What is an Azure Storage Account? Step-by-Step Guide to Creating One, Hosting Blog Images with Azure Blob Storage, and Sharing Securely Using Shared Access Signature.
In today’s digital world, blogs and professional content often need high-quality, reliable images. Hosting them on a secure platform like Azure Blob Storage ensures both reliability and control. In this post, we’ll cover:
• What an Azure Storage Account is
• How to create a storage account step by step (using the Azure Portal only)
• How to host and upload your blog images with Blob Storage
• How to share those images securely with a Shared Access Signature (SAS)
What is an Azure Storage Account?
An Azure Storage Account is a container for all your Azure Storage data. It provides:
• A unique namespace in Azure for your data
• Services like Blob storage (for images, videos, documents), File shares, Queues, and Tables
• High availability & redundancy so your content is always accessible
• Security features, including encryption, role-based access, and SAS tokens for granular access control
For our scenario, we’ll focus on Blob Storage, which is perfect for storing and serving images for blogs or websites.
Why use Blob Storage for blog images?
• Reliability & scale: Azure handles delivery and availability for you.
• Access control: You can keep content private and share it selectively using SAS tokens.
• Performance & cost: Choose performance and replication options to balance cost and latency.
• Security: No need to share account keys — SAS lets you grant time-limited, permission-scoped access.
Best Practices for SAS Links
• Use read-only permissions for images.
• Keep expiry dates short for public sharing.
• Regenerate a SAS link if you ever suspect it’s been misused.
• Never share your storage account keys publicly.
By creating a Storage Account, adding a blob container, uploading your images, and sharing them with SAS tokens, you gain both reliability and security for your blog content. Azure Blob Storage gives you enterprise-grade hosting without the complexity of setting up a separate web server.Azure_Storage_Account__1765590106