Azure application gateway
Skill MicrosoftDocs/Agent-Skills/skills/azure-application-gateway
Expert knowledge for Azure Application Gateway development including troubleshooting, best practices, decision making, architecture & design patterns, limits & quotas, security, configuration, integrations & coding patterns, and deployment. Use when configuring HTTP routing, WAF/TLS, autoscale/zone redundancy, AKS ingress, or App Gateway for Containers, and other Azure Application Gateway related development tasks. Not for Azure Front Door (use azure-front-door), Azure Load Balancer (use azure-load-balancer), Azure Traffic Manager (use azure-traffic-manager), Azure Web Application Firewall (use azure-web-application-firewall).From its SKILL.md
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Azure Application Gateway Skill
This skill provides expert guidance for Azure Application Gateway. 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), useread_filewith the specified lines. For categories with file links (e.g.,[security.md](security.md)), useread_fileon the linked reference file
IMPORTANT for Agent: If
metadata.generated_atis more than 3 months old, suggest the user pull the latest version from the repository. Ifmcp_microsoftdocstools 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_fetchwith query stringfrom=learn-agent-skill. Returns Markdown. - Fallback: Use
fetch_webpagewith query stringfrom=learn-agent-skill&accept=text/markdown. Returns Markdown.
Category Index
| Category | Lines | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Troubleshooting | L37-L42 | Diagnosing and fixing common Application Gateway for Containers issues using ALB Controller backend health, metrics, and troubleshooting guides for connectivity, routing, and configuration errors. |
| Best Practices | L43-L47 | Guidance on designing Application Gateway for very high traffic: sizing, autoscaling, performance tuning, capacity planning, and configuration patterns to handle large loads reliably. |
| Decision Making | L48-L59 | Guidance on pricing, billing, and migration decisions for Application Gateway (V1→V2, AGIC→Containers, classic→ARM VMs) and choosing networking for Application Gateway for Containers |
| Architecture & Design Patterns | L60-L64 | Guidance on choosing and designing load-balancing strategies and traffic distribution patterns when using Azure Application Gateway for Containers. |
| Limits & Quotas | L65-L71 | Autoscaling, zone redundancy, and detailed capacity, configuration, and performance limits/quotas for Application Gateway v2 and Application Gateway for Containers. |
| Security | L72-L111 | Configuring TLS/SSL, certificates, mTLS, WAF, DDoS protection, security headers, and secure listener/backend/Ingress settings for Azure Application Gateway and Containers. |
| Configuration | L112-L178 | Configuring Application Gateway and App Gateway for Containers: routing, probes/health, headers/URL rewrite/redirect, session affinity, networking, monitoring, WebSockets, mTLS, and AKS ingress. |
| Integrations & Coding Patterns | L179-L188 | Configuring Application Gateway TLS with Key Vault, integrating with AKS/containers (Prometheus, Grafana, Istio, Sentinel/Defender), and autoscaling AKS pods using gateway metrics. |
| Deployment | L189-L201 | Guides for deploying and migrating Application Gateway (v1→v2, IPv6, mTLS), configuring autoscale, and setting up/upgrading AGIC with AKS using portal, ARM, PowerShell, and Helm. |
Troubleshooting
| Topic | URL |
|---|---|
| Use ALB Controller backend health and metrics for troubleshooting | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/application-gateway/for-containers/alb-controller-backend-health-metrics |
| Troubleshoot common issues in Application Gateway for Containers | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/application-gateway/for-containers/troubleshooting-guide |
Best Practices
| Topic | URL |
|---|---|
| Plan Application Gateway for high traffic volume scenarios | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/application-gateway/high-traffic-support |
Decision Making
Architecture & Design Patterns
| Topic | URL |
|---|---|
| Choose load balancing strategies in Application Gateway for Containers | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/application-gateway/for-containers/load-balancing-strategies |
Limits & Quotas
| Topic | URL |
|---|---|
| Configure autoscaling and zone redundancy for Application Gateway v2 | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/application-gateway/application-gateway-autoscaling-zone-redundant |
| Reference limits and behaviors for Azure Application Gateway | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/application-gateway/application-gateway-faq |
| Azure Application Gateway for Containers limits and behaviors | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/application-gateway/for-containers/faq |
Security
Configuration
Integrations & Coding Patterns
| Topic | URL |
|---|---|
| Configure Application Gateway TLS with Key Vault in Azure portal | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/application-gateway/configure-key-vault-portal |
| Integrate Key Vault certificates with Application Gateway via PowerShell | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/application-gateway/configure-keyvault-ps |
| Integrate App Gateway for Containers with Prometheus and Grafana | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/application-gateway/for-containers/prometheus-grafana |
| Integrate Application Gateway for Containers with Istio | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/application-gateway/for-containers/service-mesh-integration |
| Integrate Application Gateway for Containers logs with Microsoft Sentinel and Defender | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/application-gateway/for-containers/siem-integration-with-sentinel |
| Autoscale AKS pods using Application Gateway metrics | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/application-gateway/ingress-controller-autoscale-pods |
Deployment
What ships with it
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