How to install PHP GD Library with Freetype | JPEG | libJPEG | XPM | WebP Support enabled on Azure App / Debian

Navigate to Menu and Click on the App Services

Open /Create the app that you want to install the GD Library and click on the Configuration Tab

Navigate to the General Settings Tab on the top menu

In the Startup Command, type the Copy & Paste the line below as shown in the image.

/home/startup.sh

Next, scroll down on the left menu and navigate to the SSH under the Deployment Tools section, and click on the GO

Note: Any data outside '/home' is not persisted

Create a file (startup.sh) in the home directory.

vi startup.sh

Copy & Paste the below Code

apt-get update
apt-get install -y libwebp-dev libjpeg62-turbo-dev libpng-dev libxpm-dev libfreetype6-dev
docker-php-ext-configure gd --with-gd --with-webp-dir --with-jpeg-dir --with-png-dir --with-zlib-dir --with-xpm-dir --with-freetype-dir --enable-gd-native-ttf
docker-php-ext-install gd
apache2ctl -D FOREGROUND

Save and Exit from SSH

Stop and Restart the App from the Overview section.

Wait for 3 - 5 min. Then Azure App will Start and Install the libraries automatically.

Congratulations. Now you have successfully installed the GD Library with Freetype | JPEG | libJPEG | XPM | WebP Support enabled on Azure App.