Configure Blackbox Exporter with Basic Authentication in Microsoft Azure WebApp

Goal :

• Configuration of Blackbox Exporter Basic Authentication in Microsoft Azure WebApp.

Pre-Requisite :

• Deploying Blackbox Exporter Image to Azure Container Registry Using Azure CLI
• Setup Blackbox Exporter in Microsft Azure (WebApp) using Azure CLI

Steps

1. Create a web.yml file (documentation)

2. You can also use bcrypt generators on the web

• web.yml (Upload this file in **suryasblackboxexporter** Storage Account Share)

basic_auth_users:
  suryauser: $2a$12$6g5f3MZriVtoOZ7GrCEwzuTBxnPQwHurpktXTXUu1neg/XZeHzipy

• Set an Startup Commmand for Blackbox Exporter WebApp which includes web.yml

az webapp config set --name $WebAppName --resource-group $ResourceGroupName --startup-file `
"--config.file=/config/blackbox.yml --web.config.file=/config/web.yml"