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Modules/M04-configure-azure-app-services
diff --git a/learn-pr/wwl-azure/configure-azure-app-services/1-introduction.yml b/learn-pr/wwl-azure/configure-azure-app-services/1-introduction.yml
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ metadata:
   prefetch-feature-rollout: true
   title: Introduction
   description: "Introduction"
-  ms.date: 04/28/2025
+  ms.date: 05/20/2025
   author: wwlpublish
   ms.author: cynthist
   ms.topic: unit
diff --git a/learn-pr/wwl-azure/configure-azure-app-services/10-use-application-insights.yml b/learn-pr/wwl-azure/configure-azure-app-services/10-use-application-insights.yml
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ metadata:
   prefetch-feature-rollout: true
   title: Use Azure Application Insights
   description: "Use Azure Application Insights"
-  ms.date: 04/28/2025
+  ms.date: 05/20/2025
   author: wwlpublish
   ms.author: cynthist
   ms.topic: unit
diff --git a/learn-pr/wwl-azure/configure-azure-app-services/11-simulation-web-apps.yml b/learn-pr/wwl-azure/configure-azure-app-services/11-simulation-web-apps.yml
@@ -1,17 +1,17 @@
 ### YamlMime:ModuleUnit
 uid: learn.wwl.configure-azure-app-services.interactive-simulation-web-apps
-title: Interactive lab simulation
+title: 'Exercise: Implement Web Apps'
 metadata:
   adobe-target: true
   prefetch-feature-rollout: true
-  title: Interactive lab simulation
-  description: "Interactive lab simulation"
-  ms.date: 04/28/2025
+  title: 'Exercise: Implement Web Apps'
+  description: "Exercise: Implement Web Apps"
+  ms.date: 05/20/2025
   author: wwlpublish
   ms.author: cynthist
   ms.topic: unit
   ms.custom:
   - N/A
-durationInMinutes: 25
+durationInMinutes: 5
 content: |
   [!include[](includes/11-simulation-web-apps.md)]
diff --git a/learn-pr/wwl-azure/configure-azure-app-services/12-knowledge-check.yml b/learn-pr/wwl-azure/configure-azure-app-services/12-knowledge-check.yml
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ metadata:
   prefetch-feature-rollout: true
   title: Module assessment
   description: "Knowledge check"
-  ms.date: 04/28/2025
+  ms.date: 05/20/2025
   author: wwlpublish
   ms.author: cynthist
   ms.topic: unit
diff --git a/learn-pr/wwl-azure/configure-azure-app-services/13-summary-resources.yml b/learn-pr/wwl-azure/configure-azure-app-services/13-summary-resources.yml
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ metadata:
   prefetch-feature-rollout: true
   title: Summary and resources
   description: "Summary and resources"
-  ms.date: 04/28/2025
+  ms.date: 05/20/2025
   author: wwlpublish
   ms.author: cynthist
   ms.topic: unit
diff --git a/learn-pr/wwl-azure/configure-azure-app-services/2-implement.yml b/learn-pr/wwl-azure/configure-azure-app-services/2-implement.yml
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ metadata:
   prefetch-feature-rollout: true
   title: Implement Azure App Service
   description: "Implement Azure App Service"
-  ms.date: 04/28/2025
+  ms.date: 05/20/2025
   author: wwlpublish
   ms.author: cynthist
   ms.topic: unit
diff --git a/learn-pr/wwl-azure/configure-azure-app-services/3-create-app-service.yml b/learn-pr/wwl-azure/configure-azure-app-services/3-create-app-service.yml
@@ -6,12 +6,12 @@ metadata:
   prefetch-feature-rollout: true
   title: Create an app with App Service
   description: "Create an app with App Service"
-  ms.date: 04/28/2025
+  ms.date: 05/20/2025
   author: wwlpublish
   ms.author: cynthist
   ms.topic: unit
   ms.custom:
   - N/A
-durationInMinutes: 8
+durationInMinutes: 5
 content: |
   [!include[](includes/3-create-app-service.md)]
diff --git a/learn-pr/wwl-azure/configure-azure-app-services/4-explore-continuous-integration-deployment.yml b/learn-pr/wwl-azure/configure-azure-app-services/4-explore-continuous-integration-deployment.yml
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ metadata:
   prefetch-feature-rollout: true
   title: Explore continuous integration and deployment
   description: "Explore continuous integration and deployment"
-  ms.date: 04/28/2025
+  ms.date: 05/20/2025
   author: wwlpublish
   ms.author: cynthist
   ms.topic: unit
diff --git a/learn-pr/wwl-azure/configure-azure-app-services/5-create-deployment-slots.yml b/learn-pr/wwl-azure/configure-azure-app-services/5-create-deployment-slots.yml
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ metadata:
   prefetch-feature-rollout: true
   title: Create deployment slots
   description: "Create deployment slots"
-  ms.date: 04/28/2025
+  ms.date: 05/20/2025
   author: wwlpublish
   ms.author: cynthist
   ms.topic: unit
diff --git a/learn-pr/wwl-azure/configure-azure-app-services/6-add-deployment-slots.yml b/learn-pr/wwl-azure/configure-azure-app-services/6-add-deployment-slots.yml
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ metadata:
   prefetch-feature-rollout: true
   title: Add deployment slots
   description: "Add deployment slots"
-  ms.date: 04/28/2025
+  ms.date: 05/20/2025
   author: wwlpublish
   ms.author: cynthist
   ms.topic: unit
diff --git a/learn-pr/wwl-azure/configure-azure-app-services/7-secure-app-service.yml b/learn-pr/wwl-azure/configure-azure-app-services/7-secure-app-service.yml
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ metadata:
   prefetch-feature-rollout: true
   title: Secure your App Service app
   description: "Secure your app with authentication and authorization in App Service."
-  ms.date: 04/28/2025
+  ms.date: 05/20/2025
   author: wwlpublish
   ms.author: cynthist
   ms.topic: unit
diff --git a/learn-pr/wwl-azure/configure-azure-app-services/8-create-custom-domain-names.yml b/learn-pr/wwl-azure/configure-azure-app-services/8-create-custom-domain-names.yml
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ metadata:
   prefetch-feature-rollout: true
   title: Create custom domain names
   description: "Create custom domain names"
-  ms.date: 04/28/2025
+  ms.date: 05/20/2025
   author: wwlpublish
   ms.author: cynthist
   ms.topic: unit
diff --git a/learn-pr/wwl-azure/configure-azure-app-services/9-backup-app-service.yml b/learn-pr/wwl-azure/configure-azure-app-services/9-backup-app-service.yml
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ metadata:
   prefetch-feature-rollout: true
   title: Back up and restore your App Service app
   description: "Back up and restore your App Service app"
-  ms.date: 04/28/2025
+  ms.date: 05/20/2025
   author: wwlpublish
   ms.author: cynthist
   ms.topic: unit
diff --git a/learn-pr/wwl-azure/configure-azure-app-services/includes/1-introduction.md b/learn-pr/wwl-azure/configure-azure-app-services/includes/1-introduction.md
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-Azure Administrators are interested in solutions that make it easier to deploy and manage their web, mobile, and API applications.
+Azure Administrators are interested in solutions that make it easier to deploy and manage their web, mobile, and API applications. Azure Administrators are interested in solutions that are AI-ready. 
 
