Deploying on Windows Azure

In the previous article we have seen how to create a package for deployment.

Open the management portal https://windows.azure.com
Click on the Hosted Services, Storage Accounts & CDN tab, and then click Hosted Services, and click New Hosted Service.
Now select the subscription. Enter the name of the service and url prefix. Then select a region and do not deploy option. And then click OK. We will create deployment after creating the service.
It will start creating hosted service. Once the hosted service is created. You can add certificate and deployment to the service.
Now select the Certificates in the newly created hosted service and click Add certificate. Now add the certificate that is used to create remote desktop connections while creating the deployment. Select the certificate and enter password and click OK.
Now select the service and click New Staging Deployment.
Now enter name of the deployment. Browse for the package file and configuration file and click OK. By default when you package a solution, visual studio will place these file under bin -> Debug -> app.Publish folder.
It will start deployment. Once the deployment is ready you can browse to the DNS name of the deployment and can see it.