# **Configuring SearchBlox**

Before using Azure File Data Source, install SearchBlox successfully and create a **Custom Collection**.

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# **Getting Azure keys **

Login to Azure and get the Storage account name and Access keys (key1) for Azure File storage based on the storage that you are to index in SearchBlox

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# **Configuration details of Azure File Data Source**

[Accessing Connector UI](🔗)

Column Title
Column Title
data-directoryData Folder where the data needs to be stored. Make sure it has write permission.
api-keySearchBlox API Key. API key would be available in Admin Dashboard Menu -> Admin ->Licence page
colnameThe name of the custom collection in SearchBlox.
urlSearchBlox URL
azurefileurlFile URL for Azure
fileaccesskeyAccess key for Azure file storage
filestorageaccountAzure storage account name
exclude-formatsFile formats to be excluded
max-folder-sizeMaximum size of static folder after which it should be sweeped in MB.
search url & delete-api-url:Make sure that the port number is right. If your SearchBlox runs in 8443 port the URLs should be right by default.