Hi Q&A, Is it possible to rename the Front Door from its initial name to another? Could this be done with Powershell?

Hello @KE1980 , AFAIK, it is not possible to rename the Azure Front Door from its initial name to another. Please refer : https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/powershell/module/az.frontdoor/set-azfrontdoor?view=azps-5.0.0 "-Name" parameter in "Set-Azfrontdoor" powershell cmdlet is just to provide the name of the existing Front Door which you want to update. Accept pipeline input for this parameter is False and cannot be changed. Hope this helps! Kindly let us know if the above helps or you need further assistance on this issue. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Please " Accept the answer " if the information helped you. This will help us and others in the community as well.

Azure Front Door - Rename it

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GitaraniSharma-MSFT 49,581 Reputation points Microsoft Employee

2020-11-02T10:28:18.507+00:00

Hello @KE1980 ,

AFAIK, it is not possible to rename the Azure Front Door from its initial name to another.
Please refer : https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/powershell/module/az.frontdoor/set-azfrontdoor?view=azps-5.0.0

"-Name" parameter in "Set-Azfrontdoor" powershell cmdlet is just to provide the name of the existing Front Door which you want to update. Accept pipeline input for this parameter is False and cannot be changed.

Hope this helps!

Kindly let us know if the above helps or you need further assistance on this issue.

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Nibbler 656 Reputation points

2020-11-02T10:48:36.757+00:00

Hi Gita,

Thanks for speedy feedback, although I was hoping that it was possible? :-)

Would it be possible to export the Front Door, as a template, an rename it when deployed to a new Resource Group?

GitaraniSharma-MSFT 49,581 Reputation points Microsoft Employee

2020-11-03T10:09:19.373+00:00

Hello @KE1980 ,

I would have to test it out. Let me check this in my lab and get back to you.

Thanks,
Gita

Nibbler 656 Reputation points

2020-11-03T10:37:05.1+00:00

Hi Gita,'

Awesome! Thanks :-)

GitaraniSharma-MSFT 49,581 Reputation points Microsoft Employee

2020-11-09T05:39:19.31+00:00

Hello @KE1980 ,

I tested your suggestion in my lab but it doesn't work. Exporting the Front Door as a template and renaming it when deploying to a new Resource Group also changes the frontend host name.

A frontend object contains the Front Door default domain and configures the hostname for the Front Door. Name of the Front Door should be globally unique as this also serves as your desired subdomain to route traffic from that host via Front Door.

So you cannot change the name of the Frontdoor without changing the frontend host name.

Thanks,
Gita

Nibbler 656 Reputation points

2020-11-12T11:19:03.303+00:00

Hi Gita,

Awaiting feedback o this one...

I would have to test it out. Let me check this in my lab and get back to you.
Thanks,
Gita

Cheers, Kian

GitaraniSharma-MSFT 49,581 Reputation points Microsoft Employee

2020-11-12T11:24:13.367+00:00

Hello Kian,

I already tested it in my lab & posted comment. Click on show more comments above & you can see my response 3 days ago.

Thanks,
Gita

Nibbler 656 Reputation points

2020-11-12T11:44:05.253+00:00

Ah, sorry...missed that on, Gita. I will accept the answar
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