distribution/docs/storage-drivers/azure.md

---
description: Explains how to use the Azure storage drivers
keywords: registry, service, driver, images, storage,  azure
title: Microsoft Azure storage driver
---

An implementation of the `storagedriver.StorageDriver` interface which uses [Microsoft Azure Blob Storage](https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/services/storage/) for object storage.

## Parameters

| Parameter     | Required | Description                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         |
|:--------------|:---------|:--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| `accountname` | yes      | Name of the Azure Storage Account.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  |
| `accountkey`  | yes      | Primary or Secondary Key for the Storage Account.                                                                                                                                                                                                                   |
| `container`   | yes      | Name of the Azure root storage container in which all registry data is stored. Must comply the storage container name [requirements](https://docs.microsoft.com/rest/api/storageservices/fileservices/naming-and-referencing-containers--blobs--and-metadata). For example, if your url is `https://myaccount.blob.core.windows.net/myblob` use the container value of `myblob`.|
| `realm`       | no       | Domain name suffix for the Storage Service API endpoint. For example realm for "Azure in China" would be `core.chinacloudapi.cn` and realm for "Azure Government" would be `core.usgovcloudapi.net`. By default, this is `core.windows.net`.                        |


## Related information

* To get information about
[azure-blob-storage](https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/services/storage/), visit
the Microsoft website.
* You can use Microsoft's [Blob Service REST API](https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/rest/api/storageservices/Blob-Service-REST-API) to [create a storage container](https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/rest/api/storageservices/Create-Container).
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			`description: Explains how to use the Azure storage drivers`
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			`## Parameters`

Transform html into markdown 2016-12-07 22:31:31 +00:00			`\| Parameter \| Required \| Description \|`
			`\|:--------------\|:---------\|:--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------\|`
			\| `accountname` \| yes \| Name of the Azure Storage Account. \|
			\| `accountkey` \| yes \| Primary or Secondary Key for the Storage Account. \|
Add azure config container example (#11152) * Add azure config container example I was getting errors on setting up azure, this was because I was putting the full https url into the container field. There error wasn't helpful and nor was the docs. * Update azure.md Reword the registry azure container example. 2020-07-22 12:38:20 +00:00			\| `container` \| yes \| Name of the Azure root storage container in which all registry data is stored. Must comply the storage container name [requirements](https://docs.microsoft.com/rest/api/storageservices/fileservices/naming-and-referencing-containers--blobs--and-metadata). For example, if your url is `https://myaccount.blob.core.windows.net/myblob` use the container value of `myblob`.\|
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			`* To get information about`
Use https:// for links and examples Found these using `http://[^lp10\*`<][^o]` (to exclude "localhost" and IP-addresses) Signed-off-by: Sebastiaan van Stijn <github@gone.nl> 2020-10-13 09:59:31 +00:00			`[azure-blob-storage](https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/services/storage/), visit`
Moved registry docs to registry subdirectory 2016-09-28 21:46:28 +00:00			`the Microsoft website.`
Use https:// for links and examples Found these using `http://[^lp10\*`<][^o]` (to exclude "localhost" and IP-addresses) Signed-off-by: Sebastiaan van Stijn <github@gone.nl> 2020-10-13 09:59:31 +00:00			`* You can use Microsoft's [Blob Service REST API](https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/rest/api/storageservices/Blob-Service-REST-API) to [create a storage container](https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/rest/api/storageservices/Create-Container).`