Difference Between Web App and Web App for Containers

Question

We store container images in an Azure Container Registry. I want to create a web app for the container. In Azure marketplace, Web App and Web App for Containers are different resource types. Both seem to allow me to deploy my image from the container registry.

What's the difference between these two resources? Why might I choose one over the other?

Answer 1

They are essentially the same thing. When you select Web Apps for Containers, the Publish setting is set to container by default and when you select Web Apps, it's set to code but you can toggle from one to the other.