Building static websites with Azure Functions, mustache & Azure Storage

In this post I will show you how to turn some dynamic data into a static website using a timer-triggered Azure Function (written in nodejs) & mustache with static website hosting for Azure Storage.

For this demo I’ll create a simple, personalized start page showing some headlines I grab from a WordPress site and also adding a few links I often use. There are certainly way more interesting and useful scenarios for this but it should help you get started with your own ideas.

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Remember to set the Content Type when using Static website hosting for Azure Storage

Currently I’m playing around with the new Static website hosting for Azure Storage feature which has recently been launched in public preview. This allows you to serve static web content (HTML, CSS, JS, images) directly from a dedicated blob directory inside Azure Storage without setting up any kind of web app or proxy function.

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