Hi chaps, in this post I will describe the Azure Front Door and Azure CDN profiles. I will also describe the deployment steps and show how it works.

We need to emphasize that we are discussing two separate services for content delivery and traffic management.

Specifically,

Azure FrontDoor:  

Microsoft Azure Front Door is a cloud-based service that provides a global entry point for applications, improving their availability, performance, and security. User requests can be distributed across multiple backend services or regions using intelligent traffic routing and load balancing.

Azure CDN Profiles (Classic):

The Azure CDN Profiles (Classic) refer to the legacy version of the Azure CDN Profiles. Classic Azure CDN Profiles defined settings and configurations for a group of CDN endpoints. Various CDN endpoints could be managed and organized using Azure CDN Profiles (Classic), providing centralized configuration and settings.

Let’s see how it works

Prerequisites:

• An active Azure subscription
• A Static Azure Web App

 

Deployment steps

Step 1: Sign in to the Azure portal & search for the CDN service

Go to the Azure portal (portal.azure.com) and sign in. On All services, type CDN and select “Front Door and CDN profiles”

 

Step 2: Create a CDN profile

In the Azure portal, search for “CDN profiles” and select “CDN profiles” from the search results. Click on the “Create” button to create a new CDN profile.

Step 3: Select offering

On the Compare offerings page select Explore other offerings & Azure CDN Standard from Microsoft (classic)

Step 4: Configure the CDN profile:

Provide a name for the CDN profile and select the subscription, resource group, and pricing tier. You can choose from the options [Microsoft CDN (classic)], [Standard Verizon], [Standard Akamai], or [Premium Verizon]. Click on “Review + create” to create the CDN profile.

Step 5: Create an endpoint:

After creating the Front Door and CDN profile, select the newly created profile from the resource group. In the Front Door and CDN profile overview, click on the ” +Endpoint” button to add an endpoint.

Configure the endpoint

Provide a name for the endpoint and select the origin type. The origin type can be [storage], [storage static website], [cloud service], [web app], or a [custom origin]; I have used the Storage static website for the demo purpose. The rest of the settings can be configured based on your origin type and requirements.

 

The deployment of the CDN endpoint may take some time. You can monitor the deployment progress in the Azure portal.

How it works