Migrating from site to another server

Question

Currently, I have a website hosted on UOL Host (i3t.com.br) and I need to migrate this site to Azure host.

I created a web application on the Azure portal, configured the FTP server and uploaded my website using the Winscp program. So far so good, but I need to configure the DNS so that I can access the site through the URL i3t.com.br (or www.i3t.com.br). Currently I can only access the site by the URL sitei3t.azurewebsites.net/i3t/

Since I don’t have much experience with this type of configuration and I find the Azure portal a little complicated, I don’t know how to do this. Would anyone have any tips for me to solve this problem?

Answer 1

First check the Service Plan of the app (Resource) which you used to host your site on Azure. Probably the Source you are using is a Web App.

If the Service Plan that you are using in your Source own a Pricing Tier (price layer) F1 (Free), you have no right to a custom Domain (custom domain).

To have access to a custom Domain, your Service Plan must possess a Pricing Tier higher than F1 (Free): D1 Shared, B1 Basic, B2 Basic, B3 Basic, P1 Premium, etc.

Pricing Tiers available for Azure apps/Resources

Note that the custom Domains start appearing from D1 Shared.

If you have the right Pricing Loom, do the following:

1. Custom Domains

Within your Resource/app, select the option Custom Domains:

2. Hostname

On the open screen, click Add hostname

On the open screen, type the domain name you want to use and click Validate:

If validation is OK, the steps for setting up your domain will appear. Follow the steps and you’re done.

If you have questions about how to set up the domain, visit the following link: Set up Azure domain