How to provide storage for public website

In this article we will be learning how to provide storage for public website
Before we kick off, lets get to know these 2 key words: Storage and Public website
Storage:Azure Storage is a cloud storage solution that allows you to store different types of data — such as files, blobs (binary large objects), queues, tables, and disks — in a secure and scalable way, accessible over the internet.
Public website:A public website is one that anyone can access via the internet—no login, password, or permission required. Think of it as a digital front door that’s always open. 💡
Now having understood these keywords, we will go through the step by step learning on how to provide storage for public website.

Create a storage account with high availability.

1,Create a storage account to support the public website.

-In the portal, search for and select Storage accounts and select +create

For resource group select new. Give your resource group a name and select OK.

Set the Storage account name to publicwebsite. Make sure the storage account name is unique by adding an identifier.
Take the defaults for other settings.
Select Review and then Create.
Wait for the storage account to deploy, and then select **Go to resource.**

2,This storage requires high availability if there’s a regional outage. Additionally, enable read access to the secondary region
In the storage account, in the Data management section, select the Redundancy blade.
Also ensure Read-access Geo-redundant storage is selected.
Review the primary and secondary location information.

3,Information on the public website should be accessible without requiring customers to login
In the storage account, in the Settings section, select the Configuration blade.
Ensure the Allow blob anonymous access setting is Enabled.
Be sure to Save your changes.

Now we have completed the first part which is creating a storage account with high availability, Now we will now Create a blob storage container with anonymous read access
Follow the steps below!
1,In your storage account, in the Data storage section, select** the Containers blade*,Select *+ Container.**
Ensure the Name of the container is** public** and Select Create.

Remember,Customers should be able to view the images without being authenticated. Configure anonymous read access for the public container blobs
Go and Select your** public container*,On the Overview blade, select **Change access level*.
Ensure the Public access level is Blob (anonymous read access for blobs only) and Select OK.

Now we can Practice uploading files and testing access.

For testing, upload a file to the public container. The type of file doesn’t matter. A small image or text file is a good choice.
Ensure you are viewing your container.
Select Upload.
Browse to files and select a file of your choice.
Select Upload.
Close the upload window, Refresh the page and ensure your file was uploaded.

Determine the URL for your uploaded file. Open a browser and test the URL.
Select your uploaded file.
On the Overview tab, copy the URL.
Paste the URL into a new browser tab.
If you have uploaded an image file it will display in the browser. Other file types should be downloaded.

Configure soft delete
It’s important that the website documents can be restored if they’re deleted
Go to the Overview blade of the storage account.
On the Properties page, locate the Blob service section.
Select the Blob soft delete setting.
Ensure the Enable soft delete for blobs is checked.
Change the Keep deleted blobs for [in days setting is** 21*].
Notice you can also Enable soft delete for containers.
Don’t forget to **Save* your changes.

If something gets deleted, you need to practice using soft delete to restore the files.
Navigate to your container where you uploaded a file.
Select the file you uploaded and then select Delete.
Select** OK to confirm deleting the file.
On the container Overview page, toggle the slider Show deleted blobs. This toggle is to the right of the search box.
Select your **deleted file, and use the ellipses on the far right, to Undelete **the file.
Refresh the container and confirm the file has been **restored.

Configure blob versioning
It’s important to keep track of the different website product document versions.
Go to the Overview blade of the storage account.
In the Properties section, locate the Blob service section.
Select the Versioning setting.
Ensure the Enable versioning for blobs checkbox is checked.
Notice your options to keep all versions or delete versions after.
Don’t forget to Save your changes.

Lastly,As you have time experiment with restoring previous blob versions.
Upload another version of your container file. This overwrites your existing file.
Your previous file version is listed on Show deleted blobs page.

If you have followed these process to the end, you have learnt how to provide storage for public website
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