 Your company provides consumer research, and your team manages the on-premises servers. The servers you administer run the entire company infrastructure from web servers to databases. The hardware is aging and starting to struggle to keep up with some of the new data analysis applications. Rather than upgrade the hardware, the company decided to deploy Azure App Service. 
 
diff --git a/learn-pr/wwl-azure/configure-azure-app-services/includes/10-use-application-insights.md b/learn-pr/wwl-azure/configure-azure-app-services/includes/10-use-application-insights.md
@@ -1,21 +1,21 @@
-Azure Application Insights is a feature of Azure Monitor that lets you monitor your live applications. You can integrate Application Insights with your App Service configure to automatically detect performance anomalies in your apps. 
+[Azure Application Insights](/azure/azure-monitor/app/app-insights-overview) is a feature of Azure Monitor that lets you monitor your live applications. You can integrate Application Insights with your App Service configure to automatically detect performance anomalies in your apps. 
 
 Application Insights is designed to help you continuously improve the performance and usability of your apps. The feature offers powerful analytics tools to help you diagnose issues and understand what users actually do with your apps.
 
+:::image type="content" source="../media/app-insights-16629887.png" alt-text="Diagram that shows Azure Application Insights receiving information from web pages, client apps, and web services, which is transferred to Alerts, Power BI, and Visual Studio." border="false":::
+
 ### Things to know about Application Insights
 
 Let's examine some characteristics of Application Insights for Azure Monitor.
 
-- Application Insights works on various platforms including .NET, Node.js and Java EE.
+- Application Insights works on various platforms including .NET, Node.js, and Java EE.
 
 - The feature can be used for configurations that are hosted on-premises, in a hybrid environment, or in any public cloud.
 
