Azure Blob Storage

Note

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To try Microsoft Azure, create a free account.

Trial terms

Length	Free storage size	Grant amount
12 months	5 GB	$200 within 30 days

Steps to follow

To get links to files:

Sign up for Azure.
Create a storage account.
Create a container.
Upload files to the container.
Copy links.

Create a storage account

Open the Azure main page and click in the top left corner.
Select Storage accounts.
On the top panel, click Create.
On the Basic tab, select the subscription for the new storage account.
Enter the name of the resource group and your account.
Select the region closest to your Tolokers. For example, for Tolokers from Germany: Region → (Europe) West Central Germany.

What it looks like in the interface
Leave other fields unchanged. Click Review + create.
Wait till it opens. Click Go to resource.

Create a container

In the Data storage section in the left menu, select Containers.
On the top panel, click Container.
Enter the container name.
In the Public access level field, select Container.

Note
Files will be accessible to anyone with a link. We recommend using hashed file names to keep your files secure. You can generate hashes using online tools (for example, Online MD5 Hash Generator). Learn more about hashing.
Click Create.

Note

You can set up the lifetime of files in the container so that they are automatically deleted after a specified number of days. Learn more.

Upload your files to the container

To open the container, click on its name.
On the top panel, click Send.
Upload files

Upload files to the folder.

Warning
The name can't contain spaces. Files can't be accessed by link.
Click Send.

Copy links