Use production App Configuration SKU

Reliability · App Configuration · 2020_12

App Configuration should use a minimum size of Standard.

Description

App Configuration is offered in two different SKUs; Free, and Standard. Standard includes additional features, increases scalability, and 99.9% SLA. The Free SKU does not include a SLA.

Recommendation

Consider upgrading App Configuration instances to Standard. Free instances are intended only for early development and testing scenarios.

Examples

Configure with Azure template

To deploy configuration stores that pass this rule:

• Set sku.name to standard.

For example:

Azure Template snippet

{
  "type": "Microsoft.AppConfiguration/configurationStores",
  "apiVersion": "2022-05-01",
  "name": "[parameters('name')]",
  "location": "[parameters('location')]",
  "sku": {
    "name": "standard"
  },
  "properties": {
    "disableLocalAuth": true,
    "enablePurgeProtection": true
  }
}

Configure with Bicep

To deploy configuration stores that pass this rule:

• Set sku.name to standard.

For example:

Azure Bicep snippet

resource store 'Microsoft.AppConfiguration/configurationStores@2022-05-01' = {
  name: name
  location: location
  sku: {
    name: 'standard'
  }
  properties: {
    disableLocalAuth: true
    enablePurgeProtection: true
  }
}

Links

• Meet application platform requirements
• App Configuration pricing
• Which App Configuration tier should I use?
• Azure deployment reference

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Last update: 2022-09-24

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