Simple backup skript for uploading to Azure

backupToAzure.ps1

# Given as free as possible: MS-PL


$accountname = "azureaccountname";
$accountkey = [System.IO.File]::ReadAllText(".\accountkey.txt");
$backupcontainername = "backup";

$dllpath = [System.IO.Path]::Combine([System.Environment]::CurrentDirectory, "Microsoft.WindowsAzure.StorageClient.dll")
$loadresult = [Reflection.Assembly]::LoadFile($dllpath);

$creds = New-Object -TypeName Microsoft.WindowsAzure.StorageCredentialsAccountAndKey -ArgumentList ( $accountname, $accountkey );
$useHttps = $true;
$account = New-Object -TypeName Microsoft.WindowsAzure.CloudStorageAccount -ArgumentList ( $creds, $useHttps );
$client = [Microsoft.WindowsAzure.StorageClient.CloudStorageAccountStorageClientExtensions]::CreateCloudBlobClient($account);


$backupcontainer = $client.GetContainerReference($backupcontainername);
$backupcontainercreationresult = $backupcontainer.CreateIfNotExist();


$filename = "foo.zip";

$backupblob = $backupcontainer.GetBlobReference($filename);

Write-Host Start upload to $backupblob.Uri.AbsoluteUri;

$backupblob.UploadFile($filename);

Write-Host Done