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Who is the course for and prerequisites

Introduction

What will you learn in this course

Non-functional requirements

Functional requirements

Section recap

Welcome

Discovering the Short Url length

Designing the high-level architecture

Assigning technologies to the architecture

Introduction (2)

Setting up GitHub environments

Creating and setting up the GitHub repository

Creating the API Project

Section recap (2)

Creating GitHub Actions for API

Introduction (3)

What is Infrastructure as Code and Bicep

Writing Bicep scripts for URL shortener infrastructure

Deploying API with GitHub Actions

Deploying infrastructure to multiple environments

Section recap (3)

Introduction (4)

Deploying infrastructure to Azure with GitHub Actions

Deploying Azure Key Vault using Bicep

Introduction (5)

Section recap (4)

Integrating with Key Vault

Feature Design

Adding input validation

Handling requests to create a Short URL

Elevate GH Actions privileges to write permissions

Deploying CosmosDB resources with Bicep

Creating an API endpoint to create Short URLs

Generating a short URL

Storing URLs in CosmosDB

Increment token and avoid duplication

Introduction (6)

Section recap (5)

Demo

Creating the Token Range API infrastructure

Feature Design (2)

Setting up PostgreSQL for token management

Creating the Token Range API GitHub Action Workflow

Deploying the database schema

Handling token range requests

Demo (2)

Adding a retry policy with Polly

Creating an hosted service for range retrieval

Introduction (7)

Section recap (6)

Using Microsoft Entra ID for authentication

Deploying Entra ID resources using Bicep

Configuring Entra ID application for the API

Giving permissions to GitHub Action deploy EntraID Application

Adding JWT authentication with Entra ID in API

Section recap (7)

Accessing user identity in the API

Introduction (8)

Deploying the Redirect API using Bicep

Setting up Azure Redis Cache

Creating the Redirect API GitHub Action Workflow

Demo (3)

Section recap (8)

Using Redis Cache for better performance

Implementing URL redirection logic

Introduction (9)

Addressing data challenges

Setting up Azure Function for data processing using Bicep

Implementing CosmosDB Trigger Azure Function

Creating GitHub Action for Azure Function

Section recap (9)

Demo (4)

Introduction (10)

What is React.js

Adding a List endpoint to the API

Add pagination using Continuation Tokens

Creating the React Project

Deploying Azure Static Web App using Bicep

Configuring the Web Application in Microsoft Entra ID

Enable CORS on Api

Creating GitHub Action for Static Web App

Applying style to the Components

Building a form to create a short URLs

Integrating MSAL.js for Entra ID authentication

Listing URLs in the UI

Section recap (10)

Let's practice

Introduction (11)

Solution

What is a Health Check

Configuring Health Checks using Bicep

Section recap (11)

Implementing a HealthCheck

Applying Health Checks across all services

Introduction (12)

What is OpenTelemetry

Collecting Request Metrics

Adding OpenTelemetry to services

Configuring Application Insights and Log Analytics workspace with Bicep

Section recap (12)

Demo (5)

Introduction (13)

What is Azure FrontDoor

Configuring the Health Probe

Adding a Rate Limit Rule with WAF to Front Door

105. 16.3

Section recap (13)

Setting up a custom domain with Front Door

Demo (6)

Introduction (14)

Setting up a Virtual Network

Allowing FrontDoor requests

Implementing access restrictions for CosmosDB

Adding services to the Virtual Network

Implementing access restrictions for Redis

Implementing access restrictions for PostgreSQL

Section recap (14)

Allowing GitHub Action deployments to App Services

Conclusion

Implementing access restrictions for KeyVault