How do you use GitHub Actions for deploying ASP.NET Core to Azure?

Short answer: Create workflow YAML in .github/workflows/.

Explain a bit more

Use Azure WebApp Action to deploy. name: Build and Deploy ASP.NET Core on: push: branches: [ main ] jobs: build-and-deploy: runs-on: ubuntu-latest steps: uses: actions/checkout@v3 name: Setup .NET uses: actions/setup-dotnet@v3 with: dotnet-version: '6.0.x' name: Build run: dotnet publish -c Release -o publish name: Deploy to Azure Web App uses: azure/webapps-deploy@v2 with: app-name: 'my-azure-app' publish-profile: ${{ secrets.AZURE_WEBAPP_PUBLISH_PROFILE }} package: ./publish

Example code

Create workflow YAML in .github/workflows/. Use Azure WebApp Action to deploy. name: Build and Deploy ASP.NET Core on: push: branches: [ main ] jobs: build-and-deploy: runs-on: ubuntu-latest steps: uses: actions/checkout@v3 name: Setup .NET uses: actions/setup-dotnet@v3 with: dotnet-version: '6.0.x' name: Build run: dotnet publish -c Release -o publish name: Deploy to Azure Web App uses: azure/webapps-deploy@v2 with: app-name: 'my-azure-app' publish-profile: ${{ secrets.AZURE_WEBAPP_PUBLISH_PROFILE }} package: ./publish

Real-world example (ShopNest)

ShopNest on Azure typically uses App Service + SQL Database + Blob Storage + Application Insights for monitoring.

Say this in the interview

1. Define — one clear sentence (the short answer above).
2. Example — relate it to a project like ShopNest or your real work.
3. Trade-off — when you would not use it.