06 - CI/CD (Premium)¶

Automate build and deployment with GitHub Actions and environment gates.

Prerequisites¶

• You completed 05 - Infrastructure as Code.
• Your function app is deployed and responding to requests.

What You'll Build¶

You will define a GitHub Actions workflow that builds and deploys your Node.js Functions app on each push to main. You will validate release health from runtime logs after the deployment finishes.

flowchart LR
    GH[GitHub\nmain branch] -->|push| GA[GitHub Actions]
    GA -->|npm ci + test| BUILD[Build]
    BUILD -->|func publish| FA[Function App\nPremium EP1]
    FA -->|health check| VERIFY[Verification]

    style GH fill:#E3F2FD
    style FA fill:#ff8c00,color:#fff
    style VERIFY fill:#E8F5E9

Steps¶

Step 1 — Create workflow¶

Create .github/workflows/deploy-node-premium.yml:

name: deploy-node-premium
on:
  push:
    branches: [ main ]
jobs:
  deploy:
    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
    steps:
      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
      - uses: actions/setup-node@v4
        with:
          node-version: '20'
      - run: npm ci
        working-directory: apps/nodejs
      - run: npm test --if-present
        working-directory: apps/nodejs
      - uses: Azure/functions-action@v1
        with:
          app-name: ${{ secrets.APP_NAME }}
          package: 'apps/nodejs'
          publish-profile: ${{ secrets.AZURE_FUNCTIONAPP_PUBLISH_PROFILE }}

Step 2 — Store secrets¶

1. Download the publish profile:

   az functionapp deployment list-publishing-profiles \
     --name "$APP_NAME" \
     --resource-group "$RG" \
     --xml
   

2. Add GitHub Actions secrets in your repository settings:

   • APP_NAME: Your function app name (e.g., func-ndprem-04100022)
   • AZURE_FUNCTIONAPP_PUBLISH_PROFILE: The full XML content from the previous command

Step 3 — Validate release¶

After deployment, verify the app is running with the latest code:

curl --request GET "https://$APP_NAME.azurewebsites.net/api/health"

Expected output:

{"status":"healthy","timestamp":"2026-04-09T15:42:13.827Z","version":"1.0.0"}

Step 4 — Verify via Application Insights¶

az monitor app-insights query \
  --app "$APP_NAME" \
  --resource-group "$RG" \
  --analytics-query "traces | where timestamp > ago(5m) and message contains 'Executing' | project timestamp, message | take 5" \
  --output json

Expected output (abridged):

{
  "tables": [
    {
      "rows": [
        ["2026-04-09T15:42:26Z", "Executing 'Functions.health' (Reason='...')"]
      ]
    }
  ]
}

Plan-specific notes¶

• Premium supports deployment slots — use staging slots for zero-downtime deployments in production.
• Premium auto-provisions Azure Files content share for deployment — the GitHub Actions workflow can use func azure functionapp publish or the Azure/functions-action.
• Use long-form CLI flags for maintainable runbooks.

Verification¶

Confirm:

1. The GitHub Actions workflow passes (build + deploy).
2. curl to the health endpoint returns 200 OK with {"status":"healthy",...}.
3. Application Insights shows recent function execution traces.

See Also¶

• Tutorial Overview & Plan Chooser
• Node.js Language Guide
• Platform: Hosting Plans
• Operations: Deployment
• Recipes Index

Sources¶

• Azure Functions Node.js developer guide (Microsoft Learn)
• Continuous deployment for Azure Functions (Microsoft Learn)
• Azure Functions hosting options (Microsoft Learn)