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How to add Microsoft Azure to your UpdraftPlus account settings

In this guide we provide step by step instructions to connect UpdraftPlus with Microsoft Azure.

1. Sign into Microsoft Azure

Section titled 1. Sign into Microsoft Azure

Go to Azure and sign in

Log into Microsoft Account

2. Go to storage accounts

Section titled 2. Go to storage accounts

Click Azure Services >> Storage accounts

In the Account Services, select on 'Storage accounts' icon

3. Create storage account

Section titled 3. Create storage account

Click the Create storage account button

In the 'Storage Accounts' page select on 'Create storage account' button

4. Review + create

Section titled 4. Review + create
  • Click the create new link
  • Enter a name for your resource group
  • Enter a storage account name
  • Please note these values for later
  • Click the Review + create button
In the 'Create a storage account' section enter details then select 'Review + create' button

5. Go to resource

Section titled 5. Go to resource

After the deployment has completed, click the Go to resource button

Select 'Go to resources' button once the deployment is complete

6. Note your Access keys

Section titled 6. Note your Access keys
  • Click the Show button
  • Copy the key1 value to your clipboard
to view Microsoft Azure access key information, select 'Show' button for the key

7. Select Microsoft Azure

Section titled 7. Select Microsoft Azure
  • Go back to your website
  • Click Microsoft Azure on the UpdraftPlus >> Settings tab
Select Microsoft Azure in the 'Choose your remote storage' option

8. Enter your settings

Section titled 8. Enter your settings
  • Enter your Storage account name in the Azure account name field
  • Enter your Resource group in the Azure container field
  • Enter your key in the Azure Key field

Note: If you want your backups to go into a subfolder, enter a folder name into the Azure Prefix field and it will be created for you.

Microsoft Azure key settings

9.  Test and save your settings

Section titled 9.  Test and save your settings
  • Click Save Changes
  • Click the Test Azure Settings button to ensure everything is working.

Create a test backup

Section titled Create a test backup

10. Start the backup process

Section titled 10. Start the backup process
  • On your website, go to UpdraftPlus >> Backup / Restore
  • Click the Backup Now button
  • Click the three dot menu next to Send this backup to remote storage
  • Check the option for Microsoft Azure
  • Click Backup Now.
In 'Perform a backup' dialogue box, select 'Microsoft Azure' in the 'Select this backup to remote storage' option

11. That’s it

Section titled 11. That’s it

Your backup is secured on Microsoft Azure and is accessible from UpdraftPlus >> Backup / Restore >> Existing backups.

Existing backups log

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