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Start with free credits

New Azure customers can open an Azure free account:
  • $200 of credit to use on Azure services within 30 days. The French page shows the same amount in US dollars, not in euros.
  • To sign up you need a phone number, a non-prepaid credit or debit card, and a Microsoft or GitHub account. Azure places a temporary $1 authorization on the card.
  • After 30 days, Azure asks whether you want to move to pay-as-you-go pricing. If you don’t, your account and services are disabled.
  • App Service also has a Free (F1) tier: up to 10 web or API apps with 1 GB of storage and 1 hour of compute per day. It is a shared tier with no scale-out.
  • Full-time university students can use Azure for Students instead: $100 of credit for 12 months, no credit card required.
Checked on 2 October 2026 on azure.microsoft.com/free and the App Service plans overview. Offers change: check the linked pages before you sign up.

Deploy

To deploy apowerb to Azure App Service, follow these steps:
  1. Create an Azure App Service plan.
  2. Choose “Docker Container” as the publishing method.
  3. Configure your container settings to point to your image or source.
  4. Set environment variables.
  5. Deploy.