registry/doc/storagedriver/azure.md

# Docker Registry Microsoft Azure Blob Storage Driver


An implementation of the `storagedriver.StorageDriver` interface which uses [Microsoft Azure Blob Storage][azure-blob-storage] for object storage.

## Parameters

The following parameters must be used to authenticate and configure the storage driver (case-sensitive):

* `accountname`: Name of the Azure Storage Account.
* `accountkey`: Primary or Secondary Key for the Storage Account.
* `container`: Name of the root storage container in which all registry data will be stored. Must comply the storage container name [requirements][create-container-api].
* `realm`: (optional) Domain name suffix for the Storage Service API endpoint. Defaults to `core.windows.net`. For example realm for "Azure in China" would be `core.chinacloudapi.cn` and realm for "Azure Government" would be `core.usgovcloudapi.net`.


[azure-blob-storage]: http://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/services/storage/
[create-container-api]: https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/azure/dd179468.aspx
storagedriver/azure: Add README Signed-off-by: Ahmet Alp Balkan <ahmetalpbalkan@gmail.com> 2015-02-11 17:46:23 +00:00			`# Docker Registry Microsoft Azure Blob Storage Driver`


			An implementation of the `storagedriver.StorageDriver` interface which uses [Microsoft Azure Blob Storage][azure-blob-storage] for object storage.

			`## Parameters`

			`The following parameters must be used to authenticate and configure the storage driver (case-sensitive):`

			* `accountname`: Name of the Azure Storage Account.
			* `accountkey`: Primary or Secondary Key for the Storage Account.
			* `container`: Name of the root storage container in which all registry data will be stored. Must comply the storage container name [requirements][create-container-api].
storage/driver/azure: Allow non-default realms This enables Azure storage driver to be used with non-default cloud endpoints like Azure China or Azure Government that does not use `.blob.core.windows.net` FQDN suffix. Signed-off-by: Ahmet Alp Balkan <ahmetalpbalkan@gmail.com> 2015-03-24 01:20:06 +00:00			* `realm`: (optional) Domain name suffix for the Storage Service API endpoint. Defaults to `core.windows.net`. For example realm for "Azure in China" would be `core.chinacloudapi.cn` and realm for "Azure Government" would be `core.usgovcloudapi.net`.
storagedriver/azure: Add README Signed-off-by: Ahmet Alp Balkan <ahmetalpbalkan@gmail.com> 2015-02-11 17:46:23 +00:00

			`[azure-blob-storage]: http://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/services/storage/`
			`[create-container-api]: https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/azure/dd179468.aspx`