gatsbyjs · amberleyromo · Nov 5, 2018 · Oct 6, 2018 · Oct 6, 2018 · Oct 6, 2018
diff --git a/docs/blog/2018-10-06-deploying-gatsby-to-azure/blogstarter.png b/docs/blog/2018-10-06-deploying-gatsby-to-azure/blogstarter.png
diff --git a/docs/blog/2018-10-06-deploying-gatsby-to-azure/createstorageaccount.png b/docs/blog/2018-10-06-deploying-gatsby-to-azure/createstorageaccount.png
diff --git a/docs/blog/2018-10-06-deploying-gatsby-to-azure/createstorageaccountcomplete.png b/docs/blog/2018-10-06-deploying-gatsby-to-azure/createstorageaccountcomplete.png
diff --git a/docs/blog/2018-10-06-deploying-gatsby-to-azure/deploymentcomplete.png b/docs/blog/2018-10-06-deploying-gatsby-to-azure/deploymentcomplete.png
diff --git a/docs/blog/2018-10-06-deploying-gatsby-to-azure/deploytostorage.png b/docs/blog/2018-10-06-deploying-gatsby-to-azure/deploytostorage.png
diff --git a/docs/blog/2018-10-06-deploying-gatsby-to-azure/index.md b/docs/blog/2018-10-06-deploying-gatsby-to-azure/index.md
@@ -0,0 +1,174 @@
+---
+title: "Deploying a Gatsby blog to Azure"
+author: Doug McDonald
+date: 2018-10-15
+image: images/rocket.jpg
+showImageInArticle: false
+tags: ["deployment", "azure"]
+---
+
+In this post we will walk through the process of deploying a Gatsby blog to Microsoft Azure Storage using VS Code.
+
+## Prerequisites
+
+To complete this tutorial you will need the following tools:
+
+- Node - To run the rest of the tools
+- Gatsby CLI - To create your blazingly fast blog!
+- VS Code - as a code editor
+
+### Prerequisites Installation
+
+Install Node from the [Node website](https://nodejs.org/en/) and check it's installed by checking the version from your terminal.
+
+```bash
+$ node -v
+$ v10.9.0
+```
+
+Install VS Code from the [VS Code website](https://code.visualstudio.com/).
+
+Next, we can install the important part! [Gatsby](https://gatsbyjs.org/) from your terminal, run:
+
+```bash
+$ npm install --global gatsby-cli
++ [email protected]
+updated 1 package in 4.868s
+```
+
+## Creating your blog
+
+Next you will create the blog from the handy [Gatsby Starter Blog](https://github.com/gatsbyjs/gatsby-starter-blog).
+
+> If you already have a site you want to deploy, skip forwards to [Setting up Azure](#setting-up-azure)
+
+From your terminal run
+
+```bash
+$ gatsby new azure-blog https://github.com/gatsbyjs/gatsby-starter-blog
+
+info Creating new site from git: https://github.com/gatsbyjs/gatsby-starter-blog.git
+Cloning into 'azure-blog'...
+remote: Enumerating objects: 1, done.
+remote: Counting objects: 100% (1/1), done.
+remote: Total 1139 (delta 0), reused 0 (delta 0), pack-reused 1138
+Receiving objects: 100% (1139/1139), 2.14 MiB | 2.95 MiB/s, done.
+Resolving deltas: 100% (636/636), done.
+success Created starter directory layout
+info Installing packages...
+...
+```
+
+You can now view your website by running
+
+```bash
+$ cd azure-blog
+$ gatsby develop
+```
+
+You should now see your blog in the flesh!
+
+![Gatsby blog starter](blogstarter.png)
+
+## Setting up Azure
+
+Microsoft Azure is a cloud hosting provider which offers a wide range of tools and services. Today you are going to use Azure Storage to host our static Gatsby blog.
+
+> If you don't have an Azure account, [sign up today](https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/free/) for a free 30 day account with $200 in Azure credits.
+
+> Note: You will need to verify your identity with a credit card, but will not be charged unless you begin to use paid service and exceed the free allowance. The cost per GB for storage is in the region of £0.04 so it should last a while.
+
+As part of this tutorial you will:
+
+- Create an `Azure Storage Account` for our blog
+- Install the `Azure Storage` VS Code extension
+- Create a production build of your blog
+- Deploy your blog to Azure
+
+### Create the Azure Storage Account
+
+Login to the [Azure Web Portal](https://azure.microsoft.com/en-gb/features/azure-portal/) and select `+ Create a Resource`, find and select `Storage Account` in the list.
