/azure-front-door

name: azure-front-door
description: 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 domains/HTTPS, rules engine & caching, TLS/mTLS security, Private Link origins, or tier migrations, 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).
compatibility: Requires network access. Uses mcp_microsoftdocs:microsoft_docs_fetch or fetch_webpage to retrieve documentation.
metadata:
  generated_at: "2026-11-08"
  generator: "docs2skills/1.0.0"

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](https://github.com/MicrosoftDocs/mcp/blob/main/README.md)

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-L42 | Diagnosing and fixing common Azure Front Door issues (routing, caching, TLS, health probes) and resolving problems when migrating between Front Door tiers and SKUs. | | Best Practices | L43-L50 | Best practices for Front Door config, caching, rules engine patterns, and optimizing video-on-demand/live streaming performance and delivery. | | Decision Making | L51-L61 | Guidance on Front Door pricing and billing, comparing Standard/Premium/Classic and CDN tiers, choosing tiers, understanding classic retirement, and planning/doing tier upgrades/migrations. | | Architecture & Design Patterns | L62-L69 | 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 | L70-L77 | POP locations and codes, supported TLS versions/ciphers, and Front Door limits like routing composites, feature behaviors, and bandwidth throttling per subscription. | | Security | L78-L95 | Securing Azure Front Door: TLS/HTTPS config, cipher/TLS policies, security headers, mTLS, origin auth & Private Link, log scrubbing, and hardening best practices. | | Configuration | L96-L122 | Configuring Front Door behavior: domains, HTTPS, headers, rules (rewrite, caching, compression), health probes, gRPC, Private Link, Storage/API Mgmt integration, and monitoring. | | Integrations & Coding Patterns | L123-L129 | Using Azure CLI/PowerShell to create and manage Front Door profiles, configure delivery rules, and migrate between Front Door tiers programmatically. | | Deployment | L130-L138 | Deploying and upgrading Azure Front Door using Bicep, Terraform, PowerShell, and DevOps pipelines, including classic→Standard/Premium migrations and Standard→Premium upgrades. |

Troubleshooting

| Topic | URL | |-------|-----| | Troubleshoot common Azure Front Door issues via FAQ | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/frontdoor/front-door-faq | | Resolve common issues in Azure Front Door tier migration | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/frontdoor/migration-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 | |-------|-----| | Understand Azure Front Door billing components and tiers | 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 | | Plan and understand Azure Front Door tier migration impacts | 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 Patter