An Azure container is a standard package of software. Containers bundle an application’s code together with configuration files and libraries.
You can either create a new Azure container or use an existing one. Example container configuration:
![Azure container list with the ... ellipse drop-down list displayed.](https://assets-us-01.kc-usercontent.com:443/cddce937-cf5a-003a-bfad-78b8fc29ea3f/ebdbab9b-d9b4-4adf-a5f1-1159d9802ddc/Azure-setup-2V.2.png)
- Create or open an Azure storage container .
- From your list of containers, click the ... ellipse to the right of the Lease state column.
- Select Generate SAS from the drop-down list.
- From the Generate SAS dialog:
- Select the Signing key in the drop-down list.
- Select the Permissions: Read, Write, and List.
(Refer to the 'Permissions' screenshot, bottom of this page.)
- Enter the permission Start and End, dates, and times.
- Select the time zone from the drop-down list.
- Enter the Allowed IP addresses.
- Select the Allowed protocols.
- Click Generate SAS token and URL.
The Blob SAS token and URL display.
![Container SAS dialog with SAS token and URL blurred.](https://assets-us-01.kc-usercontent.com:443/cddce937-cf5a-003a-bfad-78b8fc29ea3f/fd2008fc-6093-44d2-9b6b-8ebce109004d/Azure-setup-3V.2.png)
![SAS permissions Read, Write, and List selected.](https://assets-us-01.kc-usercontent.com:443/cddce937-cf5a-003a-bfad-78b8fc29ea3f/4586cd3c-e6a9-48ff-932b-2f94c9cee7fa/SAS-permissions.png)