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title: Support and troubleshooting for Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS)
description: This article provides support and troubleshooting options for Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS).
ms.topic: troubleshooting
ms.date: 06/30/2025
author: davidsmatlak
ms.author: davidsmatlak

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# Customer intent: As a Kubernetes administrator, I want to access support and troubleshooting resources for Azure Kubernetes Service, so that I can quickly diagnose and resolve deployment issues and ensure the efficient operation of my applications.
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# Support and troubleshooting for Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS)

## Self help troubleshooting

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The [AKS troubleshooting documentation](/troubleshoot/azure/azure-kubernetes/welcome-azure-kubernetes) provides guidance for how to diagnose and resolve issues that you might encounter when using AKS. These articles cover how to troubleshoot deployment failures, security-related problems, connection issues, and more.

## Post a question on Microsoft Q&A

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Azure's preferred destination for community support, [Microsoft Q&A](/answers/products/azure), allows you to ask technical questions and engage with Azure engineers, Most Valuable Professionals (MVPs), partners, and customers. When you ask a question, make sure you use the `azure-kubernetes-service` tag. You can also submit your own answers and help other community members with their questions.

If you can't find an answer to your problem using search, you can submit a new question to Microsoft Q&A and tag it with the appropriate Azure service and area.

The following table lists the tags for AKS and related services:

| Area | Tag |
|-------|----------------------|
| [Azure Kubernetes Service](intro-kubernetes.md) | [azure-kubernetes-service](/answers/topics/azure-kubernetes-service.html)|
| [Azure Container Registry](/azure/container-registry/container-registry-intro) | [azure-container-registry](/answers/topics/azure-container-registry.html)|
| [Azure storage accounts](/azure/storage/common/storage-account-overview) | [azure-storage-accounts](/answers/topics/azure-storage-accounts.html)|
| [Azure Managed Identities](/azure/active-directory/managed-identities-azure-resources/overview) | [azure-managed-identity](/answers/tags/814/microsoft-security-identity-manager) |
| [Azure RBAC](/azure/role-based-access-control/overview) | [azure-rbac](/answers/topics/azure-rbac.html)|
| [Microsoft Entra ID](/azure/active-directory/fundamentals/active-directory-whatis) | [Microsoft Entra ID](/answers/tags/455/microsoft-security-entra-entra-id)|
| [Azure Policy](/azure/governance/policy/overview) | [azure-policy](/answers/topics/azure-policy.html)|
| [Azure Virtual Machine Scale Sets](/azure/virtual-machine-scale-sets/overview) | [virtual-machine-scale-sets](/answers/topics/123/azure-virtual-machines-scale-set.html)|
| [Azure Virtual Network](/azure/virtual-network/network-overview) | [azure-virtual-network](/answers/topics/azure-virtual-network.html)|
| [Azure Application Gateway](/azure/application-gateway/overview) | [azure-application-gateway](/answers/topics/azure-application-gateway.html)|
| [Azure Virtual Machines](/azure/virtual-machines/linux/overview) | [azure-virtual-machines](/answers/topics/azure-virtual-machines.html) |

## Create an Azure support request

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Explore the range of [Azure support options](https://azure.microsoft.com/support/plans) and choose a plan that best fits your needs. Azure customers can create and manage support requests in the Azure portal.

If you already have an Azure Support Plan, you can [open a support request](https://portal.azure.com/#blade/Microsoft_Azure_Support/HelpAndSupportBlade/newsupportrequest).

## Create a GitHub issue

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If you need help with the languages and tools for developing and managing AKS, you can open an issue in its GitHub repository.

The following table lists the GitHub repositories for AKS and related services:

| Library | GitHub issues URL|
| --- | --- |
| Azure PowerShell | https://github.com/Azure/azure-powershell/issues |
| Azure CLI | https://github.com/Azure/azure-cli/issues |
| Azure REST API | https://github.com/Azure/azure-rest-api-specs/issues |
| Azure SDK for Java | https://github.com/Azure/azure-sdk-for-java/issues |
| Azure SDK for Python | https://github.com/Azure/azure-sdk-for-python/issues |
| Azure SDK for .NET | https://github.com/Azure/azure-sdk-for-net/issues |
| Azure SDK for JavaScript | https://github.com/Azure/azure-sdk-for-js/issues |
| Terraform | https://github.com/Azure/terraform/issues |

## Stay informed of updates and new releases

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Learn about important product updates, roadmap, and announcements in [Azure Updates](https://azure.microsoft.com/updates/?searchterms=compute). For information about Azure Virtual Machines, see the [Azure blog](https://azure.microsoft.com/blog/product/virtual-machines/).

## Next steps

Visit the [Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS) documentation](./index.yml).
