Adding a "Getting Started with Azure" section to readme

README.md

@@ -30,6 +30,17 @@ Read the full server guide here: https://parse.com/docs/server/guide
 * By default it will use a path of /parse for the API routes.  To change this, or use older client SDKs, run `heroku config:set PARSE_MOUNT=/1`
 * Deploy it with: `git push heroku master`
 
+### Getting Started Microsoft Azure App Service
+
+#### With the Deploy to Azure Button
+
+[![Deploy to Azure](http://azuredeploy.net/deploybutton.png)](https://azuredeploy.net/)
+
+#### Without It
+
+A detailed tutorial is available here:
+[Azure welcomes Parse developers](https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/blog/azure-welcomes-parse-developers/)
+
 ### Using it
 
 You can use the REST API, the JavaScript SDK, and any of our open-source SDKs:

azuredeploy.json

@@ -0,0 +1,135 @@
+{
+  "$schema": "http://schema.management.azure.com/schemas/2014-04-01-preview/deploymentTemplate.json#",
+  "contentVersion": "1.0.0.0",
+  "parameters": {
+    "siteName": {
+      "type": "string"
+    },
+    "hostingPlanName": {
+      "type": "string"
+    },
+    "siteLocation": {
+      "type": "string"
+    },
+    "sku": {
+      "type": "string",
+      "allowedValues": [
+        "Free",
+        "Shared",
+        "Basic",
+        "Standard"
+      ],
+      "defaultValue": "Free"
+    },
+    "workerSize": {
+      "type": "string",
+      "allowedValues": [
+        "0",
+        "1",
+        "2"
+      ],
+      "defaultValue": "0"
+    },
+    "mongoConnectionString": {
+      "type": "string",
+      "minLength": 5
+    },
+    "parseAppId": {
+      "type": "string",
+      "minLength": 1,
+      "defaultValue": "myAppId"
+    },
+    "parseMasterKey": {
+      "type": "string",
+      "minLength": 1,
+      "defaultValue": "myMasterKey"
+    },
+    "repoURL": {
+      "type": "string",
+      "defaultValue": "https://github.com/parseplatform/parse-server-example.git",
+      "metadata": {
+        "description": "The URL for the GitHub repository that contains the project to deploy."
+      }
+    },
+    "branch": {
+      "type": "string",
+      "defaultValue": "master",
+      "metadata": {
+        "description": "The branch of the GitHub repository to use."
+      }
+    }
+  },
+  "resources": [
+    {
+      "apiVersion": "2014-06-01",
+      "name": "[parameters('hostingPlanName')]",
+      "type": "Microsoft.Web/serverFarms",
+      "location": "[parameters('siteLocation')]",
+      "properties": {
+        "name": "[parameters('hostingPlanName')]",
+        "sku": "[parameters('sku')]",
+        "workerSize": "[parameters('workerSize')]",
+        "numberOfWorkers": 1
+      }
+    },
+    {
+      "apiVersion": "2014-06-01",
+      "name": "[parameters('siteName')]",
+      "type": "Microsoft.Web/Sites",
+      "location": "[parameters('siteLocation')]",
+      "dependsOn": [
+        "[concat('Microsoft.Web/serverFarms/', parameters('hostingPlanName'))]"
+      ],
+      "tags": {
+        "[concat('hidden-related:', resourceGroup().id, '/providers/Microsoft.Web/serverfarms/', parameters('hostingPlanName'))]": "empty"
+      },
+      "properties": {
+        "name": "[parameters('siteName')]",
+        "serverFarm": "[parameters('hostingPlanName')]"
+      },
+      "resources": [
+        {
+          "apiVersion": "2014-04-01",
+          "type": "config",
+          "name": "web",
+          "dependsOn": [
+            "[concat('Microsoft.Web/Sites/', parameters('siteName'))]"
+          ],
+          "properties": {
+            "appSettings": [
+              {
+                "name": "DATABASE_URI",
+                "value": "[parameters('mongoConnectionString')]"
+              },
+            {
+            "name": "PARSE_APP_ID",
+            "value": "[parameters('parseAppId')]"
+            },
+            {
+            "name": "PARSE_MASTER_KEY",
+            "value": "[parameters('parseMasterKey')]"
+            },
+            {
+                "name": "WEBSITE_NODE_DEFAULT_VERSION",
+                "value": "4.2.3"
+            }
+            ]
+          }
+        },
+        {
+          "apiVersion": "2015-04-01",
+          "name": "web",
+          "type": "sourcecontrols",
+          "dependsOn": [
+            "[resourceId('Microsoft.Web/Sites', parameters('siteName'))]"
+          ],
+          "properties": {
+            "RepoUrl": "[parameters('repoURL')]",
+            "branch": "[parameters('branch')]",
+            "IsManualIntegration": true
+          }
+        }
+      ]
+    }
+  ]
+}