Azure Web App getting "You do not have permission to view this directory or page." when launch app

Question

I'm using nods js with express. I've tested it on my local machine and the page pulls up easy enough. start server with

node index.js

from my understanding I don't need to explicitly define the web.config so I haven't. I

here are my files

index.js

const http = require('http');
const fs = require('fs');
const express = require('express');
const app = express();

app.get('/', (req, res) => {
   res.send('Hello World')
})

app.get('/api/courses', (req, res) => {
  res.send([1,2,3])
})

app.listen(3000, () => console.log('listening'))

package.json

{
  "name": "geoscavenge",
  "version": "1.0.0",
  "description": "",
  "main": "index.js",
  "scripts": {
    "test": "echo \"Error: no test specified\" && exit 1"
  },
  "repository": {
    "type": "git",
    "url": "https://geoscavenge.scm.azurewebsites.net:443/geoscavenge.git"
  },
  "keywords": [],
  "author": "",
  "license": "ISC",
  "dependencies": {
    "express": "^4.17.1"
  }
}

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score 0 · Accepted Answer · answered Sep 21 '20 at 02:09

This problem is generally caused by the lack of web.config.

Solution:

Deploy the webapp in the Linux environment.
Still use the windows environment, manually add the web.config file, you can refer to https://github.com/Azure-Samples/nodejs-docs-hello-world/blob/master/web.config
The easiest way is to use git for deployment. In git deployment, git will automatically create a web.config file.

Azure Web App getting "You do not have permission to view this directory or page." when launch app

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