azurite

Local Azure Storage emulator for development and testing.

TLDR

Start Azurite (all services)

$ azurite

Start blob service only

$ azurite-blob

Start on custom ports

$ azurite --blobPort [10000] --queuePort [10001] --tablePort [10002]

Use custom location

$ azurite --location [/path/to/data]

Silent mode

$ azurite --silent

azurite is an open-source Azure Storage API compatible server emulator. It provides local development and testing environments for Azure Blob, Queue, and Table storage without requiring an Azure account.The tool is officially maintained by Microsoft and replaces the deprecated Azure Storage Emulator.

PARAMETERS

--blobPort port

Blob service port (default: 10000)

--queuePort port

Queue service port (default: 10001)

--tablePort port

Table service port (default: 10002)

--location, -l path

Data storage location

--silent, -s

Silent mode (no logging)

--debug path

Debug log file path

--loose

Loose mode (permissive validation)

--cert path

HTTPS certificate path

--key path

HTTPS key path

--oauth level

OAuth authentication level (e.g., basic)

--blobHost addr

Blob service listening address (default: 127.0.0.1)

--queueHost addr

Queue service listening address (default: 127.0.0.1)

--tableHost addr

Table service listening address (default: 127.0.0.1)

--inMemoryPersistence

Store all data in memory only (data lost on exit)

--disableProductStyleUrl

Force account name parsing from URI path instead of hostname

SERVICES

azurite

All services (Blob, Queue, Table)

azurite-blob

Blob service only

azurite-queue

Queue service only

azurite-table

Table service only

CONNECTION STRINGS

Default development connection string:

$ DefaultEndpointsProtocol=http;AccountName=devstoreaccount1;AccountKey=Eby8vdM02xNOcqFlqUwJPLlmEtlCDXJ1OUzFT50uSRZ6IFsuFq2UVErCz4I6tq/K1SZFPTOtr/KBHBeksoGMGw==;BlobEndpoint=http://127.0.0.1:10000/devstoreaccount1;QueueEndpoint=http://127.0.0.1:10001/devstoreaccount1;TableEndpoint=http://127.0.0.1:10002/devstoreaccount1;

CAVEATS

Not all Azure Storage features are supported. Some API behaviors differ from production. Data persists between runs unless --inMemoryPersistence is used. Not for production use. Requires Node.js to install via npm.

HISTORY

Azurite was created by Xiao Ning Guo and adopted by Microsoft in 2019 as the official replacement for the Windows-only Azure Storage Emulator, providing cross-platform support.