+
+Fill in the form by selecting your subscription, creating a new resource group if you don't have one and giving your storage account a name and region. Your form should look something like this.
+
+![Azure Storage Account Form](createstorageaccount.png)
+
+Click on `review + create` then `create`, after a few seconds, your account will be created.
+
+Next, click on `Go to resource`
+
+![Azure storage account created](createstorageaccountcomplete.png)
+
+### Setup your account for static site usage
+
+Find the `Static Website (preview)` link in the left hand panel and select it.
+
+Change the option to `enabled`, set a default document name of `index.html` and hit `Save`.
+
+![Set default document](setdefaultdocument.png)
+
+> Note down the `Primary Endpoint` that azure gives you, that will be the web address that our blog will be deployed, it will be in the format (https://<the-name-of-your-storage>.<the-zone>.web.core.windows.net/)
+
+### Create a production Gatsby build
+
+You are now ready to produce a production build of your blog. Make sure you're in the blog folder and then run.
+
+```bash
+$ gatsby build
+success open and validate gatsby-config — 0.010 s
+success load plugins — 0.352 s
+success onPreInit — 2.785 s
+success delete html and css files from previous builds — 0.041 s
+success initialize cache — 0.009 s
+success copy gatsby files — 0.139 s
+success onPreBootstrap — 0.016 s
+success source and transform nodes — 0.147 s
+success building schema — 0.521 s
+success createPages — 0.072 s
+success createPagesStatefully — 0.037 s
+...
+```
+
+This will output a production build of your blog into the `public` folder.
+
+## Install the Azure Storage extension
+
+The easiest way to deploy your blog to your storage account is to use the `Azure Storage Extension` within VS Code.
+
+[Install the Azure Storage Extension - Extensions Gallery](https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=ms-azuretools.vscode-azurestorage)
+
+> Alternatively, select the extension option from VS Code and search for `Azure Storage`.
+
+## Deploy your blog
+
+Now you can finally deploy your blog!
+
+Right click on the `public` folder in VS code and select `Deploy to Static Website...`.
+
+![Deploy to Azure Storage](deploytostorage.png)
+
+If you haven't logged in before, this will show you a prompt in VS Code where you will need to select `Sign in to Azure`.
+
+![Sign in to Azure](signintoazure.png)
+
+You will see a dialog in the bottom right, asking you to load a webpage and enter a device code. Click on `Copy & open` and enter the code provided.
+
+![Sign in to Azure device code](signintoazurecode.png)
+
+The webpage should show you are trying to link your Azure device to VS Code, click `Continue` and login to Azure if you weren't already.
+
+If everything worked correctly you should see a page confirming you signed in.
+
+![Successful sign in](successfullysignedin.png)
+
+You can now return to VS Code and select your subscription and then your storage account.
+
+Selecting the storage account will begin the deployment.
+
+> If you have previously deployed you will see a dialog asking if you want to delete your files and redeploy.
+
+In a few seconds, you will see a message in the bottom right of VS Code confirming that your blog has been deployed!
+
+![Successful deployment](deploymentcomplete.png)
+
+Congratulations! You've successfully completed the tutorial and deployed your Gatsby blog to Azure!
diff --git a/docs/blog/2018-10-06-deploying-gatsby-to-azure/setdefaultdocument.png b/docs/blog/2018-10-06-deploying-gatsby-to-azure/setdefaultdocument.png
diff --git a/docs/blog/2018-10-06-deploying-gatsby-to-azure/signintoazure.png b/docs/blog/2018-10-06-deploying-gatsby-to-azure/signintoazure.png
diff --git a/docs/blog/2018-10-06-deploying-gatsby-to-azure/signintoazurecode.png b/docs/blog/2018-10-06-deploying-gatsby-to-azure/signintoazurecode.png
diff --git a/docs/blog/2018-10-06-deploying-gatsby-to-azure/successfullysignedin.png b/docs/blog/2018-10-06-deploying-gatsby-to-azure/successfullysignedin.png
diff --git a/docs/blog/author.yaml b/docs/blog/author.yaml
@@ -169,3 +169,7 @@
   avatar: avatars/nader-dabit.jpg
   twitter: "@dabit3"
   bio: Developer Advocate at AWS
+- id: Doug McDonald
+  avatar: avatars/doug-mcdonald.png
+  twitter: "@dougajmcdonald"
+  bio: Full stack web dev at bmt.org, I love creating ideas and finding solutions, find me @ dougmcdonald.co.uk
diff --git a/docs/blog/avatars/doug-mcdonald.png b/docs/blog/avatars/doug-mcdonald.png