Accessing a deployed NodeJS app?

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I'm a complete noob to Azure.&nbsp; I have managed to deploy a NodeJS all to a Function App (container?).&nbsp; I can go into Deployment &gt; Advanced &gt; Kudu and then to Debug Console &gt; CLI, and it will show a directory listing.&nbsp; In my case, I see:&nbsp;A/SP.NET/data/LogFiles/ShutdownSential/site.gitconfiggitsafedirectory.marker&nbsp;So I go into /site and then into /wwwroot, and I see my files:&nbsp;/node_moduleshost.jsonindex.js&nbsp;The default URL for this is (I obfuscated the sensitive bits) is blahblah-func-70.azurewebsites.net.&nbsp; If I go to this URL I get a pretty page saying my function is running.&nbsp; What I need to get to is the index.js file.&nbsp; What URL do I use to do that?&nbsp; If I append /index.js to that URL, I get a 404.&nbsp;Thanks!&nbsp;

kidd_ip · Answer

Try this:
&nbsp;
Create an HTTP Trigger: In your index.js file, you need to define an HTTP-triggered function:
module.exports = async function (context, req) {
    context.log('HTTP trigger function processed a request.');

const name = (req.query.name || (req.body &amp;&amp; req.body.name));
    const responseMessage = name
        ? `Hello, ${name}. This HTTP triggered function executed successfully.`
        : "This HTTP triggered function executed successfully. Pass a name in the query string or in the request body for a personalized response.";

context.res = {
        // status: 200, /* Defaults to 200 */
        body: responseMessage
    };
};

Configure function.json: Ensure you have a function.json file in the same directory as your index.js file:
{
    "bindings": [
        {
            "authLevel": "function",
            "type": "httpTrigger",
            "direction": "in",
            "name": "req",
            "methods": ["get", "post"]
        },
        {
            "type": "http",
            "direction": "out",
            "name": "res"
        }
    ]
}

Deploy Your Function: Make sure your function is deployed to Azure. You can do this using the Azure CLI, Visual Studio Code, or directly from the Azure portal.
Access Your Function: Once deployed, you can access your function using the URL format: https://&lt;your-function-app-name&gt;.azurewebsites.net/api/&lt;function-name&gt;. For example, if your function app name is blahblah-func-70 and your function name is HttpTrigger1, the URL would be https://blahblah-func-70.azurewebsites.net/api/HttpTrigger1.

blarfnort · Answer

Thank you.&nbsp; Wow, this is complicated.&nbsp;So based on what you wrote, I created function.json and put your code in it and uploaded it to the directory. Next, I added the function for the trigger in my index.js and uploaded that as well. Then I went to the URL using the pattern you suggested, and I get a 404.&nbsp;Do I have to define this trigger somewhere in Azure?&nbsp; Somebody else created the function app resource and I don't see how or where Node was specified.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Thank you for your help...

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