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There are a lot of threads on here about how to configure IIS on Azure Web roles to enable static JSON files. I added the following snippet to the web.config file:

<staticContent>
  <remove fileExtension=".json" />
  <mimeMap fileExtension=".json" mimeType="application/json" />
</staticContent>

Also, when I RDP to the role, I can see that the extension is recognized by IIS. Server Manager

I've also checked that the file is in /Scripts, where the webpage gets the rest of the .js files from, so it should be accessible.

Since all the solutions online involve editing the web.config file, I'm not sure how could I fix this problem. Thanks a lot in advance!

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What's the actual question? What error are you trying to solve? You say you've edited the web.config file, but you are having problems editing the web.config file?? – dthorpe 13 hours ago
Sorry for not being clear. I get 404 when I try to retrieve the file. And no, I have no errors editing the file. – csima 13 hours ago
Have you restarted IIS after changing the web.config? – dthorpe 13 hours ago
Yes. The config file was looking like that ever since I published. Also, as you can see in the GUI, my settings are loaded. – csima 13 hours ago
show us how you are trying to access the file. are you using the right accept header? show us where the file resides on the server. It sounds silly, but people try to fetch files from places they didn't put them all the time. ;> – dthorpe 13 hours ago
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