How to use Azurite in JetBrains Rider

A quick post on Setting Up and Using Azurite in JetBrains Rider for Local Azure Storage Testing

As developers working with Azure Storage, we often need to test our applications locally before deploying to the cloud. Azurite is an open-source emulator that offers a free local environment for testing applications that work with Azure Blob, Queue Storage, and Table Storage. Once you are happy with your application’s local performance, you can transition to using an Azure Storage account in the cloud. This emulator supports multiple platforms including Windows, Linux, and macOS. Azurite replaces the Azure Storage Emulator and is regularly updated to support the latest versions of Azure Storage APIs.

Installing Azurite

Azurite by default installs with Visual Studio 2022, however you can also install it using npm which is what I decided to use.

Install it by running npm install -g azurite

This installs the azureite in %appdata%\npm which on most Windows machine resolves to

C:\Users\<user>\AppData\Roaming\npm\

Configuring Rider

You may receive a warning indicating that Rider is unable to locate Azurite, as shown below.