Does Azure Storage Emulator Support File Shares?

Question

I have the Azure Storage Emulator running but it currently looks like (as of v5.6.0.0) that it only supports Blob, Queue, and Table storage:

BlobEndpoint: http://127.0.0.1:10000/ QueueEndpoint: http://127.0.0.1:10001/ TableEndpoint: http://127.0.0.1:10002/

The confusing part is when you configure a local connection via the desktop Azure Storage Explorer by selecting Attached to a local emulator , there's an option for Files port.

Am I missing something here?

Answer 1

From the docs

The File service and SMB protocol service endpoints are not currently supported in the storage emulator.

https://github.com/MicrosoftDocs/azure-docs/blob/master/articles/storage/common/storage-use-emulator.md#differences-between-the-storage-emulator-and-azure-storage