Creating containers and uploading files to Azure Blob storage using PowerShell

In this recipe, we will create a new container and upload files to Azure Blob storage using PowerShell.

Getting ready

Before you start, perform the following steps:

1. Make sure you have an existing Azure storage account. If not, create one by following the Provisioning an Azure storage account using the Azure portal recipe.
2. Log in to your Azure subscription in PowerShell. To log in, run the Connect-AzAccount command in a new PowerShell window and follow the instructions.

How to do it…

The steps for this recipe are as follows:

1. Execute the following commands to create the container in an Azure storage account:

   $storageaccountname="packtadestoragev2"
   $containername="logfiles"
   $resourcegroup="packtadestorage"
   #Get the Azure Storage account context
   $storagecontext = (Get-AzStorageAccount -ResourceGroupName $resourcegroup -Name $storageaccountname...