A sample app using Azure Cosmos DB.
This project shows how to build a news web app that uses a globally distributed Azure Cosmos DB. It demonstrates the following functionality:
- Reading from the nearest database location ("local reads")
- Search articles by author, tags or full-text search
- Populating with sample articles (from Wikipedia)
- Measuring the number of Request Units consumed
Click the "Deploy to Azure" button. You must chose a unique Site Name, for example planetzine-yourname.
- If you have provided a Secondary Location, there will be an Azure Traffic Manager and two web apps. The address would then be something like: http://planetzine-yourname.trafficmanager.net
- If you don't have a Secondary Location, there will only be one web app and no Azure Traffic Manager. The address will be something like: http://planetzine-yourname-region.azurewebsites.net
Have patience! The deployment in the Azure Portal can take around 10 minutes.
Note that to support Azure Traffic Manager, you must select at least Sku S1.
- Create an Azure Cosmos DB account in Azure (or use the Azure Cosmos DB Emulator). Select the SQL API.
- Download the source code and open in Visual Studio. Edit Web.config.
- EndpointURL and AuthKey must be changed to point to your Azure Cosmos DB account
- The remaining parameters can optionally be changed, but their default values should work.
You can create an Azure Cosmos DB account for free here.
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