createUiDefinition.json for ARM Azure web app

Question

I have created the ARM template for azure web app. I need to publish the ARM template to azure market place. I have used the azure publish portal https://publish.windowsazure.com/workspace/multi-resource-solutions for publishing the ARM template.

To on-board the ARM template to azure market place zip file must contain a mainTemplate.json and createUiDefinition.json. I found some samples for createUiDefination.json file in https://github.com/Azure/azure-quickstart-templates but all the createUiDefination.json is for VM. I am unable to find the samples or tutorials for createUiDefination.json for Azure web app.

I need to validate the azure web app site name is already exists or not. Also need to create or use the app service plan.

Is there is any tutorial or sample for creating createUiDefination.json for azure web app?

What are the ui controls necessary for your Azure Web App deployment in the Azure Marketplace? — juvchan
Even i wanted to know how to publish arm templates in marketplace ? Any update on this — HariHaran

Johannes Schweer Johannes Schweer · Accepted Answer · 2019-03-11T09:23:12

I need to validate the azure web app site name is already exists or not.

This is not possible, you need to add to the site name a unique String, to ensure that the site name is globally unique. For example you could use in your ARM template this function: uniqueString()

Similar question was answered by a Microsoft employee.

Also need to create or use the app service plan.

Add an App Service Plan to your Azure Resource Manager Template. For example like this:

{
  "$schema": "https://schema.management.azure.com/schemas/2015-01-01/deploymentTemplate.json#",
  "contentVersion": "1.0.0.0",
  "parameters": {
    "hostingPlanName": {
      "type": "string",
      "minLength": 1
    },
    "skuName": {
      "type": "string",
      "defaultValue": "F1",
      "allowedValues": [
        "F1",
        "D1",
        "B1",
        "B2",
        "B3",
        "S1",
        "S2",
        "S3",
        "P1",
        "P2",
        "P3",
        "P4"
      ],
      "metadata": {
        "description": "Describes plan's pricing tier and capacity. Check details at https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/pricing/details/app-service/"
      }
    },
    "skuCapacity": {
      "type": "int",
      "defaultValue": 1,
      "minValue": 1,
      "metadata": {
        "description": "Describes plan's instance count"
      }
    }
  },
  "variables": {
    "webSiteName": "[concat('webSite', uniqueString(resourceGroup().id))]"
  },
  "resources": [
    {
      "apiVersion": "2015-08-01",
      "name": "[parameters('hostingPlanName')]",
      "type": "Microsoft.Web/serverfarms",
      "location": "[resourceGroup().location]",
      "tags": {
        "displayName": "HostingPlan"
      },
      "sku": {
        "name": "[parameters('skuName')]",
        "capacity": "[parameters('skuCapacity')]"
      },
      "properties": {
        "name": "[parameters('hostingPlanName')]"
      }
    },
    {
      "apiVersion": "2015-08-01",
      "name": "[variables('webSiteName')]",
      "type": "Microsoft.Web/sites",
      "location": "[resourceGroup().location]",
      "tags": {
        "[concat('hidden-related:', resourceGroup().id, '/providers/Microsoft.Web/serverfarms/', parameters('hostingPlanName'))]": "Resource",
        "displayName": "Website"
      },
      "dependsOn": [
        "[resourceId('Microsoft.Web/serverfarms/', parameters('hostingPlanName'))]"
      ],
      "properties": {
        "name": "[variables('webSiteName')]",
        "serverFarmId": "[resourceId('Microsoft.Web/serverfarms', parameters('hostingPlanName'))]"
      }
    }
  ]
}

createUiDefinition.json for ARM Azure web app

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