Why doesn't this simple Go server run in Azure App Services? - azure

Question

I have this code in server.go :
package main
import (
"fmt"
"net/http"
"os"
)
func handler(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
fmt.Fprintf(w, "You just browsed page (if blank you're at the root): %s", r.URL.Path[1:])
}
func main() {
http.HandleFunc("/", handler)
http.ListenAndServe(":"+os.Getenv("HTTP_PLATFORM_PORT"), nil)
}
and this web.config :
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<configuration>
<system.webServer>
<handlers>
<add name="httpplatformhandler" path="*" verb="*" modules="httpPlatformHandler" resourceType="Unspecified" />
</handlers>
<httpPlatform processPath="d:\home\site\wwwroot\go\bin\go.exe"
arguments="run d:\home\site\wwwroot\server.go"
startupTimeLimit="60">
<environmentVariables>
<environmentVariable name="GOROOT" value="d:\home\site\wwwroot\go" />
</environmentVariables>
</httpPlatform>
</system.webServer>
</configuration>
Both of these files are in the d:\home\site\wwwroot directory of an Azure App Service. I also have the 1.13.3 version of the x64 Windows go runtime installed (unzipped from go1.13.3.windows-amd64.zip) in d:\home\site\wwwroot\go.
When I browse to fwWebApi.azurewebsites.net/hello it times out.
I got this sample from http://www.wadewegner.com/2014/12/4-simple-steps-to-run-go-language-in-azure-websites/ which is admittedly a few years old. But I want to be able to run a Go web application in Azure App Services.
Can anyone suggest what I can do?

Answer 1

I strongly suggest you use a docker image to run your non supported language on azure app services:
Supported languages ASP.NET, ASP.NET Core, Java, Ruby, Node.js, PHP, or Python
Github: https://github.com/AnassKartit/helloworld-golang
Docker Image
https://hub.docker.com/r/anasskartit/hello-world-golang
First Run will take some time as it downloads the image you can check the logs
Result