azure-application-gateway
Expert knowledge for Azure Application Gateway development including troubleshooting, best practices, decision making, limits & quotas, security, configuration, integrations & coding patterns, and deployment. Use when configuring listeners/routing, WAF/TLS, AGIC/AKS integration,
What it does
Azure Application Gateway Skill
This skill provides expert guidance for Azure Application Gateway. Covers troubleshooting, best practices, decision making, 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 | L36-L41 | Diagnosing and fixing Application Gateway runtime issues: backend health, 502s, certificates/Key Vault, listeners, session affinity, mTLS, redirects, AKS/ALB/containers, and HTTP response codes. |
| Best Practices | L42-L46 | 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 | L47-L56 | Guidance on choosing networking and pricing for Application Gateway, and planning migrations (AGIC to containers, v1 retirement, classic VMs to ARM) |
| Limits & Quotas | L57-L61 | Autoscaling and zone redundancy settings, gateway capacity and configuration limits, and guidance for migrating from Application Gateway v1 to v2. |
| Security | L62-L103 | TLS/SSL, certificates, mTLS, WAF, DDoS, HSTS, and secure access patterns for Application Gateway and App Gateway for Containers, including Key Vault, cert-manager, and protocol/cipher policies |
| Configuration | L104-L168 | Configuring and monitoring Azure Application Gateway and Application Gateway for Containers: listeners, routing, probes, health, headers/URL rewrite, session affinity, diagnostics, and AKS/AGIC integration. |
| Integrations & Coding Patterns | L169-L176 | Patterns for integrating App Gateway for Containers with monitoring, security, and scaling: Prometheus/Grafana, Istio, Sentinel/Defender, and autoscaling AKS pods via gateway metrics. |
| Deployment | L177-L191 | 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
| Topic | URL |
|---|---|
| Choose container networking for Application Gateway for Containers | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/application-gateway/for-containers/container-networking |
| Plan migration from AGIC to Application Gateway for Containers | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/application-gateway/for-containers/migrate-from-agic-to-agc |
| Estimate and understand pricing for Application Gateway for Containers | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/application-gateway/for-containers/understanding-pricing |
| Plan migration for Azure Application Gateway V1 retirement | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/application-gateway/retirement-faq |
| Understand billing and pricing for Azure Application Gateway SKUs | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/application-gateway/understanding-pricing |
| FAQ for migrating classic VMs to Azure Resource Manager | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/previous-versions/azure/virtual-machines/migration/migration-classic-resource-manager-faq |
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 |
Security
Configuration
Integrations & Coding Patterns
| Topic | URL |
|---|---|
| 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 service mesh | 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
Capabilities
Install
Quality
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