Can configure App Service from the Azure portal, both Windows and Linux-based platform options are available. Build standards-based web apps and APIs using .NET, Java, Node.js, PHP, and Python.
https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/services/app-service/
https://techcrunch.com/2016/11/16/microsoft-joins-the-linux-foundation/
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