and helped, do let me know if you have any further questions on this.
VenkateshDodda-MSFT 25,106 Reputation points Microsoft Employee Moderator

2025-01-20T04:39:54.8866667+00:00

@ZZ Following up to see if you have a chance to check my previous response and helped, do let me know if you have any further questions on this.

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VenkateshDodda-MSFT 25,106 Microsoft Employee Moderator

@ZZ Thanks for posting your question in Microsoft Q&A.

Currently below are the list of supported deployment technologies to deploy your functions-to-functions app in elastic premium SKU. User's image Based on the shared information, I understand that you are trying to deploy the functions using the Cmdlet func publish which is using the zip deploy to deploy your functions and you are unable to edit them from the portal.

As called out in the documentation here, you can edit the functions which are created or last modified from the portal only.

Below are the languages which support portal editing JavaScript, PowerShell, Python, and C# Script functions

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Hope this helps, let me know if you have any further questions on this.

ZZ 120 Reputation points

2025-01-17T08:00:24.0066667+00:00

What I did was to set WEBSITE_RUN_FROM_PACKAGE to 0, then restart the function app in azure, not redeploy.

It works that way. But next time you publish, I will get a build failure and I don't know why as there is no error message. To clear that error, I run publishing once again - it will be a zip deploy again, which I don't know how to change.
VenkateshDodda-MSFT 25,106 Reputation points Microsoft Employee Moderator

2025-01-17T08:53:34.4366667+00:00
@ZZ Have you tried using the parameter --nozip for the cmdlet func azure functionapp publish <APP_NAME> to deploy functions to function app which Turns the default Run-From-Package mode off.

Refer to this func azure functionapp publish cmdlet documentation to know more about the properties that are supported.

Are you deploying using function core tools and experiencing this behavior?

Did you tried deploying using any other methods which are mentioned above?

Also can you help what is the runtime and operation system of your function app?

Can you give some more insights what exactly the issue with screenshots to understand better?
ZZ 120 Reputation points

2025-01-20T10:20:27.4433333+00:00

I did not try I am afraid... I doing this a bit differently now as it is too complicated and I don't know if the solution works or not...
VenkateshDodda-MSFT 25,106 Reputation points Microsoft Employee Moderator

2025-01-21T04:42:37.9166667+00:00

@ZZ Thanks for your response. I have tested the above steps in my local environment my creating an HTTP trigger function with dotnet as runtime and published to function app in azure using function core tools with --nozip property in func azure functionapp publish cmdlet as shown below.

If you are following any other steps, please do share so that we can check and assist you further. If you are still facing the issue let me know we can connect offline for more details refer to my private message.

How to Access Private Message over Microsoft Q&A: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/answers/support/private-messages
ZZ 120 Reputation points

2025-01-21T08:31:15.3866667+00:00

Thank you
VenkateshDodda-MSFT 25,106 Reputation points Microsoft Employee Moderator

2025-01-21T08:54:47.98+00:00

@ZZ Thanks for your response.
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