azure-front-door

Expert knowledge for Azure Front Door development including troubleshooting, best practices, decision making, architecture & design patterns, limits & quotas, security, configuration, integrations & coding patterns, and deployment. Use when building, debugging, or optimizing Azure Front Door applications. Not for Azure Application Gateway (use azure-application-gateway), Azure Traffic Manager (use azure-traffic-manager), Azure Load Balancer (use azure-load-balancer), Azure Web Application Firewall (use azure-web-application-firewall).

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Azure Front Door Skill

This skill provides expert guidance for Azure Front Door. Covers troubleshooting, best practices, decision making, architecture & design patterns, limits & quotas, security, configuration, integrations & coding patterns, and deployment. It combines local quick-reference content with remote documentation fetching capabilities.

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Category Index

CategoryLinesDescription
TroubleshootingL37-L41Diagnosing and fixing Azure Front Door 4xx/5xx errors, CORS and compression issues, config/runtime problems, and performance bottlenecks using logs, reference strings, and best practices.
Best PracticesL42-L47Guidance on optimal Azure Front Door configuration (caching, routing, security, performance) and practical rules engine patterns for URL rewrites, redirects, headers, and conditional routing.
Decision MakingL48-L60Guidance on Front Door pricing and billing, comparing Front Door vs Azure CDN tiers, and planning/mapping migrations from Front Door classic to Standard/Premium (including upgrades and FAQs).
Architecture & Design PatternsL61-L69Architectural patterns for Azure Front Door: apex domain setup, blue/green deployments, manual failover with Traffic Manager, static blob hosting, reliable uploads, and well-architected design guidance.
Limits & QuotasL70-L77POP codes and locations, regional POP lists, routing composite limits, and subscription-level bandwidth throttling behavior for Azure Front Door.
SecurityL78-L98TLS, certificates, cipher suites, WAF, DDoS, security headers, origin protection (Private Link, restricted access), managed identity, and secure logging for Azure Front Door.
ConfigurationL99-L130Configuring Azure Front Door behavior: caching, routing, rules, redirects/rewrites, custom domains, Private Link, protocol support, health probes, monitoring, and cache purge tools.
Integrations & Coding PatternsL131-L137Automating Azure Front Door setup with Azure CLI/PowerShell, including creating profiles, endpoints, and delivery rules via scripts and command-line workflows.
DeploymentL138-L149Automating Front Door deployment and migration using Bicep/ARM/Terraform, updating DevOps pipelines, and upgrading or migrating between Classic, Standard, and Premium tiers.

Troubleshooting

TopicURL
Resolve CORS issues when using Azure Front Doorhttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/frontdoor/standard-premium/troubleshoot-cross-origin-resources

Best Practices

TopicURL
Apply Azure Front Door configuration best practiceshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/frontdoor/best-practices
Implement Azure Front Door rules engine scenarios and patternshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/frontdoor/rules-engine-scenarios

Decision Making

TopicURL
Understand Azure Front Door billing components and usagehttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/frontdoor/billing
Front Door classic retirement and migration FAQhttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/frontdoor/classic-retirement-faq
Evaluate cost differences between Azure CDN and Front Doorhttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/frontdoor/compare-cdn-front-door-price
Choose between Azure Front Door and Azure CDN tiershttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/frontdoor/front-door-cdn-comparison
FAQ for migrating to Front Door Standard/Premiumhttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/frontdoor/migration-faq
Map settings from Front Door classic to Standard/Premiumhttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/frontdoor/tier-mapping
Plan migration from Front Door classic to Standard/Premiumhttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/frontdoor/tier-migration
Upgrade Front Door Standard to Premium tierhttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/frontdoor/tier-upgrade
Compare Azure Front Door Standard, Premium, and Classic pricinghttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/frontdoor/understanding-pricing

Architecture & Design Patterns

TopicURL
Design and configure apex domains with Azure Front Doorhttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/frontdoor/apex-domain
Implement blue/green deployments using Front Doorhttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/frontdoor/blue-green-deployment
Implement manual failover for Front Door with Traffic Managerhttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/frontdoor/high-availability
Architect Azure Front Door with Storage blobs for static contenthttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/frontdoor/scenario-storage-blobs
Design reliable blob upload via Azure Front Doorhttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/frontdoor/scenario-upload-storage-blobs

Limits & Quotas

TopicURL
Map Azure Front Door POP abbreviations to locationshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/frontdoor/edge-locations-by-abbreviation
Review Azure Front Door POP locations by regionhttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/frontdoor/edge-locations-by-region
Understand Azure Front Door routing composite limitshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/frontdoor/front-door-routing-limits
Understand Front Door Standard/Premium bandwidth throttling by subscriptionhttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/frontdoor/standard-premium/subscription-offers

