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2026-08-09 15:45
Episode 3: Setting Up a Managed PostgreSQL Database on Azure & Connecting Your Express API
In Episode 1, we hosted an Express API on Azure App Service, and in Episode 2, we deployed a React frontend to Azure Static Web Apps. Now, we will connect our full-stack application to a managed, production-ready relational database: Azure Database for PostgreSQL Flexible Server.
In this guide, we will provision a PostgreSQL instance, configure its firewall rules, secure connection credentials us...