How can I disable the default Azure Web App homepage for security purposes? Is there a specific setting or method similar to the webdisablehomepage option used for Azure Function Apps?

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How can I disable the default Azure Web App homepage for security purposes? Is there a specific setting or method similar to the webdisablehomepage option used for Azure Function Apps?

Jayakumar R 40

How can I disable the default Azure Web App homepage for security purposes? Is there a specific setting or method similar to the webdisablehomepage option used for Azure Function Apps?

Praveen Kumar Gudipudi 1,805 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator

2025-04-24T19:07:30.83+00:00

Hello Jayakumar R,
To disable, add an app setting AzureWebJobsDisableHomepage with value true.
Please refer below document:
https://dev.to/massimobonanni/azure-functions-tips-disable-the-home-page-for-a-function-app-516b
Jayakumar R 40 Reputation points

2025-04-25T05:17:59.4233333+00:00

Hi Praveen Kumar Gudipudi,
I applied the same changes for web app, but seems not reflecting. For function apps its reflecting, i am looking for web apps.
Tushar Kumar 3,371 Reputation points MVP

2025-04-28T21:26:32.9733333+00:00

AFIK Azure Web Apps do not have a direct equivalent single setting to disable the default hostingstart The default page in a Web App is simply a static file served by the underlying web server.

Method to you can use:

replace the default one with your own content or configuration as soon as possible.

Deploy Your Application: This is the most fundamental solution. Once you deploy your web application code (ASP.NET, Node.js, Python, PHP, static HTML, etc.) and it's configured to respond to requests for the root directory (/), your application's content will be served instead of the default Azure placeholder page

Just trying to understand your goal here? Disabling homepage has no security benefits if you don't want outside traffic better to go with private endpoints. If you can explain further we can put alternatives.

Thanks Click "Accept as answer" if this helps
Laxman Reddy Revuri 5,395 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator

2025-04-30T22:01:12.3766667+00:00

Hello Jayakumar R,
Just checking in to see if above information was helpful. If you have any further updates on this issue, please feel free to post back.
Thank you for answering Tushar Kumar

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Praveen Kumar Gudipudi 1,805 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator

2025-04-24T19:07:30.83+00:00

Hello Jayakumar R,
To disable, add an app setting AzureWebJobsDisableHomepage with value true.
Please refer below document:
https://dev.to/massimobonanni/azure-functions-tips-disable-the-home-page-for-a-function-app-516b
Jayakumar R 40 Reputation points

2025-04-25T05:17:59.4233333+00:00

Hi Praveen Kumar Gudipudi,
I applied the same changes for web app, but seems not reflecting. For function apps its reflecting, i am looking for web apps.
Tushar Kumar 3,371 Reputation points MVP

2025-04-28T21:26:32.9733333+00:00

AFIK Azure Web Apps do not have a direct equivalent single setting to disable the default hostingstart The default page in a Web App is simply a static file served by the underlying web server.

Method to you can use:

replace the default one with your own content or configuration as soon as possible.

Deploy Your Application: This is the most fundamental solution. Once you deploy your web application code (ASP.NET, Node.js, Python, PHP, static HTML, etc.) and it's configured to respond to requests for the root directory (/), your application's content will be served instead of the default Azure placeholder page

Just trying to understand your goal here? Disabling homepage has no security benefits if you don't want outside traffic better to go with private endpoints. If you can explain further we can put alternatives.

Thanks Click "Accept as answer" if this helps
Laxman Reddy Revuri 5,395 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator

2025-04-30T22:01:12.3766667+00:00

Hello Jayakumar R,
Just checking in to see if above information was helpful. If you have any further updates on this issue, please feel free to post back.
Thank you for answering Tushar Kumar

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Laxman Reddy Revuri 5,395 Microsoft External Staff Moderator

Hi @Jayakumar R
Currently, there is no dedicated Azure setting to disable the default page for Web Apps, unlike Azure Functions, which offer the AzureWebJobsDisableHomepage setting. For Web Apps, the recommended and supported approach is to deploy your own custom content. https://stackoverflow.com/questions/20303567/azure-website-default-page-my-sites-title/20339051
Please accept as "Yes" if the answer provided is useful, so that you can help others in the community looking for remediation for similar issues.

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