I need to move to my Web App location. Now I am not allowed to move the WebApp at all.

Seth Shuey 0 Reputation points
2026-09-10T04:13:07.1+00:00

I need to move to location. I accidentally selected Central Canada on creation, instead of Central US. Now I am not allowed to move the WebApp at all. Please let me know what can be done.

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  1. Jose Benjamin Solis Nolasco 12,036 Reputation points Volunteer Moderator
    2026-09-10T15:51:56.4533333+00:00

    Welcome to Microsoft Q&A

    @Seth Shuey I hope you are doing well,

    In Azure App Service, the physical deployment region is tied directly to the underlying App Service Plan rather than the Web App itself. Once an App Service Plan and Web App are provisioned in a specific region

    I'm going to share you two standard ways to move your application to Central US:

    Option 1: Clone the Web App to Central US (Fastest Method)

    If your App Service Plan is on a Standard, Premium, or Isolated tier, Azure provides a built-in clone feature that replicates your app, configuration, and content into a new region:

    1. In the Azure Portal, navigate to your existing Web App.
    2. In the left navigation menu under Development Tools, select Clone App.
    3. Create a New App Service Plan with the location set to Central US.
    4. Choose whether to clone app settings and deployment slots, then complete the wizard.
    5. Once verified in Central US, you can safely delete the original app and plan in Central Canada.

    Option 2: Provision a New Plan and Redeploy (Recommended for Basic/Free Tiers)

    If your current tier does not support app cloning or if you deploy via CI/CD:

    1. Create a new App Service Plan and Web App in Central US.
    2. Export your current configuration: go to Configuration on the existing app and copy your Application Settings, Connection Strings, and runtime stack settings to the new app.
    3. Redeploy your codebase or container image to the new Central US Web App via your deployment pipeline, GitHub Actions, or deployment center.
    4. If you have a custom domain, update your DNS records (CNAME/TXT) to point to the new .azurewebsites.net hostname.
    5. Delete the old Web App and its associated App Service Plan in Central Canada to stop further billing.

    References:

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