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JouniJokelainen
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Sep 08, 2025

Azure for Students: Policy restricting creation of Static Web App

Hi Azure for Student accounts now has policy that restricts regions in which resources can be created.  Now when you are creating an application in Azure Web App (Advanced tab) you have a drop dow...
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Carlos_Chaves
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Sep 10, 2025

You're right—this issue only affects Azure Static Web Apps under Azure for Students. Other Web Apps can still be created in regions allowed by your subscription policy.

Why?

Static Web Apps support only a few regions, which often don’t match the allowed regions in student policies. Standard Web Apps offer more flexibility.

What You Can Do:

  • Use standard Web Apps if possible.
  • Request a policy change at https://aka.ms/regionoptimization.
  • Consider alternatives like App Service + CDN or Blob Storage with Static Website Hosting.

 

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