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BLOB storage in azure

Purpose

How to create a BLOB?

1. Create a storage account.
2. Inside the storage account, create a container.
3. Inside the container, upload the blob.

Steps

1. Go to the "Storage Accounts" and click on the "+ Add" button.


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2. In the details screen, enter the details as mentioned in the figure below.


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3. Click on the "Review + create" button.
4. Once the validation is passed, the "Create" button will appear. Click on the button to create the storage account.
5. Once the storage account is created, click on the "Containers" button in the "Overview" section.


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6. In the next screen, click on the "+ Container" button to create the container.


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7. A screen will appear where you can enter the container name and the access level.


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8. Click on the "Create" button to create the container.
9. Inside the container, you have an option to upload the data.

Different types of BLOB

1. Block blobs - These are used to store text and binary data.
2. Append blobs - These are used for logging data.
3. Page blobs - These are used to store virtual hard disk files for virtual machines.