Custom Domain Names in Windows Azure

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This is a topic that comes up quite frequently, and I always find myself referencing Steve’s post on the matter of mapping a Hosted Service running in Windows Azure (for example https://frogs69.cloudapp.net) to a custom domain that you otherwise own. So here is a permanent reference to this most useful blog post.

https://blog.smarx.com/posts/custom-domain-names-in-windows-azure

Another (similar) topic is about Custom Storage Domain Names, i.e. how to map a custom domain name you own to a Windows Azure blob store endpoint. This has been covered comprehensively on the Windows Azure team blog here:

https://blogs.msdn.com/windowsazure/archive/2009/11/05/accessing-windows-azure-blobs-using-custom-storage-domain-names.aspx

Finally, in this area of interest, I will also reference the Windows Azure Content Delivery Network, which allows you to deliver the contents of a Windows Azure blob store public container via a CDN, which can also be mapped to a custom domain name you own, right there from the Windows Azure dev portal:

https://blogs.msdn.com/windowsazure/archive/2009/11/05/introducing-the-windows-azure-content-delivery-network.aspx