Pre-redirector (free domains!)

Using azure services to front your redirectors for additional domains.

Pre-redirectors offer basic reverse proxy functionality in front of your HTTPS redirector, which ultimately handles the in depth processing of validating requests. Typically, services which provide high quality domain names are used for pre-redirectors, both to add legitimacy to your traffic & to increase the total domain endpoints you can use.

Azure CDN - *.azureedge.net

  • From the Azure Portal, access "Templates"

    • Example ARM template to create 3 Azure Front Door endpoints simultaneously included below

  • Use template to create an azure CDN endpoint with the desired name, this will apply required configurations such as disabling caching

  • Choose three CDN endpoint names, which will be used in the format <endpoint>.azureedge.net

Deployment will take a while, up to two hours at peak times


Azure Front Door - *.azurefd.net

  • From the Azure Portal, access "Templates"

    • Example ARM template to create 3 Azure Front Door endpoints simultaneously included below

  • Use Azure Front Door Template

  • Choose Deploy

  • Fill out your Project name for resource tagging

  • Origin with the domain name of your redirector

  • Choose three FD endpoint names, which will be used in the format <endpoint>.azurefd.net

Azure Websites - *.azurewebsites.com

  • From the Azure Portal, access "Templates"

    • Example ARM template to create 3 Azure Front Door endpoints simultaneously included below

  • Use Azure Websites template

  • Choose "Deploy"

  • Fill out your Project name for resource tagging

  • Origin with the domain name of your redirector

  • Choose three endpoint names, which will be used in the format <endpoint>.azurewebsites.com

  • Once deployed, access the management pane of the app at <endpoint>.scm.azurewebsites.com

  • Select Debug Console > Powershell > Home Icon

  • Browse to site folder and upload the following as applicationHost.xdt

  • Browse into wwwroot and upload the following as web.config - Make sure to edit the site to point to your redirector!

  • Restart the web service from the Azure portal

ARM templates

Azure CDN - *.azureedge.net

ARM template to create three CDN endpoints in a single CDN profile

Azure Front Door - *.azurefd.net

ARM template to create three Az Front Door endpoints.

Azure Websites - *.azurewebsites.com

ARM template to create three Az App Service websites.

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