How to configure Microsoft Azure Storage

How to configure Microsoft Azure Storage

1. Create an Azure Account

If you don't already have one, visit the Azure portal (https://portal.azure.com) to create an Azure account.

2. Create a Storage Account

Within the Azure portal, navigate to the "Storage accounts" service.


Click "Create" to create a storage


In the Project details section, choose your subscription and resource group. If you don't have a resource group, click 'create new' to create one. After selecting a resource group, enter a name for the Storage account.


Click review and click create. 

Please wait a few minutes until the deployment of the storage account is successful.


3. Create a Container

Navigate to your created storage account by going to Home > Storage Accounts and click on it.


Click on Container under Data storage section



Create a container

Provide a container name and click Create




4. Generate SAS


Click on the three-dot menu (more options) of the created container and select "Generate SAS".



Configure the permissions to include both Read and Write, and set an expiration date for the SAS.

Copy and share with us the Blob SAS Token, Blob SAS URL and Container name



Scraped data will be uploaded to your shared container.



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