Getting Started with Azure Blob Service in Go

This example demonstrates how to use the Blob Storage service with Go. If you don't have a Microsoft Azure subscription you can get a FREE trial account here.

Instructions

Using Azure Storage Emulator

1. Download, install and run the Azure Storage Emulator.
2. Get the Azure SDK for Go using command go get -u github.com/Azure/azure-sdk-for-go
3. Get this sample using command go get -u github.com/Azure-Samples/storage-blob-go-getting-started
4. Compile and run the sample with flag -emulator.

Using Storage Service

1. Create a storage account through the Azure Portal.
2. Set environment variables ACCOUNT_NAME = <ACCOUNT_NAME> and ACCOUNT_KEY = <ACCOUNT_KEY>.
3. Get the Azure SDK for Go using command go get -u github.com/Azure/azure-sdk-for-go
4. Get this sample using command go get -u github.com/Azure-Samples/storage-blob-go-getting-started
5. Compile and run the sample.

Find documentation

• About Azure storage accounts
• Get started with Azure Blob - Blob service concepts - This link is for .NET, but the blob service concepts are the same
• Blob Service Concepts
• Blob Service REST API
• Azure Storage Emulator

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