azure-private-link

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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 zones, SNAT bypass, Network Security Perimeters, or Azure Private Resolver, and other Azure Private Link related development tasks. Not for Azure Virtual Network (use azure-virtual-network), Azure VPN Gateway (use azure-vpn-gateway), Azure ExpressRoute (use azure-expressroute), Azure Virtual WAN (use azure-virtual-wan).
compatibility: Requires network access. Uses mcp_microsoftdocs:microsoft_docs_fetch or fetch_webpage to retrieve documentation.
metadata:
  generated_at: "2026-06-07"
  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 | Details on Private Link/Endpoint capacity limits, per‑VNet scaling (High Scale), resource availability checks, and common behaviors/FAQs around quotas and constraints |
| Security | L57-L64 | RBAC setup, security best practices, and traffic inspection/control for Private Endpoints and Private Link using Azure roles, Network Security Perimeters, and Azure Firewall. |
| Configuration | L65-L76 | Configuring Private Link/Endpoint behavior: subnet and service network policies, DNS records, SNAT bypass, routing, NSPs, diagnostics, and monitoring data for secure connectivity. |

### 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 per‑VNet limits with High Scale | 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 |
| Assign Azure RBAC roles for Private Endpoint and Private Link deployment | 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 Private Link service Direct Connect routing | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/private-link/configure-private-link-service-direct-connect |
| Create and manage network security perimeters with Azure CLI | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/private-link/create-network-security-perimeter-cli |
| Configure subnet network policies for private endpoints | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/private-link/disable-private-endpoint-network-policy |
| Configure privateLinkServiceNetworkPolicies for Private Link | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/private-link/disable-private-link-service-network-policy |
| Configure and manage Azure Private Endpoint properties | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/private-link/manage-private-endpoint |
| Reference for Azure Private Link monitoring data | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/private-link/monitor-private-link-reference |
| Enable and store Network Security Perimeter diagnostic logs | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/private-link/network-security-perimeter-diagnostic-logs |
| Configure private DNS zone records for Azure Private Endpoints | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/private-link/private-endpoint-dns |
| Configure SNAT bypass tags for Private Endpoint traffic via NVA | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/private-link/private-link-disable-snat |