Do you need a DNS Private Resolver for Virtual network gateway?

Question

I am currently new to using Azure and have a resource group that has a web app and database. I have setup a Virtual Network Gateway so that I can connect to the Database locally in case I need to investigate any issues.

Do I need to setup a DNS Private Resolver to connect from the VPN (Virtual Network Gateway) to the resource/resource group?

Just looking at the pricing and costs around £4/day just to have this, and that is additional to the Virtual Network Gateway cost.

Answer 1

Hi Joshua,

Based on the information you have provided so far, I see no reason why you need DNS Private Resolver. What you can do is add an entry to your local hosts file with the private IP address of the database in Azure.

If you have many hosts up in Azure (besides the database) that you want to connect to by name over the VPN, then you may want to consider using DNS Private Resolver, or a small VM running DNS that will perform same function [as DNS Private Resolver].

If you are unsure how to make entry to your local hosts file please let me know and I will explain further.

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Thanks.

-TP