Is Microsoft Azure recommended to host game site?

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I want to acquire a plan from Microsoft Azure but have doubts.

I am a game developer so I was wondering if it is recommended to host the site and host the server files on a Windows machine.

If it is wanted to know if their website hosting supports PHP?

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Yes, supports PHP as per a central for PHP developers platform. Then you can make your website without fear. Whether it is recommended or not, only you can say. My opinion would help nothing, but what can be answered objectively, is there.

The platform essentially admits all that any website accurate, you will hardly miss any resource, but if you have any very specific concerns, you will have to analyze point by point what they put in the documentation. The basics are certainly all there, including domains of their own. Their "panel" is quite different from Cpanel but there is a similar and quite complete way.

Contrary to what some people think, Azure supports Linux as well.

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Gustavo,

Keep in mind that the Microsoft Azure platform is much more than just a place to host websites or files.

I will imagine that you need to host a platform to support a game you created. With Microsoft Azure you can:

  • Host your game’s hotsite with Azure Web App. Can scale (increase delivery power - band - of the site or increase its processing in seconds. Or even decrease resource consumption and save a lot of money)
  • Host your game’s Backend with Azure API App. Climbing independently from the site and relocating geographically where you have more gamers.
  • Extend your game to other features without using source code with Azure Logic App. You can do twitties if the player hits a record, or even send an SMS to confirm authentication. Anyway, you can communicate your game with other systems, without worrying about knowing in depth these other systems. And without tampering with your game’s source code.
  • Create mobile apps-end of your game, regardless of platform - android, Ios, Windows - in order to fire notifications on mobile phones and tablets of those who have the app of your game and a Player Name (gamertag) .
  • Back up all your game platform data quickly, all in the cloud, with all the security you can. Can test backup recovery in minutes.
  • You can create ways for other developers to create side-games or other apps that converse with you using Azure API Management. And create payment plans and monetize all of that.
  • You can create video advertisements - just like Youtube does - and stream between stages of your game with Azure Media Service. Another form of monetization.

Anyway, there is a world of possibilities that you can achieve using Azure. Hosting your game’s hotsite will be no worry if you use Azure.

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Absolutely! As an example we can mention the game Titan Fall that was all hosted in Azure. I think it’s a good example.

As for supporting PHP, it supports good. It has a Devcenter -> http://azure.microsoft.com/pt-br/develop/php/

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