UX - Do you rename Azure’s default URL?

If you use the default Azure staging website URL, it can be difficult to remember and a waste of time trying to lookup the name every time you access it. Follow this rule to increase your productivity and make it easier for everyone to access your staging site.

❌ Figure: Bad example - Site using the default URL (hard to remember!!)

✅ Figure: Good example - Staging URL with "staging." prefix

How to setup a custom URL

1. Add a CName to the default URL to your DNS server

Figure: CName being added to DNS for the default URL

1. Instruct Azure to accept the custom URL

Figure: Azure being configured to accept the CName