# Connect Azure Blob Storage | Connect your data guides
Source: https://greenpixie.com/docs/guides/connect-data/azure

How to grant Greenpixie access to your storage account and container.

Connect an Azure Blob Storage account and container you own so Greenpixie can read your `input` data and write the enriched file to `output`.

These steps set up a single storage account and container. If you want separate storage accounts or containers for input and output, follow them twice.

## Create a storage account and container [#create-a-storage-account-and-container]

Create or select an existing Azure Blob Storage account to use for input and output data. See the Azure guides to [creating a storage account](https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/storage/common/storage-account-create) and [creating a container](https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/storage/blobs/blob-containers-portal).

## Storage account name [#storage-account-name]

Your storage account name should include your company or team name where possible.

For example, if your company name is ABC, `abcbillingdata`.

## Container name [#container-name]

Your container name should include your company or team name where possible. If you use separate containers for input and output, include `input` or `output` in the container name as appropriate.

## Grant Greenpixie access [#grant-greenpixie-access]

Access is granted through a Local App Registration, which resides in your environment. You grant it roles on the storage account and container, and Greenpixie uses its client ID and client secret for access.

In Microsoft Entra ID, formerly Azure AD, [register a new application](https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/entra/identity-platform/quickstart-register-app). Then, on the container, go to **Storage Account > Containers > \[container name] > Access Control (IAM) > Role assignments** and [assign the application the roles](https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/storage/blobs/assign-azure-role-data-access) it needs:

* Storage Blob Data Reader
* Storage Blob Data Contributor

If the container holds input data only, you can omit the Storage Blob Data Contributor role.

## Details to send Greenpixie [#details-to-send-greenpixie]

Provide the following to your Greenpixie contact:

* Storage account name
* Container name
* Local App Registration client ID
* Local App Registration client secret
* Tenant ID

## Next steps [#next-steps]

Once connected, Greenpixie enriches your data daily between 01:00 and 04:00 UTC, processing the month-to-date. Your Greenpixie contact will confirm the connection and the enrichment cadence.

- [Getting your cloud usage data](https://greenpixie.com/docs/guides/cloud-usage-data): Set up or revisit the export that feeds the `input` folder.