Security

TopicURL
Disable weak DHE cipher suites on Front Doorhttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/frontdoor/diffie-hellman-ciphers
End-to-end TLS and cipher support in Front Doorhttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/frontdoor/end-to-end-tls
Configure HTTPS and certificates for Front Door custom domainshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/frontdoor/front-door-custom-domain-https
Understand DDoS protection with Azure Front Doorhttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/frontdoor/front-door-ddos
Add security headers with Azure Front Door Rules Enginehttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/frontdoor/front-door-security-headers
Protect and scale web apps with Front Door and WAFhttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/frontdoor/front-door-waf
Use managed identity for Key Vault certificateshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/frontdoor/managed-identity
Configure Front Door managed identity origin authhttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/frontdoor/origin-authentication-with-managed-identities
Restrict origin access to Azure Front Door traffichttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/frontdoor/origin-security
Secure Front Door origins with Private Linkhttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/frontdoor/private-link
Secure Azure Front Door deployment end-to-endhttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/frontdoor/secure-front-door
Configure HTTPS and TLS certificates for Front Door custom domainshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/frontdoor/standard-premium/how-to-configure-https-custom-domain
Use log scrubbing to protect Front Door logshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/frontdoor/standard-premium/how-to-protect-sensitive-data
Configure sensitive data protection in Front Door logshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/frontdoor/standard-premium/sensitive-data-protection
Configure Azure Front Door TLS policieshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/frontdoor/standard-premium/tls-policy
Set predefined or custom TLS policy in Front Doorhttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/frontdoor/standard-premium/tls-policy-configure
Features of WAF on Azure Front Doorhttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/frontdoor/web-application-firewall

Configuration

TopicURL
Understand and configure Front Door caching behaviorhttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/frontdoor/front-door-caching
Onboard root or apex domains to Azure Front Doorhttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/frontdoor/front-door-how-to-onboard-apex-domain
Understand HTTP header protocol support in Azure Front Doorhttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/frontdoor/front-door-http-headers-protocol
HTTP/2 protocol support in Azure Front Doorhttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/frontdoor/front-door-http2
Configure Azure Front Door rule set actionshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/frontdoor/front-door-rules-engine-actions
Configure URL redirection behavior in Azure Front Doorhttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/frontdoor/front-door-url-redirect
Configure URL rewrite rules in Azure Front Doorhttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/frontdoor/front-door-url-rewrite
Configure wildcard custom domains in Azure Front Doorhttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/frontdoor/front-door-wildcard-domain
Configure and interpret Azure Front Door health probeshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/frontdoor/health-probes
Configure caching rules in Azure Front Doorhttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/frontdoor/how-to-configure-caching
Configure origins and origin groups in Azure Front Doorhttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/frontdoor/how-to-configure-origin
Connect Front Door Premium to Application Gatewayhttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/frontdoor/how-to-enable-private-link-application-gateway
Connect Front Door to static website via Private Linkhttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/frontdoor/how-to-enable-private-link-storage-static-website
Integrate Azure Storage with Front Door cachinghttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/frontdoor/integrate-storage-account
Configure monitoring and alerts for Azure Front Doorhttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/frontdoor/monitor-front-door
Use Azure Front Door monitoring metrics and logshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/frontdoor/monitor-front-door-reference
Use server variables in Azure Front Door rule setshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/frontdoor/rule-set-server-variables
Use Azure Front Door rule set match conditionshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/frontdoor/rules-match-conditions
Provision Azure Front Door custom domain and TLS via CLIhttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/frontdoor/scripts/custom-domain
Purge Azure Front Door cache effectivelyhttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/frontdoor/standard-premium/how-to-cache-purge
Purge Front Door cache using Azure CLIhttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/frontdoor/standard-premium/how-to-cache-purge-cli
Purge Front Door cache using PowerShellhttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/frontdoor/standard-premium/how-to-cache-purge-powershell
Configure file compression in Azure Front Doorhttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/frontdoor/standard-premium/how-to-compression
Connect Front Door Premium to API Management via Private Linkhttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/frontdoor/standard-premium/how-to-enable-private-link-apim
Configure Private Link to internal load balancerhttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/frontdoor/standard-premium/how-to-enable-private-link-internal-load-balancer
Configure Front Door Private Link to Storagehttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/frontdoor/standard-premium/how-to-enable-private-link-storage-account
Connect Front Door to App Service privatelyhttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/frontdoor/standard-premium/how-to-enable-private-link-web-app
Use WebSockets with Azure Front Doorhttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/frontdoor/standard-premium/websocket

Integrations & Coding Patterns

TopicURL
Create Azure Front Door profiles using Azure CLIhttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/frontdoor/create-front-door-cli
Provision Azure Front Door with Azure PowerShell commandshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/frontdoor/create-front-door-powershell
Create Azure Front Door and delivery rules with CLIhttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/frontdoor/standard-premium/front-door-add-rules-cli

Deployment

TopicURL
Deploy Azure Front Door using Bicep templateshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/frontdoor/create-front-door-bicep
Deploy Azure Front Door using ARM templateshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/frontdoor/create-front-door-template
Provision Azure Front Door with Terraform configurationhttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/frontdoor/create-front-door-terraform
Deploy Azure Front Door using ARM/Bicep template sampleshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/frontdoor/front-door-quickstart-template-samples
Migrate Front Door classic to Standard/Premiumhttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/frontdoor/migrate-tier
Migrate Front Door classic using PowerShellhttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/frontdoor/migrate-tier-powershell
Update DevOps pipelines after Front Door migrationhttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/frontdoor/post-migration-dev-ops-experience
Provision Azure Front Door with Terraform configuration sampleshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/frontdoor/terraform-samples
Upgrade Front Door Standard to Premium via PowerShellhttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/frontdoor/tier-upgrade-powershell

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