 - Application Insights integrates with your Azure Pipeline processes, and has connection points to many development tools.
 
 - You can monitor and analyze data from mobile apps by integrating with Visual Studio App Center.
 
-:::image type="content" source="../media/app-insights-16629887.png" alt-text="Diagram that shows Azure Application Insights receiving information from web pages, client apps, and web services, which is transferred to Alerts, Power BI, and Visual Studio." border="false":::
-
 ### Things to consider when using Application Insights
 
 Application Insights is ideal for supporting your development team. The feature helps developers understand how your app is performing and how it's being used. Consider monitoring the following items in your App Service configuration scenario.
@@ -36,4 +36,7 @@ Application Insights is ideal for supporting your development team. The feature
 
 - **Consider Diagnostic trace logs**. Implement trace logs from your app to help correlate trace events with requests and diagnose issues.
 
-- **Consider Custom events and metrics**. Write your own custom events and metric tracking algorithms as client or server code. Track business events such as number of items sold, or number of games won.
+- **Consider Custom events and metrics**. Write your own custom events and metric tracking algorithms as client or server code. Track business events such as number of items sold, or number of games won.
+
+> [!TIP]
+> Consider extending your learning with the [*Troubleshoot solutions by using Application Insights*](/training/paths/az-204-instrument-solutions-support-monitoring-logging/) training module. 
diff --git a/learn-pr/wwl-azure/configure-azure-app-services/includes/11-simulation-web-apps.md b/learn-pr/wwl-azure/configure-azure-app-services/includes/11-simulation-web-apps.md
@@ -8,21 +8,21 @@ Your organization is migrating on-premises web apps to Azure. As the Azure Admin
 
 :::image type="content" source="../media/lab-09a.png" alt-text="Architecture diagram as explained in the text." border="false":::
 
-## Objectives
+## Job skills
 
-+ **Task 1**: Create an Azure web app.
-+ **Task 2**: Create a staging deployment slot.
-+ **Task 3**: Configure Web App deployment settings.
-+ **Task 4**: Deploy code to the staging deployment slot.
-+ **Task 5**: Swap the staging slots.
-+ **Task 6**: Configure and test autoscaling of your Azure web app.
+- Create an Azure web app.
+- Create a staging deployment slot.
+- Configure Web App deployment settings.
+- Deploy code to the staging deployment slot.
+- Swap the staging slots.
+- Configure and test autoscaling of your Azure web app.
 
 
 > [!NOTE]
-> Select the thumbnail image to start the lab simulation. When you're done, be sure to return to this page so you can continue learning. 
+> Estimated time: 20 minutes. 
+> To complete this exercise, you need an [Azure subscription](https://azure.microsoft.com/free/).
 
-> [!NOTE]
->You may find slight differences between the interactive simulation and the hosted lab, but the core concepts and ideas being demonstrated are the same.
+Launch the exercise, and follow the instructions. When finished, be sure to return to this page so you can continue learning.
 
-[![Screenshot of the simulation page.](../media/simulation-web-apps-thumbnail.jpg)](https://mslabs.cloudguides.com/guides/AZ-104%20Exam%20Guide%20-%20Microsoft%20Azure%20Administrator%20Exercise%2013?azure-portal=true)
+[![Button to launch exercise.](../media/launch-exercise.png)](https://microsoftlearning.github.io/AZ-104-MicrosoftAzureAdministrator/Instructions/Labs/LAB_09a-Implement_Web_Apps.html)
 
diff --git a/learn-pr/wwl-azure/configure-azure-app-services/includes/12-knowledge-check.md b/learn-pr/wwl-azure/configure-azure-app-services/includes/12-knowledge-check.md
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 
 
+
 You're developing a strategy to implement web apps for your company by using Azure App Service. Various teams in your organization submit requests for your consideration as part of the implementation plan.
 
 - The Production team needs information about cloning configurations across deployment slots.
diff --git a/learn-pr/wwl-azure/configure-azure-app-services/includes/2-implement.md b/learn-pr/wwl-azure/configure-azure-app-services/includes/2-implement.md
@@ -1,8 +1,10 @@
-Azure App Service brings together everything you need to create websites, mobile backends, and web APIs for any platform or device. Applications run and scale with ease in both Windows and Linux-based environments.
+[Azure App Service](/azure/app-service/overview) brings together everything you need to create websites, mobile backends, and web APIs for any platform or device. Applications run and scale with ease in both Windows and Linux-based environments.
 
-App Service provides Quickstarts for several products to help you easily create and deploy your Windows and Linux apps:
+This video covers an App Service features overview and the basics of creating an app service.
 
