dotnet-podcasts/docs/demos/azure-monitor

Azure Monitor

The .NET Podcast is set up to handle reporting Telemetry data to Azure Monitor when configured. The AzureMonitor connection string must be set in the appsettings.json configuration file for each environment.

Prerequisites

• An Azure account with an active subscription. If you don't have an Azure subscription, create a free account before you begin.
• Azure CLI has been installed and configured. For instructions to install Azure CLI, follow the How to install the Azure CLI guide. For instructions on how to authenticate, follow the Sign in with Azure CLI guide.

Create a Microsoft.AppInsights Resource

To collect telemetry, we will need to create a Microsoft.AppInsights resource to report to.

1. Create a new application insights web component with the {APP_NAME}, {LOCATION}, and {RESOURCE_GROUP} arguments replaced for your configuration. A list of valid locations for the {LOCATION} can be retrieved by running az account list-locations.

   az monitor app-insights component create --app {APP_NAME} --kind web --location {LOCATION} --resource-group {RESOURCE_GROUP} --application-type web
   

2. Once the command has executed successfully, retrieve the value from the connectionString property.

   {
     "connectionString": "InstrumentationKey=XXXXXXXXXX;IngestionEndpoint=https://centralus-0.in.applicationinsights.azure.com/;LiveEndpoint=https://centralus.livediagnostics.monitor.azure.com/"
   }
   

Configure API for Azure Monitor

In the appsettings.json (or the file for your environment, such as appsettings.development.json), add the connection string value to the AzureMonitor property.

{
  "ConnectionStrings": {
    "PodcastDb": "Server=localhost, 5433;Database=Podcast;User Id=sa;Password=Pass@word;Encrypt=False",
    "FeedQueue": "UseDevelopmentStorage=true",
    "AzureMonitor": "InstrumentationKey=XXXXXXXXXX;IngestionEndpoint=XXXXX/;LiveEndpoint=XXXXX"
  }
}

Verification

Once the connection string has been added, the Program.cs will look for the AzureMonitor property and automatically configure telemetry monitoring. To verify that telemetry is being recorded, sign in to the Azure Portal and verify that Application Insights is receiving data.