HOW TO CREATE A STORAGE ACCOUNT ON AZURE
Tags: webdev, azure, beginners, tutorial
Published: 2023-03-19 23:51:35


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Azure storage is a cloud service that allows storage of unstructured data,it contains all of your Azure Storage data objects, including blobs, file shares, queues, tables, and disks. it provides a unique namespace for your Azure Storage data that's accessible from anywhere in the world over HTTP or HTTPS.


**STEP 1**
**login your azure account**


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**STEP 2**

**search for storage account**

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**click on create storage account**

![Image description](https://dev-to-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/articles/7rmk1tfqyegi09dk2mfa.png)

**STEP 3**

**Fill the neccessary fields
-Resource group
-Storage account name
-Set performance to Standard**


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**click on create**

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**STEP 4**

**Go to resource**

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**storage account is ready**


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**STEP 5**
**click on container**
give the container a name and change access to _'BLOB'_ "this is to allow access from anywhere"


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**container is ready**


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**
STEP 6**

for this tutorial,the love letter will be uploaded on the storage account created, to conserve time I will make use of an AI to assist you with the letter.

**-Go to CHATGPT
-login or create an account**

![Image description](https://dev-to-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/articles/r3190k2e7b0vx1mck8i9.png)

**-Ask the AI to help you with the letter**

![Image description](https://dev-to-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/articles/dokn3l7yx97b7bm2u2mm.png)

**-copy and paste the letter in a notepad**


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**-then save**


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**STEP 7**
upload the love letter in the container created in the storage account

-**Go to the container and click on Upload**


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**-you can decide to drap and drop the loveletter or you browse the location of the letter**


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**-for this tutorial we will browse the location of the file**
**
-Click on browse for files**

![Image description](https://dev-to-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/articles/031ufu1hixtuqr3urt67.png)

**-search for the love letter and Open**


![Image description](https://dev-to-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/articles/fzeeyfu4qzyndqmhgmfb.png)

**-then you upload**


![Image description](https://dev-to-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/articles/4beq9lwyppctnodg97o1.png)


**Now the love letter has been uploaded to the storage account**


![Image description](https://dev-to-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/articles/62in0a5ps0xv7d9ujtjo.png)


**TO SHARE THE FILE UPLOADED**

Click on the love letter and copy the URL


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**YOU ARE GOOD TO GO**

I'm sure you want to see the love letter....lol

Here you go.... 
 https://afolabi.blob.core.windows.net/afolabiloveletter/loveletter.txt


ENJOY!!!