-:::image type="content" source="../media/web-quickstarts-c154c8e4.png" alt-text="Illustration that shows products for which you can use an App Service quickstart to develop and deploy your web, mobile, and API apps." border="false":::
+> [!VIDEO https://learn-video.azurefd.net/vod/player?id=8ea7ab2d-9e29-4b5a-916d-307100c16bf9]
+
+App Service provides Quickstarts for programming languages. These languages include: ASP.NET, Java, Node.js, Python, and PHP. 
 
 ### App Service benefits
 
diff --git a/learn-pr/wwl-azure/configure-azure-app-services/includes/3-create-app-service.md b/learn-pr/wwl-azure/configure-azure-app-services/includes/3-create-app-service.md
@@ -1,12 +1,5 @@
 You can use the Web Apps, Mobile Apps, or API Apps features of Azure App Service, and create your own apps in the Azure portal.
 
-Watch the following video to learn how to create an app with Azure App Service. 
-
-### How to create App Services in the Azure portal
-
-> [!VIDEO https://www.youtube.com/embed/dHTzv-zY17I]
-
-
 ### Things to know about configuration settings
 
 Let's examine some of the basic configuration settings you need to create an app with App Service.
@@ -25,7 +18,7 @@ Let's examine some of the basic configuration settings you need to create an app
 
 #### Post-creation settings
 
-After your app is created, other Configuration settings become available in the Azure portal, including app deployment options and path mapping.
+After your app is created, other **Configuration** settings become available in the Azure portal, including app deployment options and path mapping.
 
 :::image type="content" source="../media/web-app-configuration-27facdc5.png" alt-text="Screenshot that shows other configuration options for an app with the App Service in the Azure portal.":::
 
@@ -36,3 +29,7 @@ Some of the extra configuration settings can be included in the developer's code
 - **Session affinity**: In a multi-instance deployment, you can ensure your app client is routed to the same instance for the life of the session.
 
 - **HTTPS Only**: When enabled, all HTTP traffic is redirected to HTTPS.
+
+
+> [!TIP]
+> Consider practicing on your own with the [Exercise - Create a web app in the Azure portal](/training/modules/host-a-web-app-with-azure-app-service/3-exercise-create-a-web-app-in-the-azure-portal?pivots=csharp). This exercise provides a sandbox. 
diff --git a/learn-pr/wwl-azure/configure-azure-app-services/includes/5-create-deployment-slots.md b/learn-pr/wwl-azure/configure-azure-app-services/includes/5-create-deployment-slots.md
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 When you deploy your web app, web app on Linux, mobile backend, or API app to Azure App Service, you can use a separate deployment slot instead of the default production slot.
 
+> [!VIDEO https://learn-video.azurefd.net/vod/player?id=f88e06a9-2871-4953-920e-3fcc1f618b64]
+
 ### Things to know about deployment slots
 
 Let's take a closer look at the characteristics of deployment slots.
@@ -20,7 +22,7 @@ There are several advantages to using deployment slots with your App Service app
 
 - **Consider validation**. You can validate changes to your app in a staging deployment slot before swapping the app changes with the content in the production slot.
 
-- **Consider reductions in downtime**. Deploying an app to a slot first and swapping it into production ensures that all instances of the slot are warmed up before being swapped into production. This option eliminates downtime when you deploy your app. The traffic redirection is seamless, and no requests are dropped because of swap operations. The entire workflow can be automated by configuring **Auto swap** when preswap validation isn't needed.
+- **Consider reductions in downtime**. Deploying an app to a slot first and swapping it into production ensures that all instances are ready. This option eliminates downtime when you deploy your app. The traffic redirection is seamless, and no requests are dropped because of swap operations. The entire workflow can be automated by configuring **Auto swap** when preswap validation isn't needed.
 
 - **Consider restoring to last known good site**. After a swap, the slot with the previously staged app now has the previous production app. If the changes swapped into the production slot aren't as you expected, you can perform the same swap immediately to return to your "last known good site."
 
diff --git a/learn-pr/wwl-azure/configure-azure-app-services/includes/6-add-deployment-slots.md b/learn-pr/wwl-azure/configure-azure-app-services/includes/6-add-deployment-slots.md
@@ -1,8 +1,6 @@
 Deployment slots are configured in the Azure portal. You can swap your app content and configuration elements between deployment slots, including the production slot.
 
