Azure Blob Setup Guide

Prerequisites

• An Azure Storage account with a Blob container holding your files
• Access to the Azure Portal with permissions to manage Shared Access Signatures

Step 1: Generate a Connection String (Shared Access Signature)

1. Open the Azure Portal and navigate to your Storage account.

2. In the left navigation pane, click Shared access signature.

3. Under Allowed services, select Blob.

4. Under Allowed resource types, select Container and Object.

5. Under Allowed permissions, select Read and List.

   • Read — to read file contents
   • List — to enumerate files in the container

6. Set appropriate Start and Expiry dates for the SAS token.

   Note: When the SAS expires, you will need to update the connector with a new connection string to resume syncing.

7. Under Allowed protocols, select HTTPS only.

8. Click Generate SAS and connection string.

9. Copy the Connection string value — you will need it in the next step.

Step 2 Complete Configuration in Matia

1. Enter the Container Name and Connection String you just generated from Azure Blob.
2. (Optional) Enter a Base Folder Path within the container to scope the sync, e.g., exports/data
3. Enter an Asset Name.
4. (Optional) Enter a Description.
5. (Optional) Assign Tags.
6. Select an Owner.
7. Verify that your Azure Blob account is successfully connected by clicking on Test Connection.
8. Click Connect.