Azure static web apps

When looking for a free website hosting option, the Azure offerings were attractive because I would expect that there is good support for that available in the development tooling I'm used to. Azure is one of the big cloud platforms, so I expect I can use it for a long time without having to make major changes to my software.

The best free offering is the free/hobby plan of an Azure Static Web App. How does it work, and is it suitable for my needs? (The required configuration is another story.)

  1. What is a static web app?
  2. What about staging?
  3. Authorisation
  4. API to go with a website
  5. Limitations