-### How to use deployment slots in Azure App Service
-
-> [!VIDEO https://www.youtube.com/embed/5rR5C4Z5dU4]
+> [!VIDEO https://learn-video.azurefd.net/vod/player?id=b8909968-03b3-47da-ac69-63bee05b8a6c]
 
 ### Things to know about creating deployment slots
 
diff --git a/learn-pr/wwl-azure/configure-azure-app-services/includes/7-secure-app-service.md b/learn-pr/wwl-azure/configure-azure-app-services/includes/7-secure-app-service.md
@@ -1,4 +1,6 @@
-Azure App Service provides built-in authentication and authorization support. You can sign in users and access data by writing minimal or no code in your web app, API, and mobile backend, and also your Azure Functions apps.
+Azure App Service provides built-in [authentication and authorization](/azure/app-service/overview-authentication-authorization) support. You can sign in users and access data by writing minimal or no code in your web app, API, and mobile backend, and also your Azure Functions apps.
+
+> [!VIDEO https://learn-video.azurefd.net/vod/player?id=b69ed6c4-3890-4947-9543-f441a4f4c7e0]
 
 Secure authentication and authorization require deep understanding of security, including federation, encryption, JSON web tokens (JWT) management, grant types, and so on. App Service provides these utilities so you can spend more time and energy on providing business value to your customer.
 
@@ -9,7 +11,7 @@ Secure authentication and authorization require deep understanding of security,
 
 Let's take a closer look at how App Service helps you provide security for your app.
 
-- The [authentication and authorization security module](/azure/app-service/overview-authentication-authorization) in Azure App Service runs in the same environment as your application code, yet separately.
+- The authentication and authorization security module in Azure App Service runs in the same environment as your application code, yet separately.
 
 - The security module is configured by using app settings. No SDKs, specific languages, or changes to your application code are required.
 
diff --git a/learn-pr/wwl-azure/configure-azure-app-services/includes/8-create-custom-domain-names.md b/learn-pr/wwl-azure/configure-azure-app-services/includes/8-create-custom-domain-names.md
@@ -1,18 +1,27 @@
 When you create a web app, Azure assigns the app to a subdomain of `azurewebsites.net`. Suppose your web app is named `contoso`. Azure creates a URL for your web app as `contoso.azurewebsites.net`. Azure also assigns a virtual IP address for your app. For a production web app, you might want users to see a custom domain name.
 
-### How to add and secure a custom domain on your App Service web app
+### What is a custom domain?
 
-> [!Video https://www.youtube.com/embed/bXP6IvNYISw]
+A domain name is the address people type into a web browser to reach your website. A custom domain is a domain name that you own and configure to point to your Azure-hosted app, replacing the default Azure domain.
 
-### Steps to configure a custom domain name for your app
+For example:
 
-There are three steps to create a custom domain name. The following steps outline how to create a domain name in the Azure portal.
+- Default Azure domain: `myapp-00000.westus.azurewebsites.net`
+- Custom domain: `www.contoso.com`
 
-> [!Important]
-> To [map a custom DNS name to your app](/azure/app-service/app-service-web-tutorial-custom-domain), you need a paid tier of an App Service plan for your app.
+Using a custom domain allows you to:
+
+- Establish a branded, user-friendly web address.
+- Improve trust and credibility with customers.
+- Manage and secure traffic to your application.
+
+### Steps to configure a custom domain name for your app
+
+Creating a custom domain name requires providers, security, and naming information. 
 
 :::image type="content" source="../media/custom-domain.png" alt-text="Screenshot that shows the custom domain page in the Azure portal.":::
 
+There are three steps to create a custom domain name. 
 
 1. **Reserve your domain name**. The easiest way to set up a custom domain is to buy one directly in the Azure portal. (This name isn't the Azure assigned name of `\*.azurewebsites.net`.) The registration process enables you to manage your web app's domain name directly in the Azure portal instead of going to a third-party site. Configuring the domain name in your web app is also a simple process in the Azure portal. 
 
@@ -26,4 +35,8 @@ There are three steps to create a custom domain name. The following steps outlin
    
    - Some domain registrars don't allow `CNAME` records for the root domain or for wildcard domains. In such cases, you must use an `A` record.
 
-1. **Enable the custom domain**. After you have your domain and create your DNS record, use the Azure portal to validate your custom domain and add it to your web app. Be sure to test your domain before publishing.
+1. **Enable the custom domain**. After you have your domain and create your DNS record, use the Azure portal to validate your custom domain and add it to your web app. Be sure to test your domain before publishing.
+
+> [!Important]
+> To [map a custom DNS name to your app](/azure/app-service/app-service-web-tutorial-custom-domain), you need a paid tier of an App Service plan for your app.
+
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