App Service

Retirement: Azure App Service on Azure Stack Hub

Azure App Service on Azure Stack Hub will be retired on September 30, 2029.

Retirement: Support for Java 8, 11 and 17 will end on September 1, 2027

On September 1, 2027 support for Java 8, 11 and 17 will end. Your apps that are hosted on App Service will continue to run, but security updates will no longer be available, and we’ll no longer provide customer service for Java 8, 11 and 17. Required action

Retirement: Support for Node 22 LTS ends on April 30, 2027

On April 30 2027, support for Node 22 LTS will end. Your apps that are hosted on App Service will continue to run, but security updates will no longer be available, and we’ll no longer provide customer service for Node 22 LTS.

Generally Available: Managed Instance on Azure App Service

Managed Instance on Azure App Service is now generally available.

Public Preview: Markdown for Agents in Azure App Service

Today, we are announcing the public preview of Markdown for Agents in Azure App Service. This feature gives AI agents and other tools a cleaner way to consume content from an App Service app.

Retirement: TLS 1.0 and TLS 1.1 in Azure App Service, Azure Functions, and Azure Logic Apps

As part of Azure’s ongoing security improvements, App Service, Functions, and Logic Apps will no longer accept connections using TLS 1.0 or TLS 1.1 after May 31, 2027.

Retirement: Support for.NET 8 (LTS) ends on November 10, 2026—upgrade your apps to.NET 10 (LTS)

On November 10, 2026, support for.NET 8 (LTS) will end. Your apps that are hosted on App Service will continue to run, but security updates will no longer be available and we'll no longer provide customer service for.NET 8 (LTS).

Retirement: Python support for Azure App Service and Azure Functions on Windows will be retired on March 31, 2027

Starting March 31, 2027, Python applications hosted on Azure App Service on Windows and Azure Functions on Windows will no longer run.

Public Preview: Azure Command Launcher for Java

At Microsoft Ignite 2025, we announced the Public Preview of the Azure Command Launcher for Java, a new JVM launcher optimized specifically for Azure.