Azure App Service

Azure provides various options to host your application. Some of them includes VM, Containers, App Service
App Service enables you to build and host Web apps, RESTful APIs, Mobile back-ends and Background jobs in the programming language of your choice without managing infrastructure.
Azure App Service is an HTTP-based service.
It supports multiple languages, including .NET, .NET Core, Java, Ruby, Node.js, PHP, or Python.
App Service supports Windows and Linux.
It offers automatic scaling and high availability.
It enables automated deployments from GitHub, Azure DevOps, or any Git repo to support a continuous deployment model.

Types of app services

Web Apps
Api Apps
- You get full Swagger support and the ability to package and publish your API in Azure Marketplace.
- The produced apps can be consumed from any HTTP- or HTTPS-based client.
Mobile Apps
- Use the Mobile Apps feature of App Service to quickly build a back end for iOS and Android apps.
- Store mobile app data in a cloud-based SQL database.
- Authenticate customers against common social providers, such as MSA, Google, Twitter, and Facebook.
- Send push notifications
- Execute custom back-end logic in C# or Node.js.
WebJobs
- You can use the WebJobs feature to run a program (.exe, Java, PHP, Python, or Node.js) or script (.cmd, .bat, PowerShell, or Bash) in the same context as a web app, API app, or mobile app.
- They can be scheduled or run by a trigger.
- WebJobs are often used to run background tasks as part of your application logic.