Azure Front Door

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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 configuring apex domains, rules engine, caching/streaming, HTTPS/TLS, or JavaScript edge logic, and other Azure Front Door related development tasks. Not for Azure Application Gateway (use azure-application-gateway), Azure Load Balancer (use azure-load-balancer), Azure Traffic Manager (use azure-traffic-manager), Azure Web Application Firewall (use azure-web-application-firewall).

Source: /skills/azure-front-door/SKILL.md

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.

How to Use This Skill

IMPORTANT for Agent: Use the Category Index below to locate relevant sections. For categories with line ranges (e.g., L35-L120), use read_file with the specified lines. For categories with file links (e.g., [security.md](security.md)), use read_file on the linked reference file

IMPORTANT for Agent: If metadata.generated_at is more than 3 months old, suggest the user pull the latest version from the repository. If mcp_microsoftdocs tools are not available, suggest the user install it: Installation Guide

This skill requires network access to fetch documentation content:

  • Preferred: Use mcp_microsoftdocs:microsoft_docs_fetch with query string from=learn-agent-skill. Returns Markdown.
  • Fallback: Use fetch_webpage with query string from=learn-agent-skill&accept=text/markdown. Returns Markdown.

Category Index

Category Lines Description
Troubleshooting L37-L41 Diagnosing and resolving common Azure Front Door issues: routing and origin problems, TLS/SSL and certificate errors, caching/latency, health probes, and configuration or deployment failures.
Best Practices L42-L49 Best practices for configuring Front Door, tuning caching, using rules engine patterns, and optimizing video-on-demand/live streaming performance and reliability.
Decision Making L50-L62 Guidance on Front Door vs CDN tier selection, pricing and billing comparisons, classic retirement impacts, and how to migrate or upgrade between Classic, Standard, and Premium.
Architecture & Design Patterns L63-L70 Architectural 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 & Quotas L71-L79 POP locations/abbreviations, regional Front Door presence, supported TLS versions/ciphers, routing composite limits, and bandwidth throttling behavior per subscription.
Security L80-L96 Configuring HTTPS/TLS, cipher suites, security headers, origin protection (auth, Private Link), and log scrubbing/sensitive data controls for securing Azure Front Door.
Configuration L97-L120 Configuring Azure Front Door behavior: CORS, HTTPS, headers, HTTP/2, rules (rewrite, caching, compression), origins, Private Link integrations, metrics/logs, and mapping classic to Standard/Premium.
Integrations & Coding Patterns L121-L126 Using Azure CLI and JavaScript to create/configure Front Door profiles, define routing and delivery rules, and implement custom edge logic with JavaScript actions.
Deployment L127-L135 Deploying and migrating Azure Front Door using Bicep, Terraform, and PowerShell, including pipeline updates, sample configs, and upgrading from Standard or classic to Premium.

Troubleshooting

Topic URL
Troubleshoot common Azure Front Door questions and issues https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/frontdoor/front-door-faq

Best Practices

Topic URL
Apply Azure Front Door configuration best practices https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/frontdoor/best-practices
Configure and optimize Azure Front Door caching behavior https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/frontdoor/front-door-caching
Implement Azure Front Door rules engine scenarios and patterns https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/frontdoor/rules-engine-scenarios
Optimize VOD and Live Streaming with Azure Front Door https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/frontdoor/video-on-demand-live-streaming

Decision Making

Topic URL
Estimate and optimize Azure Front Door billing https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/frontdoor/billing
Understand Azure Front Door classic retirement impacts https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/frontdoor/classic-retirement-faq
Compare pricing of Azure CDN Standard and Front Door https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/frontdoor/compare-cdn-front-door-price
Choose between Azure Front Door and Azure CDN tiers https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/frontdoor/front-door-cdn-comparison
Migrate Azure Front Door Classic to Standard or Premium https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/frontdoor/migrate-tier
FAQ for migrating Front Door classic to Standard/Premium https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/frontdoor/migration-faq
Migrate Azure Front Door classic to Standard/Premium https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/frontdoor/tier-migration
Upgrade Front Door Standard to Premium tier https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/frontdoor/tier-upgrade
Compare Azure Front Door Standard, Premium, and Classic pricing https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/frontdoor/understanding-pricing

Architecture & Design Patterns

Topic URL
Design and configure apex domains with Azure Front Door https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/frontdoor/apex-domain
Implement manual failover for Front Door with Traffic Manager https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/frontdoor/high-availability
Architect Azure Front Door with Storage blobs for static content https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/frontdoor/scenario-storage-blobs
Design reliable blob upload via Azure Front Door https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/frontdoor/scenario-upload-storage-blobs

