functions-premium-create.md

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1. From the Azure portal menu or the Home page, select Create a resource.

2. In the New page, select Compute > Function App.

3. On the Basics page, use the function app settings as specified in the following table:

   Setting	Suggested value	Description
   Subscription	Your subscription	The subscription under which this new function app is created.
   Resource Group	myResourceGroup	Name for the new resource group in which to create your function app.
   Function App name	Globally unique name	Name that identifies your new function app. Valid characters are a-z (case insensitive), 0-9, and -.
   Publish	Code	Option to publish code files or a Docker container.
   Runtime stack	Preferred language	Choose a runtime that supports your favorite function programming language. Choose .NET for C# and F# functions.
   Region	Preferred region	Choose a region near you or near other services your functions access.

   

4. Select Next: Hosting. On the Hosting page, enter the following settings:

   Setting	Suggested value	Description
   Storage account	Globally unique name	Create a storage account used by your function app. Storage account names must be between 3 and 24 characters in length and may contain numbers and lowercase letters only. You can also use an existing account, which must meet the storage account requirements.
   Operating system	Preferred operating system	An operating system is pre-selected for you based on your runtime stack selection, but you can change the setting if necessary. Python is only supported on Linux.
   Plan	Premium	Hosting plan that defines how resources are allocated to your function app. Select Premium. By default, a new App Service plan is created. The default Sku and size is EP1, where EP stands for elastic premium. To learn more, see the list of Premium SKUs. When running JavaScript functions on a Premium plan, you should choose an instance that has fewer vCPUs. For more information, see Choose single-core Premium plans.

   

5. Select Next: Monitoring. On the Monitoring page, enter the following settings:

   Setting	Suggested value	Description
   Application Insights	Default	Creates an Application Insights resource of the same App name in the nearest supported region. By expanding this setting, you can change the New resource name or choose a different Location in an Azure geography to store your data.

   

6. Select Review + create to review the app configuration selections.

7. On the Review + create page, review your settings, and then select Create to provision and deploy the function app.

8. Select the Notifications icon in the upper-right corner of the portal and watch for the Deployment succeeded message.

9. Select Go to resource to view your new function app. You can also select Pin to dashboard. Pinning makes it easier to return to this function app resource from your dashboard.