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Azure Classic v5.72.0 published on Monday, Apr 15, 2024 by Pulumi
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Globally Distributed Serverless URL Shortener Using Azure Functions and Cosmos DB

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We recommend using Azure Native.

Azure Classic v5.72.0 published on Monday, Apr 15, 2024 by Pulumi
pulumi/pulumi-azure

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    Multi-region deployment of Azure Functions and Cosmos DB with Traffic Manager

    Running the App

    1. Create a new stack:

      $ pulumi stack init dev

    2. Login to Azure CLI (you will be prompted to do this during deployment if you forget this step):

      $ az login

    3. Restore NPM dependencies:

      $ npm install

    4. Specify the Azure regions to deploy the application:

      $ pulumi config set locations westus,westeurope

    5. Run pulumi up to preview and deploy changes:

      $ pulumi up
Previewing changes:
...

Performing changes:
...
info: 23 changes performed:
    + 23 resources created
Update duration: 21m33.3252322s

    6. Add a short URL:

      $ pulumi stack output addEndpoint
https://urlshort-add94ac80f8.azurewebsites.net/api/urlshort-add
$ curl -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
    --request POST \
    -d '{"id":"pulumi","url":"https://pulumi.com"}' \
    "$(pulumi stack output addEndpoint)"    
Short URL saved

    7. Query a short URL:

      $ pulumi stack output endpoint
http://urlshort-tm.trafficmanager.net/api/
$ curl -L $(pulumi stack output endpoint)pulumi
<!doctype html>
<html lang="en-US" prefix="og: http://ogp.me/ns#">
    <head>
    <title>
        Pulumi
    </title>
...
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    Azure Classic v5.72.0 published on Monday, Apr 15, 2024 by Pulumi
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