How To Map a Drive for Azure Blob Storage
It is now possible to share file/folder from Azure Blob storage using WebDav in NirvaShare.The detailed procedure for the same is outlined below.
Prerequisites
In order to enable Azure Blob file sharing using WebDav you should ensure that NirvaShare is installed in your system environment either manually or from Market Place.
To configure the storage, please refer to the documentation below.
Installing WebDav Service
WebDav service has to be installed manually because it is not part of default NirvaShare installation. To install WebDav service, refer to the below link
Configuring WebDav Service
Before using WebDav for Azure Blob file sharing, the built- in WebDav server in NirvaShare has to be configured. The following document will help in configuring the same.
WebDav Login Profile
It is necessary to create a new WebDav Login profile in NirvaShare to share Azure Blob files after configuring WebDav settings. The following steps are helpful in creating one.
- Go to the admin console of NirvaShare and click on Login Profiles.
- Click on CREATE button from the top right corner.
- Go to the Basic Info tab, provide a name for the title and an optional brief description.
- In the next step, click on the Access tab.
- (Optional) To restrict access to only a certain white listed IP address or a range, please refer to Access Restriction with IP Address.
- Select the language. By Default language is set to English.
- Now click on the Authentication tab.
- In the Authentication method drop down, select WebDav.
- In the Login scheme drop down, select the login scheme.
- Click on CREATE to create the Login Profile.
Shares
At this stage, we can use WebDav with Azure Blob files. To do this, we can create a folder Share to share Azure blob files. Refer to the documentation below to create new Shares from Storage. During the Share configuration, ensure that you select the login profile created in the above section for WebDav. You can also create one or more shares and assign the same login profile.
Creating WebDav Users
Access Users are those users who just need access to files but do not necessarily need admin privileges like managing shares, login profiles, etc. Access users like employees, customers, partners, etc. can only perform file actions such as download, upload, delete, etc. based on the permission given to them.
- To create a new Access User, under the NirvaShare dropdown, click on Users and Roles.
- Then click on Access Users.
- In the next step, click on CREATE button in the top right corner.
- Provide User name, First name, Last name and Email Id.
- Select the login profile as WebDav and choose a login profile from the dropdown.
- Enable Active
- Click on Create User
At any point, login profile and other user information can be changed by editing the user. To set a new password, please check HERE.
Accessing WebDav With Windows
It is possible to connect to your WebDav Directory using Microsoft’s Windows Explorer. It mounts the WebDav folder as a mapped drive and allows you to edit, view or delete files from the remote web server of your computer. The following link provides the detailed procedure to access WebDav for Windows.