AppServices

App Services tools

Overview

This tool provides several utilities for managing and exploring Azure App Services.

Show the file system

This tool displays the contents of key directories within an Azure App Service, including:

• Home directory
• Temp directory
• Application directory

It helps explore what is stored on the file system.

Local cache

This tool shows the App Services Local Cache feature and whether it is enabled. It also displays the contents of the following environment variables:

• WEBSITE_LOCALCACHE_ENABLED
• WEBSITE_LOCALCACHE_READY
• WEBSITE_LOCAL_CACHE_OPTION
• WEBSITE_LOCAL_CACHE_SIZEINMB
• WEBSITE_LOCAL_CACHE_READWRITE_OPTION
• WEBSITE_VOLUME_TYPE

Enabling the cache

Set the environment variable WEBSITE_LOCAL_CACHE_OPTION=Always to enable the cache.

Important

This feature is only available for Windows-based, non-container-based apps.

More information

For more details on the local cache, refer to the Azure App Services Local Cache Overview. For Linux-based app services, you can use App Cache instead.