How do I set custom domain to storage account with HTTPS without using Azure CDN.

Question

The document said that if I'd like to set a custom domain to the storage account with HTTPS, I'm required to use Azure CDN, but Azure Student doesn't support Azure CDN, so is there any method to use HTTPS without Azure CDN?

Answer 1

Hello Colinxu2020,

The options (Application Gateway / Front Door) to set a custom domain to the storage account with HTTPS are not included in the resources available with an Azure Student subscription. This limits the options for setting up HTTPS on a custom domain for Azure Storage without using Azure CDN.

Since the student subscription does not support these services, here are alternative options:

1. Use HTTP with a Custom Domain: You can still map a custom domain to your storage account without HTTPS, but this will only allow HTTP access, which may not be ideal from security perspective.
2. Upgrade to a Pay-As-You-Go Subscription: After using up the Azure Student credits, you can upgrade to a Pay-As-You-Go subscription, which allows access to Azure Front Door. Front Door enables HTTPS with a custom domain and provides a free SSL certificate. To set up:
   • Create an Azure Front Door instance.
   • Configure your custom domain with HTTPS in Front Door.
   • Set the backend to your storage account endpoint.

For more details:

• Azure Student Free Account
• Configure Azure Front Door with a Custom Domain for Storage Account
• Azure Front Door Pricing

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Luis

Answer 2

Hi @Colinxu2020

Greeting! Welcome to Microsoft Q&A Forum. Thanks for posting your query here!

Here, you can map a custom domain to a blob service endpoint or a static website endpoint: Map a custom domain to an Azure Blob Storage endpoint

You can use Azure Front door instead of CDN. It allows a maximum connection timeout of 240 seconds, but if you're write operations are chunked, it shouldn't be a problem.

Azure Storage Static Website and Azure Front Door

Azure Front Door will be the right approach to in this scenario which allows you to setup for custom domain without CDN, and it is supported by Azure Student Subscription.

Hope this helps!

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Answer 3

@Colinxu2020 Azure Student subscription has limitation in usage of Azure Services.
While an Azure student subscription allows you to use most Azure services, including the ability to create web applications, you might face limitations when trying to utilize advanced features of Azure Web Application Front Door (WAF) on a student plan due to potential resource constraints and restrictions on certain high-tier service configurations within the student subscription tier.

Credit limitations: Student subscriptions typically come with a limited credit amount, which could quickly be consumed if utilizing a heavily trafficked web front end with complex WAF rules.

Resource constraints: Certain configurations within Azure Web Application Front Door, like high-performance tiers or very large custom WAF policies, might not be fully available on a student subscription.

You may then upgrade to a Pay-As-You-Go subscription by contacting Azure Support. This allows continued use of Azure.  Billing and Subscription team would be the best to provide more insight and guidance on this scenario: https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/support/options/  it's free, and it's the best choice for you.

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