AWS Elastic Beanstalk to Azure App Service Migration
Detailed guidance for migrating AWS Elastic Beanstalk applications to Azure App Service.
Service Mapping
| AWS Service | Azure Equivalent |
|---|---|
| Elastic Beanstalk | Azure App Service |
| Elastic Beanstalk Environment | App Service + App Service Plan |
| Platform Presets | Runtime Stacks |
.ebextensions/ | Bicep + App Settings |
Procfile | Startup Command |
| RDS (PostgreSQL) | Azure Database for PostgreSQL Flexible Server |
| RDS (MySQL) | Azure Database for MySQL Flexible Server |
| RDS (SQL Server) | Azure SQL Database |
| ElastiCache (Redis) | Azure Cache for Redis |
| ElastiCache (Memcached) | Azure Cache for Redis |
| S3 | Azure Blob Storage |
| ALB / ELB | App Service built-in LB / Azure Front Door |
| Route 53 | Azure DNS |
| ACM (Certificate Manager) | App Service Managed Certificate |
| CloudWatch | Application Insights / Azure Monitor |
| CloudWatch Alarms | Azure Monitor Alerts |
| X-Ray | Application Insights (distributed tracing) |
| IAM Roles | Managed Identity + Azure RBAC |
| CodePipeline / CodeBuild | GitHub Actions / Azure DevOps |
| CloudFormation | Bicep / ARM Templates |
| Parameter Store | Azure App Configuration |
| Secrets Manager | Azure Key Vault |
| SQS | Azure Service Bus / Storage Queue |
| SNS | Azure Event Grid |
| Auto Scaling Group | App Service Autoscale |
| VPC | Azure VNet Integration |
| Security Groups | NSG + App Service Access Restrictions |
Platform Preset → Runtime Stack Mapping
| Beanstalk Platform | App Service Runtime Stack |
|---|---|
| Node.js 20 | Node 20 LTS |
| Node.js 18 | Node 18 LTS |
| Python 3.11 | Python 3.11 |
| Python 3.12 | Python 3.12 |
| Java 17 (Corretto) | Java 17 (Microsoft Build of OpenJDK) |
| Java 21 (Corretto) | Java 21 (Microsoft Build of OpenJDK) |
| .NET 8 on Linux | .NET 8 |
| Go (Docker) | Custom Container (Go) |
| Ruby | Custom Container (Ruby) |
| PHP 8.x | PHP 8.x |
| Docker | Azure App Service (Custom Container) |
.ebextensions/ Migration
Beanstalk .ebextensions/ YAML configs map to Bicep and App Settings:
.ebextensions/ Feature | Azure Equivalent | Implementation |
|---|---|---|
option_settings (env vars) | App Settings | Bicep siteConfig.appSettings |
packages (yum/apt) | Startup script or Dockerfile | Custom container or startup command |
files (config files) | Deployment package or Blob Storage | Include in app deployment |
commands / container_commands | Startup command or deployment script | az webapp config set --startup-file |
Resources (CloudFormation) | Bicep modules | Equivalent Azure resources |
services (sysvinit) | WebJobs (continuous) or Azure Functions | Background processing — App Service "Always On" only prevents idle unload; it is NOT a replacement for sysvinit-style background services |
Example: .ebextensions/ → Bicep
# .ebextensions/environment.config (AWS)
option_settings:
aws:elasticbeanstalk:application:environment:
NODE_ENV: production
DB_HOST: mydb.xxx.rds.amazonaws.com// Bicep equivalent
resource webApp 'Microsoft.Web/sites@2023-12-01' = {
properties: {
siteConfig: {
appSettings: [
{ name: 'NODE_ENV', value: 'production' }
{ name: 'PGHOST', value: postgresServer.properties.fullyQualifiedDomainName }
]
}
}
}RDS → Azure Database Migration
| RDS Feature | Azure Equivalent |
|---|---|
| Multi-AZ deployment | Zone-redundant HA |
| Read replicas | Read replicas |
| Automated backups | Automated backups (up to 35 days) |
| Parameter groups | Server parameters |
| Subnet groups | VNet integration + private endpoints |
| IAM authentication | Microsoft Entra authentication |
| RDS Proxy | Azure Database for PostgreSQL Flexible Server (built-in PgBouncer) |
💡 Tip: Use Azure Database Migration Service (DMS) for data migration from RDS.
Auto Scaling Migration
| Beanstalk Scaling | App Service Autoscale |
|---|---|
MinSize / MaxSize | Min/Max instance count |
Trigger metric (CPU, Network) | Autoscale rules (CPU, Memory, HTTP queue) |
BreachDuration | Time window + cool-down period |
ScalingAdjustment | Scale-out/in increment |
| Time-based scaling | Schedule-based autoscale rules |
resource autoscale 'Microsoft.Insights/autoscalesettings@2022-10-01' = {
properties: {
targetResourceUri: appServicePlan.id
profiles: [{
capacity: { minimum: '2', maximum: '10', default: '2' }
rules: [{
metricTrigger: {
metricName: 'CpuPercentage'
operator: 'GreaterThan'
threshold: 70
timeAggregation: 'Average'
timeWindow: 'PT5M'
}
scaleAction: {
direction: 'Increase'
type: 'ChangeCount'
value: '1'
cooldown: 'PT5M'
}
}]
}]
}
}ALB → App Service Load Balancing
| ALB Feature | Azure Equivalent |
|---|---|
| Path-based routing | App Service path mappings or Front Door rules |
| Host-based routing | Custom domains + Front Door |
| Health checks | App Service Health Check feature |
| SSL termination | Built-in TLS / Front Door |
| WAF | Azure Front Door WAF or App Gateway WAF |
| Sticky sessions | ARR Affinity (App Service) |
For global load balancing with WAF, use Azure Front Door instead of App Service built-in LB.
Environment Variables Migration
| Source | Target | Notes |
|---|---|---|
option_settings (env vars) | App Settings | Non-sensitive config |
option_settings (secrets) | Key Vault references | @Microsoft.KeyVault(SecretUri=...) |
| Parameter Store refs | App Configuration | Shared config across environments |
| Secrets Manager refs | Key Vault | Secrets with rotation |
.env file | App Settings + Key Vault | Split by sensitivity |