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Use production App Configuration SKU#

Reliability · App Configuration · Rule · 2020_12 · Important

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 the sku.name property to standard.

For example:

Azure Template snippet
{
  "type": "Microsoft.AppConfiguration/configurationStores",
  "apiVersion": "2023-03-01",
  "name": "[parameters('name')]",
  "location": "[parameters('location')]",
  "sku": {
    "name": "standard"
  },
  "properties": {
    "disableLocalAuth": true,
    "enablePurgeProtection": true,
    "publicNetworkAccess": "Disabled"
  }
}

Configure with Bicep#

To deploy configuration stores that pass this rule:

  • Set the sku.name property to standard.

For example:

Azure Bicep snippet
resource store 'Microsoft.AppConfiguration/configurationStores@2023-03-01' = {
  name: name
  location: location
  sku: {
    name: 'standard'
  }
  properties: {
    disableLocalAuth: true
    enablePurgeProtection: true
    publicNetworkAccess: 'Disabled'
  }
}

Configure with Bicep Public Registry#

To deploy App Configuration Stores that pass this rule:

  • Set the params.skuName parameter to Standard.

For example:

Azure Bicep snippet
module br_public_store 'br/public:app/app-configuration:1.1.2' = {
  name: 'store'
  params: {
    skuName: 'Standard'
    disableLocalAuth: true
    enablePurgeProtection: true
    publicNetworkAccess: 'Disabled'
    replicas: [
      {
        name: 'eastus'
        location: 'eastus'
      }
    ]
  }
}

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