> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://hilt.ai/docs/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Azure

> Hilt's single-tenant deployment architecture and provisioning on Azure.

Hilt runs as a single-tenant platform inside your own Azure subscription. A managed AKS cluster hosts the platform workloads, ClickHouse runs on a dedicated Azure VM (or external ClickHouse Cloud), collectors on your hosts stream telemetry through a private Azure Private Link ingest endpoint into Event Hubs, and all traffic stays inside your subscription with no public internet exposure.

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## Services

| Service | Role |
| :- | :- |
| AKS | Managed Kubernetes for platform services |
| Azure VM | Dedicated VM for ClickHouse analytics database (or external ClickHouse Cloud) |
| Event Hubs | Event streaming (Kafka-compatible) |
| Private Link | Private ingest endpoint |
| Blob Storage | Terraform remote state |
| Azure Database for PostgreSQL | Dashboard database |
| ingress-nginx + Kubernetes TLS secrets | TLS termination with private DNS A records |

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## Network topology

* Collectors connect via an **Azure Private Link** endpoint
* Platform runs in a private VNet with no public ingress
* Uses Managed Identity for Azure service authentication
* Outbound internet access only where needed for image pulls (configurable to use private registries)

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## Provisioning

Hilt provisions your Azure deployment using Terraform. The typical process:

1. You provide a target Azure subscription with the agreed Azure RBAC / subscription permissions
2. Hilt applies the Terraform configuration to create all infrastructure (AKS, Azure VM, Event Hubs, Azure Database for PostgreSQL, Private Link, and networking)
3. Private Link connectivity is established between your workload VNets and the platform VNet
4. Collectors are deployed to your hosts using the [Linux](https://hilt.ai/docs/linux-collector/layout.md) and [macOS](https://hilt.ai/docs/macos-collector/layout.md) collector guides


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