Azure: where's my blob at?

Currently from a fresh azure project, accessing blob storage fails:

InvalidoperationException: SetConfigurationSettingPublisher needs to be called before FromConfigurationSetting can be used

This is pretty well documented over the net, but for my reference - open your WebRole (it is the class that extends RoleEntryPoint) and insert the following into the OnStart() function:

CloudStorageAccount.SetConfigurationSettingPublisher((configName, configSetter) =>

{

configSetter(RoleEnvironment.GetConfigurationSettingValue(configName));

RoleEnvironment.Changed += (sender, arg) =>

{

if (arg.Changes.OfType<RoleEnvironmentConfigurationSettingChange>().Any((change) => (change.ConfigurationSettingName == configName)))

{

if (!configSetter(RoleEnvironment.GetConfigurationSettingValue(configName)))

{

RoleEnvironment.RequestRecycle();

}

}

};

});

CloudStorageAccount.SetConfigurationSettingPublisher((configName, configSetter) =>

{

configSetter(RoleEnvironment.GetConfigurationSettingValue(configName));

RoleEnvironment.Changed += (sender, arg) =>

{

if (arg.Changes.OfType<RoleEnvironmentConfigurationSettingChange>().Any((change) => (change.ConfigurationSettingName == configName)))

{

if (!configSetter(RoleEnvironment.GetConfigurationSettingValue(configName)))

{

RoleEnvironment.RequestRecycle();

}

}

};

});