Azure Storage¶
A custom storage system for Django using Windows Azure Storage backend.
Before you start configuration, you will need to install the Azure SDK for Python.
Install the package:
pip install azure
Add to your requirements file:
pip freeze > requirements.txt
Settings¶
To use AzureStorage set:
DEFAULT_FILE_STORAGE = 'storages.backends.azure_storage.AzureStorage'
The following settings are available:
AZURE_ACCOUNT_NAME
This setting is the Windows Azure Storage Account name, which in many cases is also the first part of the url for instance: http://azure_account_name.blob.core.windows.net/ would mean:
AZURE_ACCOUNT_NAME = "azure_account_name"
AZURE_ACCOUNT_KEY
This is the private key that gives your Django app access to your Windows Azure Account.
AZURE_CONTAINER
This is where the files uploaded through your Django app will be uploaded. The container must be already created as the storage system will not attempt to create it.