In the local directory

1. Create your folder

mkdir myfolder

cd myfolder

2. Create simple html. Notice that it will generate index.html file with content "test app service deploy"

echo "test app service deploy" >> index.html

3. Login to azure account using cli

az login

4. After successful authentication, deploy your file using this command

az webapp up -g <resourcegroupName> -n <yourAppName>--html

example:

az webapp up -g az204pg -n testappservicedeploy --html

Note: It will automatically create own App Service Plan

Output:

5. Access your new static site by clicking or pasting the default domain in the browser.

6. Bonus: To delete this sample static site

az webapp delete --name testappservicedeploy --resource-group az204pg