azure-storage

# Azure Storage Services ## Services | Service | Use When | MCP Tools | CLI | |---------|----------|-----------|-----| | Blob Storage | Objects, files, backups, static content | `azure__storage` | `az storage blob` | | File Shares | SMB file shares, lift-and-shift | - | `az storage file` | | Queue Storage | Async messaging, task queues | - | `az storage queue` | | Table Storage | NoSQL key-value (consider Cosmos DB) | - | `az storage table` | | Data Lake | Big data analytics, hierarchical namespace | - | `az storage fs` | ## MCP Server (Preferred) When Azure MCP is enabled: - `azure__storage` with command `storage_account_list` - List storage accounts - `azure__storage` with command `storage_container_list` - List containers in account - `azure__storage` with command `storage_blob_list` - List blobs in container - `azure__storage` with command `storage_blob_get` - Download blob content - `azure__storage` with command `storage_blob_put` - Upload blob content **If Azure MCP is not enabled:** Run `/azure:setup` or enable via `/mcp`. ## CLI Fallback ```bash # List storage accounts az storage account list --output table # List containers az storage container list --account-name ACCOUNT --output table # List blobs az storage blob list --account-name ACCOUNT --container-name CONTAINER --output table # Download blob az storage blob download --account-name ACCOUNT --container-name CONTAINER --name BLOB --file LOCAL_PATH # Upload blob az storage blob upload --account-name ACCOUNT --container-name CONTAINER --name BLOB --file LOCAL_PATH ``` ## Storage Account Tiers | Tier | Use Case | Performance | |------|----------|-------------| | Standard | General purpose, backup | Milliseconds | | Premium | Databases, high IOPS | Sub-millisecond | ## Blob Access Tiers | Tier | Access Frequency | Cost | |------|-----------------|------| | Hot | Frequent | Higher storage, lower access | | Cool | Infrequent (30+ days) | Lower storage, higher access | | Cold | Rare (90+ days) | Lower still | | Archive | Rarely (180+ days) | Lowest storage, rehydration required | ## Redundancy Options | Type | Durability | Use Case | |------|------------|----------| | LRS | 11 nines | Dev/test, recreatable data | | ZRS | 12 nines | Regional high availability | | GRS | 16 nines | Disaster recovery | | GZRS | 16 nines | Best durability | ## Service Details For deep documentation on specific services: - Blob storage patterns and lifecycle -> [Blob Storage documentation](https://learn.microsoft.com/azure/storage/blobs/storage-blobs-overview) - File shares and Azure File Sync -> [Azure Files documentation](https://learn.microsoft.com/azure/storage/files/storage-files-introduction) - Queue patterns and poison handling -> [Queue Storage documentation](https://learn.microsoft.com/azure/storage/queues/storage-queues-introduction) ## SDK Quick References For building applications with Azure Storage SDKs, see the condensed guides: - **Blob Storage**: Python | TypeScript | Java | Rust - **Queue Storage**: Python | TypeScript - **File Shares**: Python | TypeScript - **Data Lake**: Python - **Tables**: Python | Java For full package listing across all languages, see SDK Usage Guide. ## Azure SDKs For building applications that interact with Azure Storage programmatically, Azure provides SDK packages in multiple languages (.NET, Java, JavaScript, Python, Go, Rust). See SDK Usage Guide for package names, installation commands, and quick start examples.