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If you are generating an SAS token as shown in the preceding video, be sure to set the following permissions:
- Read and List for reading from the container only.
- Write and List for writing to the container only.
- Read, Write, and List for both reading from and writing to the container.
- An Azure account. To create one, learn how.
- An Azure Storage account, and a container within that account. Create a storage account. Create a container.
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The Azure Storage remote URL, using the format
az://<container-name>/<path/to/file/or/folder/in/container/as/needed>
For example, if your container is namedmy-container
, and there is a folder in the container namedmy-folder
, the Azure Storage remote URL would beaz://my-container/my-folder/
. - An SAS token (recommended), access key, or connection string for the Azure Storage account. Create an SAS token (recommended). Get an access key. Get a connection string. Create an SAS token (recommended): Get an access key or connection string:
- On the sidebar, click Connectors.
- Click Sources.
- Cick New or Create Connector.
- Give the connector some unique Name.
- In the Provider area, click Azure Blob Storage.
- Click Continue.
- Follow the on-screen instructions to fill in the fields as described later on this page.
- Click Save and Test.
- Name (required): A unique name for this connector.
- Recursive: Check this box to recursively access files from subfolders within the container.
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Remote URL (required): The Azure Storage remote URL, with the format
az://<container-name>/<path/to/file/or/folder/in/container/as/needed>
For example, if your container is namedmy-container
, and there is a folder in the container namedmy-folder
, the Azure Storage remote URL would beaz://my-container/my-folder/
. - Account Name: For SAS token authentication and account key authentication, the Azure Storage account name.
- SAS Token: For SAS token authentication, the SAS token for the Azure Storage account.
- Account Key: For account key authentication, the key for the Azure Storage account.
- Connection String: For connection string authentication, the connection string for the Azure Storage account.