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Creating an Azure Storage Account and Blob Container

In this hands-on lab, we will use the Azure Portal to create a storage account and blob container. Afterwards we will upload files into the blob container. After completing this hands-on lab, you will have gained the experience required to create and use your Azure Storage account using the Azure Portal.

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Level
Clock icon Beginner
Duration
Clock icon 30m
Last updated
Clock icon Sep 01, 2025

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Table of Contents

  1. Challenge

    Log into the Azure Portal

    Log in to the Azure Portal with the credentials provided in the lab page to begin the process of creating a virtual network

  2. Challenge

    Create a storage account

    Within the Azure portal, create a storage account with a globally unique name. The solution video uses a name of 'storagedemo' + your initials, however this is not a hard requirement.

  3. Challenge

    Create a blob storage container named 'my-container'

    Create a blob storage container which will be used for uploading blob object files.

  4. Challenge

    Upload files to the blob container

    From your local machine, upload files (preferably from your downloads directory) into your container.

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