The aim of this post is to introduce you to the steps to set up an Azure storage account with a blob container for storing files.
Prerequisites
- An active Azure subcription
Let’s walk through the steps
Below, the post outlines the steps to create a storage account with a container.
Create Storage account
On the left-hand side blade, tap the + Create a resource button.
This will open the “Create a resource” blade. Into the search box, type “storage account” and select Create a new Storage account as the image below depicts.
Type all the required fields and click Review + Create.
Setting | Value |
Subscription | Choose a valid Azure subscription |
Resource group | Select Azure Subscription |
Storage account name | Type the storage account name, which MUST be unique |
Region | Select the region in which the storage account is to be deployed. |
Performance | The Standard option utilizes traditional hard drives, while the Premium option utilizes solid-state disks (SSDs) for faster access. |
Redundancy | The Locally redundant storage (LRS) replicates data within a single region, while the Geo-redundant storage (GRS) replicates data to a secondary region for disaster recovery. |
After reviewing the storage account deployment settings, click Create to start deploying the storage account.
Create a Blob Container
The next step is to create the blob container. To do so, from the left-hand side blade, choose Data storage – Containers, choose + Container, type a container name and then press the Create button.