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<!--[metadata]>
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title = "Microsoft Azure storage driver"
description = "Explains how to use the Azure storage drivers"
keywords = ["registry, service, driver, images, storage, azure"]
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# Microsoft Azure storage driver
An implementation of the `storagedriver.StorageDriver` interface which uses [Microsoft Azure Blob Storage](http://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/services/storage/) for object storage.
## Parameters
<table>
<tr>
<th>Parameter</th>
<th>Required</th>
<th>Description</th>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>
<code>accountname</code>
</td>
<td>
yes
</td>
<td>
Name of the Azure Storage Account.
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>
<code>accountkey</code>
</td>
<td>
yes
</td>
<td>
Primary or Secondary Key for the Storage Account.
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>
<code>container</code>
</td>
<td>
yes
</td>
<td>
Name of the Azure root storage container in which all registry data will be stored. Must comply the storage container name [requirements][create-container-api].
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>
<code>realm</code>
</td>
<td>
no
</td>
<td>
Domain name suffix for the Storage Service API endpoint. For example realm for "Azure in China" would be `core.chinacloudapi.cn` and realm for "Azure Government" would be `core.usgovcloudapi.net`. By default, this
is <code>core.windows.net</code>.
</td>
</tr>
</table>
## Related Information
* To get information about
[azure-blob-storage](http://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/services/storage/) visit
the Microsoft website.
* You can use Microsoft's [Blob Service REST API](https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/azure/dd135733.aspx) to [create a container] (https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/azure/dd179468.aspx).