**TL;DR:** Private-link an App Service to backend resources (storage, Key Vault, database) without exposing them publicly. Order: VNet, private DNS zone, private endpoints, then VNet integration on the app. Set storage/Key Vault firewall to deny public access. Set WEBSITE_VNET_ROUTE_ALL=1 so ALL outbound traffic (not just RFC1918) goes through the VNet - without it, calls to the private endpoints still work via DNS, but mixed traffic leaks.

## The fix

Goal: an App Service that talks to storage/Key Vault over private IPs, with no public data-plane exposure.

Order matters; do it in this sequence:

1. **VNet + subnets.** One subnet for private endpoints, one delegated to App Service (`Microsoft.Web/serverFarms`) for regional VNet integration. The integration subnet needs a /26 or larger and cannot host anything else.
2. **Private DNS zones.** `privatelink.blob.core.windows.net`, `privatelink.vaultcore.azure.net`, etc., each linked to the VNet. Without the zone link, the app resolves the public IP and the firewall blocks it.
3. **Private endpoints** for each backend (storage account, Key Vault). Approve them; check the private IP resolves from inside the VNet (`nslookup` from a test VM or the app's console).
4. **Lock the backends down.** Set storage/Key Vault firewall to deny public access. Do this AFTER the endpoints work, not before, or you lock yourself out mid-build.
5. **Regional VNet integration on the App Service.** Requires a Standard-or-better plan (Basic has no VNet integration). Point it at the delegated subnet.
6. **App settings.** `WEBSITE_DNS_SERVER` is legacy; modern integration uses the VNet DNS. Set `WEBSITE_VNET_ROUTE_ALL=1` so ALL outbound traffic (not just RFC1918) goes through the VNet - without it, calls to the private endpoints still work via DNS, but mixed traffic leaks.

Traps:

- Forgetting WEBSITE_VNET_ROUTE_ALL=1 and wondering why the Key Vault call times out while the storage call works.
- Creating the private endpoint in a different region than the VNet (must match).
- Testing from your laptop: your laptop is not in the VNet, so post-lockdown you cannot reach the backends directly. Test from the app's console or a jump VM.

Verify: from the App Service console, `nameresolver` (Windows) or `nslookup` shows the private IP for the vault/storage host, and a test call (list secrets/blobs) succeeds with the public firewall denying.

## When to use this

- This covers exactly what the title says: Azure.
- You are setting this up for the first time, or auditing an existing setup.
- You want the key gotchas in one place before you start.

## When not to use this

- You are doing a different workflow with Azure; these steps are specific to the title above.
- You need the full reference docs; this is the short path, not the manual.

## Compatibility

- Not pinned to a specific version; follows current Azure behavior.

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## Selected public attribution and original notices/references

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    "https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/private-link/private-endpoint-overview",
    "https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/app-service/overview-vnet-integration"
  ]
}
```