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Tutorial — Choose Your Hosting Plan¶

This section provides four complete .NET tracks that follow the same seven-step progression from local development to production-ready operation.

Which Plan Should I Start With?¶

flowchart TD
    Start[Need .NET on Azure Functions] --> Q1{Need scale to zero?}
    Q1 -->|Yes| Q2{Need VNet integration?}
    Q1 -->|No| DEDI[Dedicated]
    Q2 -->|No| CONS[Consumption]
    Q2 -->|Yes| Q3{Need always-warm baseline?}
    Q3 -->|Yes| PREM[Premium]
    Q3 -->|No| FLEX[Flex Consumption]

    click CONS "consumption/01-local-run/"
    click FLEX "flex-consumption/01-local-run/"
    click PREM "premium/01-local-run/"
    click DEDI "dedicated/01-local-run/"

Plan Comparison at a Glance¶

Feature	Consumption (Y1)	Flex Consumption (FC1)	Premium (EP)	Dedicated (ASP)
Scale to zero	Yes	Yes	No	No
VNet integration	No	Yes	Yes	Yes
Private endpoints	No	Yes	Yes	Yes
Deployment slots	Limited	No	Yes	Yes
Timeout max	10 min	Unlimited	Unlimited	Unlimited
Cost model	Per execution	Per execution	Pre-allocated	Pre-allocated

Tutorial Tracks¶

Consumption ¶

Flex Consumption ¶

Premium ¶

Dedicated ¶

See Also¶

Sources¶