InvalidTemplateDeployment policy violation and sys.regionrestriction error when creating an app on Azure for Students

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InvalidTemplateDeployment policy violation and sys.regionrestriction error when creating an app on Azure for Students

González Cámara Guillermo 0

Hi everyone,

I am using an Azure for Students subscription and I am running into a region policy issue when trying to create a new app.

When I attempt to create the resource, the deployment fails with the following policy violation:

{ "code": "InvalidTemplateDeployment",

"message": "The template deployment failed because of policy violation. Please see details for more information.",

"details": [

{

  "code": "RequestDisallowedByAzure",

  "target": "deporguadafront",

  "message": "Resource 'deporguadafront' was disallowed by Azure: This policy maintains a set of best available regions where your subscription can deploy resources. The objective of this policy is to ensure that your subscription has full access to Azure services with optimal performance. Should you need additional or different regions, contact support.."

}

]

}

I understand this means the region I selected is restricted. To fix this, I tried to update the "Allowed resource deployment regions" policy assignment for my subscription, but I received this second error:

Error updating the "Allowed resource deployment regions" policy assignment in "Azure for Students". Reason: The policy assignment ID 'sys.regionrestriction' is invalid. The policy assignment ID must not start with 'sys.'.

My questions:

How can I check which specific regions are permitted for my Azure for Students subscription so I can deploy my app successfully?

Is it possible to modify this policy on a student subscription, or is the sys.regionrestriction error a hard limitation?

Thanks in advance for your help!

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Answer 1

For Azure for Students, the allowed deployment regions are controlled by policy and are typically limited to a small set of regions that vary by subscription. To see which regions are permitted:

In Azure portal, go to Azure Policy.
Open Authoring > Assignments.
Find the assignment named Allowed resource deployment regions or Allowed locations.
Open the assignment and check the Allowed locations parameter value.

The regions listed there are the regions that the subscription is allowed to use. Deploy the app only in one of those listed regions.

The RequestDisallowedByPolicy / policy violation means the selected region does not comply with an assigned Azure Policy, so the deployment is blocked until the deployment matches the policy.

The student subscription policy is an organizational restriction. The provided guidance for Azure for Students is to review the assigned policy and use one of the allowed regions. The context does not provide a supported method for modifying that policy on a student subscription.

If the portal shows a region as allowed but deployment still fails, the documented path for region access issues is:

Select a different allowed region first.
If there is a clear business need and the issue is about region access, create a Microsoft support request under Service and subscription limits (quotas) and Unable to access West Europe region after searching for region access in How can we help you?

Answer 2

TP 163.1K Volunteer Moderator

Hi,

Azure for Students restricts which regions you can deploy resources to. Typically you are restricted to five different regions, and these vary for each person.

Unfortunately you cannot modify the list of regions.

Please navigate to Azure Policy -- Authoring -- Assignments using link below:

https://portal.azure.com/#view/Microsoft_Azure_Policy/PolicyMenuBlade/~/Assignments

Click on assignment named Allowed resource deployment regions

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Examine Allowed locations Parameter value for list of regions, similar to below (regions in screenshot are different than yours):

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The regions shown in your Parameter value are the ones you are allowed to deploy resources to. Please try to create resources in one of these regions and let me know the results.

NOTE: There are capacity issues in many regions, and as a result of this there are even more restrictions than there used to be. You may have to try different sizes/SKUs in order to find one you can successfully deploy.

Please click Accept Answer and upvote if the above was helpful.

Thanks.

-TP

González Cámara Guillermo 0 Reputation points

2026-09-09T19:41:17.8866667+00:00

I,ve tried using all the diferent locations but the error never desapears, so i dont know what to do
TP 163.1K Reputation points Volunteer Moderator

2026-09-09T19:47:28.6133333+00:00

What are your five allowed regions? What specific type of Azure resource are you trying to deploy?
González Cámara Guillermo 0 Reputation points

2026-09-10T15:11:36.0466667+00:00

i,m trying tu run an static web apps and this are the locations avaiable
TP 163.1K Reputation points Volunteer Moderator

2026-09-10T15:25:18.9566667+00:00

There are two separate things here. First, your Azure for Students subscription has a list of five regions that you are allowed to deploy resources to. Second, Static Web App can only be deployed to Central US, East US 2, West US 2, West Europe, and East Asia.

If the two list of allowed regions do not overlap, then unfortunately you cannot deploy a Static Web App. This is common limitation of Azure for Students subscription.

What you may be able to do is use App Service Free SKU instead. To do this you would try creating Web App using link below:

https://portal.azure.com/#create/Microsoft.WebSite

You need to select one of your five allowed regions (my answer above explains how to see which regions you are allowed to use). Some regions may be blocked due to capacity issues, so please try all five of your allowed regions.

Thanks.