Azure: Is there a way to view deployed files in Azure?

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Is there a file "view" available in Azure?

When I log in to Azure to look at a website I've deployed there is no obvious see exactly what files Azure is hosting.

I can see there's the Visual Studio Online option which allows you to live edit your server code but that is more than I need. I just want to be able to check that certain files are deployed and others are not.

score 240 · Accepted Answer · answered Oct 15 '14 at 14:25

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If you're just trying to look around, and see the various directories and files in your deployment, you can enter the site's "Kudu" dashboard, using the url format http://<yoursitename>.scm.azurewebsites.net

This will give you a web-based dashboard, including a debug console (web-based) where you can explore your various directories (and the directories will show up visually as well).

More info can be found in this post from the Azure Websites team.

answered Oct 15 '14 at 14:25

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Up to date infos under [Kudu Wiki page](https://github.com/projectkudu/kudu/wiki). – Zsolt May 09 '20 at 15:50
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http://.scm.azurewebsites.net/dev/ is what I was ultimately looking for. – 4imble Jul 10 '20 at 08:04

A. Morel · Answer 2 · 2019-08-19T15:20:02.627

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In Visual Studio, in the window "Server Explorer" you click and connect on "Azure".

=> App Service

=> Your site name

=> Files

Here you see all your files and you can edit them directly in Visual Studio.

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For some time now, it hasn't worked anymore.... :(

Here is another way to do it: By FTP !

From the Azure portal, in the "App Service" section of your website, go to "Deployment Center" > FTP > Dashboard

There is the FTPS Endpoint => ftp://.....ftp.azurewebsites.windows.net/site/wwwroot

And username, password information.

Install FileZilla Client! (https://filezilla-project.org/)

Enter Host with "FTPS Endpoint" the "username" and "password" and then login quickly!

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answered May 14 '17 at 12:11

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The easiest way for me! – noelicus Sep 09 '17 at 09:46
Strange that there isn't a way, at all, without either having VS or learning some other app, to just see the content. I had cloned an app and got a notice via the dashboard that something went wrong so thought it didn't clone at all. Only when I logged in later did I see that the clone DID happen and wanted to scope the files out, etc. Sure enough, VS does the trick. – user1585204 Jul 01 '18 at 23:03
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Great answer. And for those who would look around for Username/Password to connect the FTP server, they can be found into the AppService > YourApp > Deployment Center > FTP tab. They are different from Azure base credentials. – XavierAM Aug 19 '19 at 10:53
Thanks ! With "Deployment Center" it's easier ! I update my post^^ – A. Morel Aug 19 '19 at 15:12
See "yu yang Jian"'s answer to this question - https://stackoverflow.com/a/51385985/115704 - for a Visual Studio alternative. – Jason Snelders May 28 '20 at 23:44
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FTP is what is needed if you are interested in viewing the files – Andrew Nov 11 '20 at 14:42
Solved for me. Just needed to be able to browse files, etc. Very surprised with how amazing Azure is that I'm finding myself back to using Filezilla which I haven't needed to use for 10 years or so. – Cobysan Oct 07 '22 at 12:56

score 55 · Answer 3 · answered Mar 21 '17 at 09:27

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You can use App Service Editor (previously known as Visual Studio Online). It can be found under your webapp -> Development Tools section in the Azure Portal.

answered Mar 21 '17 at 09:27

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score 45 · Answer 4 · answered Mar 19 '19 at 16:37

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I know this is old, but I just found it, and got some useful tips from it. If you are using an App Service, there is now a browser option to do this as well:

https://YourAppService.scm.azurewebsites.net/dev/wwwroot/

You can get there from the Azure portal, then go to your App service, then scroll down to Development Tools, and click on "App Service Editor".

answered Mar 19 '19 at 16:37

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So simple. Love it – Red Jan 10 '22 at 11:50
For me just located at: https://YourAppService.scm.azurewebsites.net/wwwroot/ Or you can just go to https://YourAppService.scm.azurewebsites.net/ and see everything that is available. – Andrew Apr 22 '23 at 13:00

score 7 · Answer 5 · edited Sep 06 '19 at 18:27

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In VS2017/2019, there's Cloud Explorer to view files in Azure, but each time open folder to view files will invoke connection to cloud, so you have to wait, that's a bit slow.

To open Cloud Explore, Right click on project > Publish > Manage in Cloud Explore, or Top Menu > View > Cloud Explorer.

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answered Jul 17 '18 at 16:12

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score 5 · Answer 6 · answered Sep 08 '20 at 12:12

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Yes, you have many options to see that

By clicking Console option (run "dir" command, will list down all files)
By hitting App Service Editor(Preview) option,

answered Sep 08 '20 at 12:12

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score 4 · Answer 7 · answered Oct 14 '21 at 20:21

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That could be relevant: AppService->Console

answered Oct 14 '21 at 20:21

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score 3 · Answer 8 · answered Jun 14 '20 at 06:17

Adding to the accepted answer, you can open an ssh session by going to http://<yoursitename>.scm.azurewebsites.net/webssh/host.

For a long time, I've looked for a linux-style terminal to view my deployed files and environment variables. With this you can view the files, check and set environment variables, make db migrations directly, and a lot more. Hope this is useful.

score 0 · Answer 9 · edited Aug 04 '20 at 06:25

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You can use Visual Studio Code and the Azure extension

edited Aug 04 '20 at 06:25

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score 0 · Answer 10 · answered Jul 06 '23 at 20:06

Type /NewUi after http://<yoursitename>.scm.azurewebsites.net and then go to File Manager

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Sometimes Kudu may show only these options in the UI.

If you only see these menu options then type /NewUI at the end of this URL http://<yoursitename>.scm.azurewebsites.net and then go to File Manager

score 0 · Answer 11 · answered Aug 08 '23 at 16:55

Well if this helps at this year. I need to check the log files that my api creates so I use the FTP account that you already have enable with username and password, just follow the next steps:

Go to Azure account
App Services (I suppose you have there your published code)
Click over the app you want to get/check files
Under "Deployment" at your left, select "Deployment Center"
At your right select then "FTPS Credentials"
Just copy the FTPS Endpoint, username and password
Connect to your app folder from FTP Client like FileZilla

that will be enough to get your files and check any changes or whatever you want.

Cheers.

DanielG · Answer 12 · 2014-10-15T14:00:53.023

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Since you are using Azure Websites, Azure wants to "manage" it for you, and as a result, you cannot connect to the VM itself. If you were using a Cloud Service, you can obtain the RDP information from the Azure Console and just remote into the machine.

For your situation, you can use FTP as an option. Here is blog that describes one approach:

http://blogs.msdn.com/b/avkashchauhan/archive/2012/06/19/windows-azure-website-uploading-downloading-files-over-ftp-and-collecting-diagnostics-logs.aspx

Here is another option using WebMatrix: http://www.microsoft.com/web/post/how-to-edit-a-site-hosted-on-windows-azure-with-webmatrix

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answered Oct 15 '14 at 13:52

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This is actually not accurate, as I explained in my answer: You can connect to an Azure Web App via kudu and access the file system. – David Makogon Aug 14 '15 at 13:32

Azure: Is there a way to view deployed files in Azure?

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