Cloud & Management Tip - Managed Custom Domains available for Azure API Management

Save time and costs with Managed Custom Domains for Azure API Management

Yes, we wouldn't be TeamValue if we didn't look at The Value first. In this case, it's simple: it saves time and money. And that's what everyone wants. Anyone who has previously maintained their own domain (s) for API management knows that you spent quite a bit of time linking SSL certificates, modifying DNS records and linking all domain names back to them. This also always included a Key Vault customisable. Well, in case you don't know, we have news: manual updating is no longer necessary. Everything can now be done automatically! How? Via the head of API management service in Azure Bicep.

More options with Azure Bicep with CI/CD

API management manages all linked APIs for your application. It is, as it were, a big overview. Managing or purchasing certificates always had to be done via trusted parties to get the “secure internet” attribute. Are you using Azure these days? Then, in the last step of finalizing the infrastructure before you release, you can connect your secure custom domains for free and for free for all web apps and services. Every time you roll out a new pipeline using Azure Bicep, you can immediately arrange to link a domain and maintain the custom domain's SSL certificate. The duration of certificates is still one year. But anyone who releases every sprint neatly automatically according to CI/CD is no longer bothered by that!

Conclusion: By adding just 1 building block, as a Cloud Developer, together with Microsoft Azure, you ensure that this is immediate. Small effort, big value. See below.

So we also do that for ourselves teamvalue.com, bizure.nl and teamnow.nl.

The hidden gem - Azure & Cloudflare

We use Cloudflare for hosting our domain names, caching and securing our websites. The combination of Azure and hosting other than Cloudflare in this area is nil. The Azure combo with Cloudflare is a hidden gem that is coming up a bit more. Cloudflare makes it easy to add DNS records and keeps us alert if there is any suspicious activity involving the connection of a domain name or the expiration of an SSL certificate.

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Want to learn more about Custom Domains vs API Management and CI/CD?

• Why it's the Golden Path of IT and Business (teamvalue.com)
• How Automated Deployment works in Business Intelligence (teamvalue.com)

• Configure custom domain name for Azure API Management instance - Azure API Management | Microsoft Docs
• Use managed identities in Azure API Management | Microsoft Docs