Enable the Azure Blob Storage module for Sitecore blobs

Use the Sitecore Azure Toolkit:

Use Sitecore in the Azure Marketplace (for new Sitecore installations only)

Download the Sitecore Azure Toolkit.

Prepare the Azure Resource Manager (ARM) templates and WDPs for Sitecore.

Prepare the ARM template parameters for Sitecore.

Download the Azure Blob Storage module ARM templates from GitHub.

Download the Azure Blob Storage module WDP from the Sitecore Downloads page.

Upload the ARM templates and WDPs to a publicly available location such as Azure Storage or, if you prefer, a private location with access tokens.

To prepare the Azure Blob Storage module ARM template parameters that are required for deployment:

Run the Deployment cmdlets of the Sitecore Azure Toolkit with the Sitecore main ARM template Uniform Resource Identifier (URI), and ARM template parameters.

Log in to the Microsoft Azure® portal and, in the left-hand bar, click Create a resource.

In the Search field, enter Sitecore® Experience Cloud, select it, and then click Create.

In the Subscription drop-down menu, click the subscription that you want to install Sitecore on.

In Resource Group, click Create new and enter a resource group name.

Under Sitecore Settings, click Configure required settings (this opens a wizard).

On the Environment tab, from the drop-down menus select the Sitecore version, topology, configuration, and size that you want for your solution. In the Additional Modules section, click Sitecore Azure Blob Storage module.

On the Credentials tab, enter the required information to create a new storage account to use for blob storage.

On the Region tab, click the location for your installation.

On the Summary tab, check all the information for your installation is correct, then click OK.

Click Legal Terms, review the cost and legal terms, then click Create.

To start Sitecore with an Azure Blob Storage module installation, click OK.

Download the Azure Blob Storage module WDP from the Sitecore Downloads page.

Use MsDeploy to install the WDP by running it in the command prompt, (ensure msdeploy.exe is available in the server that you are using to run this command):

"<FolderPathOfMsDeploy>\msdeploy.exe" -verb:sync -source:package="<FilePathOfWDP>" -dest:auto="<RootUrlOfSitecoreInstance>" -setParam:"IIS Web Application Name"="<IISWebAppName>" -setParam:"AzureStorageConnectionString"="<AzureStorageConnectionString>" -setParam:"AzureStorageContainerName"="<AzureStorageBlobContainerName>" -setParam:"DefaultProvider"="azure" -enableRule:DoNotDeleteRule -verbose

This command installs and configures the Azure Blob Storage module, and prepares the necessary XML Document Transform (XDT) files to update the Azure Storage connection string in the Sitecore ConnectionString.config file.

Go to nuget. and download the Microsoft.Web.XmlTransform.dll file.

In the Sitecore ConnectionString.config file, run the following PowerShell command to update the Azure Storage connection string:

function XmlDocTransform($xml, $xdt)
{
    if (!$xml -or !(Test-Path -path $xml -PathType Leaf)) {
        throw "File not found. $xml";
    }
    if (!$xdt -or !(Test-Path -path $xdt -PathType Leaf)) {
        throw "File not found. $xdt";
    }

    $scriptPath = (Get-Variable MyInvocation -Scope 1).Value.InvocationName | split-path -parent
    Add-Type -LiteralPath "$scriptPath\Microsoft.Web.XmlTransform.dll"

    $xmldoc = New-Object Microsoft.Web.XmlTransform.XmlTransformableDocument;
    $xmldoc.PreserveWhitespace = $true
    $xmldoc.Load($xml);

    $transf = New-Object Microsoft.Web.XmlTransform.XmlTransformation($xdt);
    if ($transf.Apply($xmldoc) -eq $false)
    {
        throw "Transformation failed."
    }
    $xmldoc.Save($xml);
}

XmlDocTransform -xml "<PhysicalFolderOfSitecoreWebApp>\App_Config\ConnectionStrings.config" -xdt "<PhysicalFolderOfSitecoreWebApp>\App_Data\Transforms\AzureBlobStorageProvider\Xdts\App_Config\ConnectionStrings.config.xdt"

Download the Azure Blob Storage module WDP from the Sitecore Downloads page.

Extract (unzip) the WDP.

Copy the contents of the bin folder of the WDP into the Sitecore web application bin folder.

Copy the contents of the App_Config folder of the WDP into the Sitecore web application App_Config folder.

Copy the contents of the App_Data folder of the WDP into the Sitecore web application App_Data folder.

Add the following connection string to the App_Config\ConnectionStrings.config file of the Sitecore web application.

<add name="azureblob" connectionString="<AzureStorageConnectionString>"/>

In the \App_Config\Modules\Sitecore.AzureBlobStorage\Sitecore.AzureBlobStorage.config file, ensure that <param name="containerName> points to the correct container. The Azure Blob Storage module uses shared storage for both Content Management (CM) and Content Delivery (CD).

Log in to Sitecore as a Content Author.

Upload some media files to ensure that you can download them properly, and that they have been correctly created as media items.

Add the newly created media items to a page on your website to ensure the page renders properly, (that is, without any broken media links).