How do I stream videos from Azure Blob Storage

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I have an .mp4 video stored in Azure Blob Storage and I am unable to show it in a website hosted on Azure. The storage account is not public, but it is linked to the web role, and I've updated the version using this code:

var credentials = new StorageCredentials("myaccountname", "mysecretkey"); 
var account = new CloudStorageAccount(credentials, true); 
var client = account.CreateCloudBlobClient(); 
var properties = client.GetServiceProperties(); 
properties.DefaultServiceVersion = "2012-02-12"; 
client.SetServiceProperties(properties); 

I am only using the HTML5 video tag.

I'm out of stuff to look at, and any help and pointers are appreciated to help me play that video. Thanks!

Apr 25, 2019 in Azure by sabby
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What you are missing is a Shared Access Signature. Try using the code below to create a SAS on your mp4 file:

        var credentials = new StorageCredentials("myaccountname", "mysecretkey");
        var account = new CloudStorageAccount(credentials, true);
        var container = account.CreateCloudBlobClient().GetContainerReference("yourcontainername");
        var blob = container.GetBlockBlobReference("yourmp4filename");
        var sas = blob.GetSharedAccessSignature(new SharedAccessBlobPolicy()
        {
            Permissions = SharedAccessBlobPermissions.Read,
            SharedAccessExpiryTime = DateTime.UtcNow.AddHours(1),//Set this date/time according to your requirements
        });
        var urlToBePlayed = string.Format("{0}{1}", blob.Uri, sas);//This is the URI which should be embedded in your video player.


Hope this helps!!

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answered Apr 25, 2019 by Prerna
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