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Azure Blob Storage Container: Manage Storage Container via AzureCLI

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Azure Blob Storage Container Terraform AzureCLI
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AzureCLI Prerequisites
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Installation (Deb)
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# Install AzureCLI via script
curl -sL https://aka.ms/InstallAzureCLIDeb | sudo bash

Login
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# Login
az login --use-device-code

# Shell output:
To sign in, use a web browser to open the page https://microsoft.com/devicelogin and enter the code CWZNML6AQ to authenticate.



Subscriptions
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List Subscriptions
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# List available subscriptions
az account list --output table

# Shell output:
Name                  CloudName    SubscriptionId                        TenantId                              State    IsDefault
--------------------  -----------  ------------------------------------  ------------------------------------  -------  -----------
Azure subscription 1  AzureCloud   0176a19a-b0d5-4eea-91ff-58a2a48a5b77  30d87815-66f1-4913-aaf0-59e831a67a00  Enabled  False
jkw-sub-1             AzureCloud   a2cd7180-09c5-44a1-8b6a-36d312f0cd40  30d87815-66f1-4913-aaf0-59e831a67a00  Enabled  True

Select Subscription
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# Select subscription
az account set --subscription "jkw-sub-1"

List Current Subscription
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# List current subscription
az account show --output table

# Shell  output:
EnvironmentName    HomeTenantId                          IsDefault    Name       State    TenantDefaultDomain           TenantDisplayName    TenantId
-----------------  ------------------------------------  -----------  ---------  -------  ----------------------------  -------------------  ------------------------------------
AzureCloud         30d87815-66f1-4913-aaf0-59e831a67a00  True         jkw-sub-1  Enabled  juergenjklug.onmicrosoft.com  Default Directory    30d87815-66f1-4913-aaf0-59e831a67a00

Azure Resources
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List Resource Groups
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# List resource groups
az group list --output table

# Shell output:
Name             Location    Status
---------------  ----------  ---------
rg-jkw-prod-001  westeurope  Succeeded

List Resources in Resource Group
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# List resources
az resource list --resource-group rg-jkw-prod-001 --output table

# Shell output:
Name        ResourceGroup    Location    Type                               Status
----------  ---------------  ----------  ---------------------------------  --------
jkwprodsa1  rg-jkw-prod-001  westeurope  Microsoft.Storage/storageAccounts



Azure Blob Storage Containers
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List Storage Containers
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# Export variables
export ACCOUNT_NAME=jkwprodsa1
export ACCOUNT_KEY=dudM2-mysecureaccesskeyVKllw==

# List Azure Blob Storage Containers
az storage container list \
  --account-name $ACCOUNT_NAME \
  --account-key $ACCOUNT_KEY \
  --output table

# Shell output:
Name          Lease Status    Last Modified
------------  --------------  -------------------------
backups-prod                  2025-06-19T11:32:52+00:00

Upload File
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# Export variables
export ACCOUNT_NAME=jkwprodsa1
export ACCOUNT_KEY=dudM2-mysecureaccesskeyVKllw==
export CONTAINER_NAME=backups-prod

# Upload a file
az storage blob upload \
  --account-name $ACCOUNT_NAME \
  --account-key $ACCOUNT_KEY \
  --container-name $CONTAINER_NAME \
  --name test.txt \
  --file testfile.txt

  • --file testfile.txt Local file name

  • --name test.txt Blob object name


Upload Folder
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# Export variables
export ACCOUNT_NAME=jkwprodsa1
export ACCOUNT_KEY=dudM2-mysecureaccesskeyVKllw==
export CONTAINER_NAME=backups-prod

# Upload folder with it's content
az storage blob upload-batch \
  --account-name $ACCOUNT_NAME \
  --account-key $ACCOUNT_KEY \
  --destination $CONTAINER_NAME \
  --destination-path example-folder \
  --source ./example-folder

List Files
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# Export variables
export ACCOUNT_NAME=jkwprodsa1
export ACCOUNT_KEY=dudM2-mysecureaccesskeyVKllw==
export CONTAINER_NAME=backups-prod

# List objects
az storage blob list \
  --account-name $ACCOUNT_NAME \
  --account-key $ACCOUNT_KEY \
  --container-name $CONTAINER_NAME \
  --output table

# Shell output:
Name                  Blob Type    Blob Tier    Length    Content Type              Last Modified              Snapshot
--------------------  -----------  -----------  --------  ------------------------  -------------------------  ----------
example-folder/file1  BlockBlob    Hot                    application/octet-stream  2025-06-19T12:18:53+00:00
example-folder/file2  BlockBlob    Hot                    application/octet-stream  2025-06-19T12:18:53+00:00
example-folder/file3  BlockBlob    Hot                    application/octet-stream  2025-06-19T12:18:53+00:00
test.txt              BlockBlob    Hot          10        text/plain                2025-06-19T12:19:06+00:00

Delete File
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# Export variables
export ACCOUNT_NAME=jkwprodsa1
export ACCOUNT_KEY=dudM2-mysecureaccesskeyVKllw==
export CONTAINER_NAME=backups-prod

# Delete file
az storage blob delete \
  --account-name $ACCOUNT_NAME \
  --account-key $ACCOUNT_KEY \
  --container-name $CONTAINER_NAME \
  --name test.txt

Delete Files in Folder
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# Export variables
export ACCOUNT_NAME=jkwprodsa1
export ACCOUNT_KEY=dudM2-mysecureaccesskeyVKllw==
export CONTAINER_NAME=backups-prod

# Delete files in folder
az storage blob delete-batch \
  --account-name $ACCOUNT_NAME \
  --account-key $ACCOUNT_KEY \
  --source $CONTAINER_NAME \
  --pattern "example-folder/*"