If you ever need to test Application insights or any of the other Azure features that need an application such as Front Door there is a simple way to create a test application baked into Azure.
In your Azure portal simple click on “New Resource” and search for Bakery and click Create
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Now give the App a name, choose your subscription, resource group and an applicable App Service Plan. Remember the more robust the plan the higher the cost, there is a free limited Tier available called F1 Shared. Then click Create.
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After a few minutes your application will be deployed and ready for use with Azure Features. select App Services in your Azure Portal and then click on your Bakery Application
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You can find the URL for your new site at the top right of the Overview blade.
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Browsing the URL you should see the below site.
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For an extra tip if you need the site again you can turn it off instead of deleting it to save some costs. Just press stop in the application overview.
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