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# Create a storage account

Access [Azure Cloud Shell](https://portal.azure.com/#cloudshell/) to run CLI commands from your web browser using az.

### Create a **Storage account** in the same region as your **Virtual Network**. <a href="#create-a-storage-account-in-the-same-region-as-your-virtual-network" id="create-a-storage-account-in-the-same-region-as-your-virtual-network"></a>

1. List your **Virtual Networks**, their **Resource groups**, and **Regions**.

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```shell
az network vnet list --query "[].{Name:name, Region:location, ResourceGroup:resourceGroup, AddressSpace:addressSpace.addressPrefixes[0], ProvisioningState:provisioningState, SubscriptionId:id}" --output table
```

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2. Set some environment variables for the **Resource Group**, **Region** and **Virtual Network** you want to send flow from to make cutting and pasting the commands from the instructions in this document a little easier.

```
REGION=     # Region of your Virtual Network, example: REGION=eastus
VNET=       # The Virtual Network name, example: VNET=ProductionA1
RGRP=       # The Resource Group of your Virtual Network, example: RGRP=PROD
```

3\. Create a **Storage account** in the same **Region** as your **Virtual Network** you want to add to Netography Fusion.

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{% tab title="Command" %}

```shell
az storage account create \
    --name <storage-account-name> \
    --resource-group $RGRP \
    --location $REGION> \
    --sku Standard_LRS \
    --kind StorageV2 \
    --allow-shared-key-access true
```

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|                         |                                                                                   |
| ----------------------- | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| Name                    | Choose any name for your storage account                                          |
| Resource group          | Your Virtual Network Resource Group                                               |
| Location                | Your Virtual Network Region                                                       |
| Sku                     | Redundancy is set to locally redundant storage, Standard\_LRS                     |
| Kind                    | Standard general purpose, StorageV2                                               |
| Allow-shared-key-access | Create an access key that allows Netography Fusion to create your flow logs, True |

4. View your newly created Storage account.

```
az storage account list --query "[].{Name:name, ResourceGroup:resourceGroup}" --output table
```


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