Thinking of using Azure to host a simple static site? You’re in the right place. In this short post, I’ll walk you through how I used Azure Blob Storage to host a static website in minutes — without overcomplicating it. No VMs, no servers, no chaos. Just clean cloud goodness. ☁️ First, Why Azure? Azure is Microsoft’s cloud platform — same league as AWS and Google Cloud. What makes Azure nice? Integrated with everything Microsoft Great UI for beginners You get $200 free with a trial account (aka: zero dollars to deploy your site) And with Azure Blob Storage, you can turn a simple storage bucket into a static website with public access — perfect for portfolios, documentation, or proof-of-concept apps.
Thinking of using Azure to host a simple static site? You’re in the right place.
In this short post, I’ll walk you through how I used Azure Blob Storage to host a static website in minutes — without overcomplicating it. No VMs, no servers, no chaos. Just clean cloud goodness.
☁️ First, Why Azure?
Azure is Microsoft’s cloud platform — same league as AWS and Google Cloud. What makes Azure nice?
- Integrated with everything Microsoft
- Great UI for beginners
- You get $200 free with a trial account (aka: zero dollars to deploy your site)
- And with Azure Blob Storage, you can turn a simple storage bucket into a static website with public access — perfect for portfolios, documentation, or proof-of-concept apps.