Azure Bulk Redirect

Question

Hi,

we currently have over 1000 redirect rules implemented by expressjs in Azure App Service.
Is there any Azure native network service that can be used instead?
I already read about Front Door and Application Gateway, but they both have limitations regarding the number of rewrite/redirect rules.

Regards
Sven

Answer 1

@SvenGlöckner , to my knowledge there is no Azure resource that has the rules redirecting capability rate that you were looking for. I agree to edit a web.config file for more than 100 rules creates a complex scenario. All you can do for now is to deploy multiple Application gateway instances and split your traffic accordingly. Also, if you want to leave your feedback on this feature then you can raise a request here on this page where we prioritize the features on the demand.

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Answer 2

Hello @SvenGlöckner ,

You can have look at the Azure API Management service, it natively supports Azure app service integration and you can perform rewrite and redirect using policies. You can go through this documentation to know more about Azure APIM limitations.

Refer:

1. https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/api-management/api-management-transformation-policies#RewriteURL
2. https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/answers/questions/639629/azure-apim-redirect-url.html

Hope this helps! Please let me know if there are any additional questions. Thank you!