In this article, you will see how to create a container in Azure Storage Account using PowerShell.
Install the Azure PowerShell Module:
Open Windows PowerShell window and run the below command.
Install-Module -Name Az –AllowClobber
Download Blob Contents:
Open a text file. Copy and paste the below script. Save the file as script.ps1.
################# Azure Blob Storage - PowerShell ####################
## Input Parameters
$resourceGroupName="psspschennairg"
$storageAccName="psspschennaistorageacc"
$storageContainerName="container001"
## Connect to Azure Account
Connect-AzAccount
## Function to create the storage container
Function CreateStorageContainer
{
Write-Host -ForegroundColor Green "Creating storage container.."
## Get the storage account in which container has to be created
$storageAcc=Get-AzStorageAccount -ResourceGroupName $resourceGroupName -Name $storageAccName
## Get the storage account context
$ctx=$storageAcc.Context
## Check if the storage container exists
if(Get-AzStorageContainer -Name $storageContainerName -Context $ctx -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue)
{
Write-Host -ForegroundColor Magenta $storageContainerName "- container already exists."
}
else
{
Write-Host -ForegroundColor Magenta $storageContainerName "- container does not exist."
## Create a new Azure Storage Account
New-AzStorageContainer -Name $storageContainerName -Context $ctx -Permission Container
}
}
CreateStorageContainer
## Disconnect from Azure Account
Disconnect-AzAccount
######################################################################
Open Windows PowerShell window and navigate to the location where the script file was saved.
Run the following command.
.\script.ps1
Result:
A new container created successfully as shown below.
Summary:
Thus in this article you saw how to create a container in Azure Storage Account using PowerShell.