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Azure Cloud Storage Connector

Azure Cloud Storage is a scalable, secure service for storing large amounts of unstructured data, including text, images, and video. It supports various storage types like blobs, files, queues, and tables, making it versatile for different storage needs.

Getting started with Azure Cloud Storage​

  1. Sign up or Sign in for an Azure account.

  2. Search for Storage account in the global search and click on the search result.

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  3. Click on Create Storage Account

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  4. Enter the Resource Group Name and the Storage Name. If you want more customization, then visit the remaining tabs, or else just click Review + Create

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  5. Verify the selected options and click on Create

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  6. Now create the container in the storage account by doing the following, Click Data Storage-->Containers-->+Container-->Enter Name-->Save it.

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  7. Upload the required files in the container.

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  8. To get the Access key,navigate to Security+Networking-->Access Keys and click on show and copy the key.

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Setting up the Azure Cloud Storage in Unstract​

Head over to the Unstract console, From the side navigation, select Workflows 🞂 + New Workflow 🞂 Create Workflow 🞂 Select Connector Type 🞂 File System 🞂 Settings icon.

  1. In the Configure Connector screen, choose Azure Cloud Storage
  2. For Name, enter a name for this connector.
  3. In account Name field,enter the Storage Name we created in step 4.
  4. In Access Token field,paste the access key that we created in step 8.
  5. In Bucket Name, enter the container name we created in step 6.
  6. Click Test Connection
  7. Once the test is successful, Submit your changes.

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Connector Options​

The Configuration panel offers a few options:

  • Folder to Process: The top-level directory Unstract should have access to.
  • File types to process: Limit Unstract to processing certain file types only.
  • Max files to process: The number of files Unstract should process in each batch.
  • Click on save once the configuration changes are made.

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