Limits & Quotas

Topic URL
Map Azure Front Door POP abbreviations to locations https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/frontdoor/edge-locations-by-abbreviation
Review Azure Front Door POP locations by region https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/frontdoor/edge-locations-by-region
TLS versions and cipher support in Azure Front Door https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/frontdoor/end-to-end-tls
Understand Azure Front Door routing composite limits https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/frontdoor/front-door-routing-limits
Understand Front Door Standard/Premium bandwidth throttling by subscription https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/frontdoor/standard-premium/subscription-offers

Security

Topic URL
Disable weak DHE cipher suites on Front Door https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/frontdoor/diffie-hellman-ciphers
Add security headers with Azure Front Door Rules Engine https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/frontdoor/front-door-security-headers
Use managed identity for Key Vault certificates https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/frontdoor/managed-identity
Configure Azure Front Door origin auth with managed identities https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/frontdoor/origin-authentication-with-managed-identities
Secure Azure Front Door origins against direct access https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/frontdoor/origin-security
Secure Front Door origins with Private Link https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/frontdoor/private-link
Secure Azure Front Door with edge and origin controls https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/frontdoor/secure-front-door
Configure HTTPS and TLS certificates for Front Door custom domains https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/frontdoor/standard-premium/how-to-configure-https-custom-domain
Secure Azure Front Door to App Service with Private Link https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/frontdoor/standard-premium/how-to-enable-private-link-web-app
Use log scrubbing to protect Front Door logs https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/frontdoor/standard-premium/how-to-protect-sensitive-data
Configure sensitive data protection in Front Door logs https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/frontdoor/standard-premium/sensitive-data-protection
Configure custom TLS policies for Front Door Standard/Premium https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/frontdoor/standard-premium/tls-policy
Set predefined or custom TLS policies in Azure Front Door https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/frontdoor/standard-premium/tls-policy-configure

Configuration

Topic URL
Configure CORS behavior for Azure Front Door https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/frontdoor/cross-origin-resource-sharing
Create and manage Azure Front Door edge actions https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/frontdoor/edge-actions
Configure HTTPS for Azure Front Door custom domains https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/frontdoor/front-door-custom-domain-https
Understand HTTP header protocol support in Azure Front Door https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/frontdoor/front-door-http-headers-protocol
HTTP/2 protocol support in Azure Front Door https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/frontdoor/front-door-http2
Configure Azure Front Door rule set actions https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/frontdoor/front-door-rules-engine-actions
Configure URL rewrite rules in Azure Front Door https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/frontdoor/front-door-url-rewrite
Configure caching rules in Azure Front Door https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/frontdoor/how-to-configure-caching
Configure origins and origin groups in Azure Front Door https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/frontdoor/how-to-configure-origin
Configure Azure Front Door Private Link to Application Gateway https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/frontdoor/how-to-enable-private-link-application-gateway
Connect Front Door to static website via Private Link https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/frontdoor/how-to-enable-private-link-storage-static-website
Integrate Azure Storage with Front Door caching https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/frontdoor/integrate-storage-account
Use Azure Front Door monitoring metrics and logs https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/frontdoor/monitor-front-door-reference
Use server variables in Azure Front Door rule sets https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/frontdoor/rule-set-server-variables
Use Azure Front Door rule set match conditions https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/frontdoor/rules-match-conditions
Configure file compression in Azure Front Door https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/frontdoor/standard-premium/how-to-compression
Connect Front Door Premium to API Management via Private Link https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/frontdoor/standard-premium/how-to-enable-private-link-apim
Configure Private Link to internal load balancer https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/frontdoor/standard-premium/how-to-enable-private-link-internal-load-balancer
Configure Front Door Private Link to Storage https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/frontdoor/standard-premium/how-to-enable-private-link-storage-account
Map Azure Front Door classic settings to Standard/Premium https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/frontdoor/tier-mapping

Integrations & Coding Patterns

Topic URL
Create Azure Front Door profiles using Azure CLI https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/frontdoor/create-front-door-cli
Create Azure Front Door and delivery rules with CLI https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/frontdoor/standard-premium/front-door-add-rules-cli

Deployment

Topic URL
Deploy Azure Front Door using Bicep templates https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/frontdoor/create-front-door-bicep
Provision Azure Front Door with Terraform configuration https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/frontdoor/create-front-door-terraform
Migrate Front Door classic using PowerShell https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/frontdoor/migrate-tier-powershell
Update DevOps pipelines after Front Door migration https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/frontdoor/post-migration-dev-ops-experience
Provision Azure Front Door with Terraform configuration samples https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/frontdoor/terraform-samples
Upgrade Front Door Standard to Premium via PowerShell https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/frontdoor/tier-upgrade-powershell