Tutorial — Choose Your Hosting Plan¶

This tutorial section provides four independent, step-by-step tracks — one for each Azure Functions hosting plan. Every track covers the same seven topics so you can follow the complete journey from local development to production on whichever plan fits your PowerShell workload.

Which Plan Should I Start With?¶

flowchart TD
    Start["I need to run PowerShell on Azure Functions"] --> Q1{"Need VNet / private networking?"}

    Q1 -->|No| Q2{"Predictable monthly cost?"}
    Q1 -->|Yes| Q3{"Scale to zero when idle?"}

    Q2 -->|"Pay only when running"| CONS["Consumption (Y1)"]
    Q2 -->|"Fixed monthly budget"| DEDI["Dedicated (App Service)"]

    Q3 -->|Yes| FLEX["Flex Consumption (FC1)"]
    Q3 -->|"No — always warm"| Q4{"Need deployment slots?"}

    Q4 -->|Yes| PREM["Premium (EP)"]
    Q4 -->|No| FLEX

    style CONS fill:#0078d4,color:#fff
    style FLEX fill:#107c10,color:#fff
    style PREM fill:#ff8c00,color:#fff
    style DEDI fill:#5c2d91,color:#fff

Not sure yet? Start with Flex Consumption — it offers scale-to-zero with VNet integration and is Microsoft's recommended default for new projects. PowerShell 7.4 runs on Flex Consumption (Linux).

Plan Comparison at a Glance¶

Tutorial Tracks¶

Each track contains the same seven steps. Pick your plan and follow from start to finish.

flowchart TD
    A[01 Run Locally] --> B[02 First Deploy]
    B --> C[03 Configuration]
    C --> D[04 Logging & Monitoring]
    D --> E[05 Infrastructure as Code]
    E --> F[06 CI/CD]
    F --> G[07 Extending with Triggers]

☁️ Consumption (Y1)¶

Classic serverless — pay only when your functions execute. Best for lightweight, event-driven workloads that don't need VNet access.

⚡ Flex Consumption (FC1)¶

Next-generation serverless — scale-to-zero with VNet integration. Microsoft's recommended default for new projects. PowerShell 7.4 on Linux.

🚀 Premium (EP)¶

Always-warm instances with VNet support and deployment slots. Best for latency-sensitive workloads or long-running functions.

🖥️ Dedicated (App Service Plan)¶

Traditional App Service hosting with predictable pricing. Best when you already have an App Service Plan with spare capacity.

What Each Step Covers¶

See Also¶

• PowerShell Language Guide
• Scaling and Plans
• Networking

Sources¶

• Azure Functions hosting options (Microsoft Learn)
• Flex Consumption plan (Microsoft Learn)
• PowerShell developer reference (Microsoft Learn)