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  1. Set up
  2. Azure Blob Storage

Connect to Azure Storage Explorer to upload files manually

If you want to manually upload files to the Azure Blob Storage container provided to your Cloud environments, you can use "Microsoft Azure Storage Explorer" software.

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This article provides the steps you need, to connect to your Azure Blob Storage containers using Azure Storage Explorer.

It is strongly recommend that you add all the media items to your Cloud environments through the backoffice. Clone your environment to your local machine to manage the files of your media library.

Important: If you upload your media files manually using this method, they will not be available in the backoffice.

All media needs to be added through the Umbraco backoffice.

Getting the credentials

The first thing to sort out, if you want to connect to the Azure Blob Storage container of your environment is the credentials.

To find the connection details for your environment's Blob Storage, follow the steps below:

  1. Go to your project on Umbraco Cloud.

  2. Go to Configuration in the side menu.

  3. Go to Connections.

  4. Scroll down to Blob Storage Connection Details

  5. Copy down the credentials needed for connecting to Azure Blob Storage.

Installing Azure Storage Explorer

The next step is to have Azure Storage Explorer installed on your local computer. , and run through the installer.

Configuring the Connection to your Azure Blob Storage

Let's use the information you have gathered, and connect Azure Storage Explorer to the Blob storage container:

  1. Click the Open Connect Dialog button to get the Connect dialogue.

  1. Select the Blob container in the first prompt.

  1. Select Shared access signature URL (SAS) in the second prompt.

  1. Input the information you have gathered earlier in the following format [Endpoint][ContainerName][SharedAccessSignature], in the URI field. See below for an example.

https://ucmediastoragewelive.blob.core.windows.net/92f27eee-eb18-445e-b9e4-c7a98bd209c0?sv=2019-07-07&sr=c&si=umbraco&sig=U92YZXOdzhp7JFLzj6MH%2BeugDgEelgzpB56o1XfD1%2BU%3D&spr=https
  1. Ensure that the credentials are correctly set in the Connection Summary prompt.

  2. Select Connect.

You are now connected to the blob storage for your environment and you can upload your files to Azure Blob Storage through the explorer.

Important: If you upload your media files manually using this method, they will not be available in the backoffice.

All media needs to be added through the Umbraco backoffice.

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