azure-relay
Expert knowledge for Azure Relay development including troubleshooting, security, configuration, and integrations & coding patterns. Use when building, debugging, or optimizing Azure Relay applications. Not for Azure Service Bus (use azure-service-bus), Azure Event Hubs (use azure-event-hubs), Azure Web PubSub (use azure-web-pubsub), Azure Application Gateway (use azure-application-gateway).
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Azure Relay Skill
This skill provides expert guidance for Azure Relay. Covers troubleshooting, security, configuration, and integrations & coding patterns. It combines local quick-reference content with remote documentation fetching capabilities.
How to Use This Skill
IMPORTANT for Agent: This file may be large. Use the Category Index below to locate relevant sections, then use
read_filewith specific line ranges (e.g.,L136-L144) to read the sections needed for the user's question This skill requires network access to fetch documentation content. Usemcp_microsoftdocs:microsoft_docs_fetchto retrieve full articles.
- Fallback: Use the built-in
WebFetchtool if the Microsoft Learn MCP server is not available.
Category Index
| Category | Lines | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Troubleshooting | L32-L36 | Diagnosing and fixing common Azure Relay exceptions, including connection, authentication, quota, and configuration errors, with guidance on causes and resolutions. |
| Security | L37-L46 | Authentication and network security for Azure Relay: Entra ID and SAS auth, managed identities, IP firewall, virtual network rules, and Private Link Service configuration. |
| Configuration | L47-L51 | Network and firewall requirements for Azure Relay, including which ports/protocols to open for Hybrid Connections and WCF relays and how to configure them. |
| Integrations & Coding Patterns | L52-L57 | Using Azure Relay Hybrid Connections from .NET and Node.js (WebSockets), plus low-level protocol details for implementing custom clients and integrations |
Troubleshooting
| Topic | URL |
|---|---|
| Resolve common Azure Relay exceptions | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-relay/relay-exceptions |
Security
| Topic | URL |
|---|---|
| Authenticate applications to Azure Relay with Entra ID | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-relay/authenticate-application |
| Use managed identities to access Azure Relay | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-relay/authenticate-managed-identity |
| Configure IP firewall rules for Azure Relay | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-relay/ip-firewall-virtual-networks |
| Configure network security for Azure Relay | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-relay/network-security |
| Secure Azure Relay with Private Link Service | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-relay/private-link-service |
| Configure SAS and Entra ID auth for Azure Relay | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-relay/relay-authentication-and-authorization |
Configuration
| Topic | URL |
|---|---|
| Configure required port settings for Azure Relay | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-relay/relay-port-settings |
Integrations & Coding Patterns
| Topic | URL |
|---|---|
| Use Azure Relay Hybrid Connections .NET APIs | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-relay/relay-hybrid-connections-dotnet-api-overview |
| Use Azure Relay Node.js WebSocket APIs | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-relay/relay-hybrid-connections-node-ws-api-overview |
| Implement Azure Relay Hybrid Connections protocol | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-relay/relay-hybrid-connections-protocol |