# Azure Blob Storage Environment
### Customer-Hosted Storage Environment
To utilize Azure Blob as your storage medium for backing up metadata and data objects, follow these steps to configure it within the Vault application:
1. Navigate to the **Backup Environment** tab under the **Settings** module.
2. Select [**Azure Blob**](https://knowledgebase.autorabit.com/vault/docs/microsoft-azure-blob-retention-policy) as the **Storage Type**.
3. Enter a **Label Name** of your choice for easy identification.
4. **Naming Rules for Blob:**
* Names can include any character combination.
* Must be between 1 and 1,024 characters (256 for Azure Storage emulator).
* Case-sensitive.
* Reserved URL characters must be escaped properly.
* Cannot exceed 254 path segments.
* Avoid names ending with `.`, `/`, or their combinations.
5. Enter your Azure **Storage Account Name**. You can [create one here](https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/storage/common/storage-account-create?toc=%2Fazure%2Fstorage%2Fblobs%2Ftoc.json\&tabs=azure-portal).
6. Input your **Access Key** (either primary or secondary) for the selected storage account.
* You are provided with two keys per account to enable rotation or delegated access.
Azure Blob configuration in Vault
7. Click **Save Settings** to complete the setup.
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### Vault Hosted Backup Environment
To have AutoRABIT manage your backup environment:
* Contact the **AutoRABIT CloudOps** team to configure [Vault](https://www.autorabit.com/products/vault-data-backup-recovery/) as your default backup environment.
* Submit a support request [here](https://support.autorabit.com/portal/en/newticket?departmentId=241415000000006907\&layoutId=241415000000074011).
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