Azure Blob Storage

Connecting to an Azure Blob Storage from your DevBox.

Architecture Diagram

Azure Blob Storage Architecture

Here, you will connect to a Blob Storage from your DevBox. This would be done by setting up a bastion host that advertises the private routes to your DevZero network so that you can access the private service through network tunneling. You must also set up a DNS Private Resolver to access the Blob Storage's Private Endpoint from your DevBox.

Prerequisites

Before you begin, follow the Connecting to Azure guide to set up the Bastion Host to access your private Azure services.
Following the above criteria, follow the Setting up DNS Private Resolver guide to access the DNS Private Zones.
After successfully setting up the DNS Private Resolver, follow the Configuring Storage Account guide to access the storage account endpoint.

Existing Azure Blob Storage

To connect to a Storage Account, ensure it is within the same Resource Group containing the Bastion Host.

Step 1: Accessing the Blob Storage

Now follow the below steps to access the Blob Storage on your DevBox:

Go to DevBox and install the Azure CLI tool using the following command:

sudo curl -sL https://aka.ms/InstallAzureCLIDeb | sudo bash

az login

After you have completed your authentication, go to Home > Storage Accounts and select your storage account.
Then go to the Security + Networking > Access Keys section and note down either of the two access keys presented to you.
After you have acquired the access key, you may use the following command to Upload, Download, or list the blob in the container:

To Upload a file as Blob to the container, use the following command:

az storage blob upload \
    --account-name <storage-account> \
    --account-key <access-key> \
    --container-name <container> \
    --name myFile.txt \
    --file myFile.txt \

Azure Blob Storage Upload

New Blob Storage

If you need to make a new Blob Storage and access it through DevBox, then follow the below steps:

Step 1: Creating a Blob Storage

Firstly, you must follow the Configuring Storage Account guide to create and configure a new storage account. After the setup, you must also set up the DNS Private Resolver by following the Setting up DNS Private Resolver guide.

After the above mentioned steps are completed, you may go ahead and create a container for Blob Storage by following these steps:

Go to Home > Storage Accounts and click on your storage account.
Go to the Data Storage tab and click on Containers.
Create a new container by entering the container name and clicking on Create.
After creating the container, go to the Security + Networking > Access Keys section and note down either access key.

Step 2: Accessing the Blob Storage

After creating the container, you must install and authenticate your Azure CLI to easily access Blob Storage. To do so, you may follow the below steps:

Go to DevBox and install the Azure CLI tool using the following command:

sudo curl -sL https://aka.ms/InstallAzureCLIDeb | sudo bash

az login

You may use the following command to Upload, Download, or list the Blob in the container: