How do I stream videos from Azure Blob Storage

Question

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!

Answer 1

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.

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