/azure-private-link

name: azure-private-link
description: Expert knowledge for Azure Private Link development including best practices, decision making, architecture & design patterns, limits & quotas, security, and configuration. Use when configuring Private Endpoints, DNS/Private Resolver, NSP modes, Azure Firewall traffic control, or VNet limits, and other Azure Private Link related development tasks. Not for Azure Virtual Network (use azure-virtual-network), Azure Virtual Network Manager (use azure-virtual-network-manager), Azure Application Gateway (use azure-application-gateway), Azure VPN Gateway (use azure-vpn-gateway).
compatibility: Requires network access. Uses mcp_microsoftdocs:microsoft_docs_fetch or fetch_webpage to retrieve documentation.
metadata:
  generated_at: "2026-08-09"
  generator: "docs2skills/1.0.0"

Azure Private Link Skill

This skill provides expert guidance for Azure Private Link. Covers best practices, decision making, architecture & design patterns, limits & quotas, security, and configuration. 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 | |----------|-------|-------------| | Best Practices | L34-L38 | DNS design and configuration guidance for private endpoints, including zone setup, name resolution patterns, split-horizon DNS, and avoiding common DNS misconfigurations with Private Link | | Decision Making | L39-L44 | Guidance on choosing perimeter access modes and designing Azure Private Link setups, focusing on security tradeoffs, cost optimization, and migration/transition considerations. | | Architecture & Design Patterns | L45-L49 | Designing DNS architectures for Private Endpoints using Azure Private Resolver, including name resolution patterns, forwarding rules, and integration with on-premises or hybrid networks | | Limits & Quotas | L50-L56 | Limits, quotas, and behaviors for Private Link/Endpoints, how to check service availability per resource, and how to request increases to VNet Private Endpoint limits. | | Security | L57-L64 | RBAC setup for Private Link and Network Security Perimeters, security best practices, and inspecting/controlling Private Endpoint traffic with Azure Firewall. | | Configuration | L65-L82 | Configuring Azure Private Link and endpoints: NSP perimeters, routing, subnet/network policies, DNS, IPv6, SNAT, monitoring, diagnostics, and endpoint properties via portal, CLI, and PowerShell |

Best Practices

| Topic | URL | |-------|-----| | Apply DNS integration best practices for Azure Private Endpoints | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/private-link/private-endpoint-dns-integration |

Decision Making

| Topic | URL | |-------|-----| | Choose and transition Azure network security perimeter access modes | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/private-link/network-security-perimeter-transition | | Optimize Azure Private Link design for cost and security | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/private-link/private-link-cost-optimization |

Architecture & Design Patterns

| Topic | URL | |-------|-----| | Design DNS infrastructure for Private Endpoints with Azure Private Resolver | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/private-link/tutorial-dns-on-premises-private-resolver |

Limits & Quotas

| Topic | URL | |-------|-----| | Check Azure Private Link service availability by resource | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/private-link/availability | | Increase Azure Private Endpoint VNet limits | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/private-link/increase-private-endpoint-vnet-limits | | Azure Private Link limits, behaviors, and FAQs | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/private-link/private-link-faq |

Security

| Topic | URL | |-------|-----| | Configure RBAC permissions for Azure Network Security Perimeter operations | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/private-link/network-security-perimeter-role-based-access-control-requirements | | Configure RBAC permissions for Azure Private Link | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/private-link/rbac-permissions | | Apply security best practices to Azure Private Link | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/private-link/secure-private-link | | Inspect and control Private Endpoint traffic using Azure Firewall | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/private-link/tutorial-inspect-traffic-azure-firewall |

Configuration

| Topic | URL | |-------|-----| | Configure cross-perimeter links for Azure NSPs | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/private-link/configure-perimeter-link | | Configure Private Link service Direct Connect routing | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/private-link/configure-private-link-service-direct-connect | | Configure standard service endpoints using Azure CLI | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/private-link/configure-service-endpoint-standard-cli | | Configure standard service endpoints in Azure portal | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/private-link/configure-service-endpoint-standard-portal |