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Related issue: Resolves #54774

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• Changes file added for user-visible changes in changes/, orbit/changes/ or ee/fleetd-chrome/changes.
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• Input data is properly validated, SELECT * is avoided, SQL injection is prevented (using placeholders for values in statements), JS inline code is prevented especially for url redirects, and untrusted data interpolated into shell scripts/commands is validated against shell metacharacters.

• Timeouts are implemented and retries are limited to avoid infinite loops

Testing

• Added/updated automated tests

• Where appropriate, automated tests simulate multiple hosts and test for host isolation (updates to one hosts's records do not affect another)

• QA'd all new/changed functionality manually

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• Verified that any relevant UI is disabled when GitOps mode is enabled

Description

We host our Fleet instance on Azure, and Azure Blob Storage is not S3-compatible, so Fleet had no object storage option for us. This PR adds one. The Azure stores are modeled closely on the existing S3 stores.

Adds Azure Blob Storage as an alternative to S3 for storing software installers, bootstrap packages, software title icons, and org logos. It is configured under a new cloud_storage.azure YAML section or the matching FLEET_CLOUD_STORAGE_AZURE_* environment variables:

YAML key	Environment variable
cloud_storage.azure.files_account_name	FLEET_CLOUD_STORAGE_AZURE_FILES_ACCOUNT_NAME
cloud_storage.azure.files_account_key	FLEET_CLOUD_STORAGE_AZURE_FILES_ACCOUNT_KEY
cloud_storage.azure.files_container	FLEET_CLOUD_STORAGE_AZURE_FILES_CONTAINER
cloud_storage.azure.files_container_url	FLEET_CLOUD_STORAGE_AZURE_FILES_CONTAINER_URL
cloud_storage.azure.files_signed_url	FLEET_CLOUD_STORAGE_AZURE_FILES_SIGNED_URL

Naming: the settings live under a new cloud_storage parent rather than the S3 namespace, to make clear they are not S3-compatible. Existing S3 settings are unchanged and stay where they are. The code is structured so that S3 can move under cloud_storage in Fleet 5 without touching call sites (see below). Please let me know if you'd prefer a different naming scheme.

Behavior

• Azure is selected when cloud_storage.azure.files_container is set. Fleet fails to start if both s3_software_installers_bucket and cloud_storage.azure.files_container are set.
• Org logos use Azure on all license tiers. Software installers, bootstrap packages and software title icons use it in Fleet Premium, as with S3. When no object store is configured, the existing filesystem/database fallbacks are used.
• With files_signed_url enabled, Fleet hands out SAS-signed URLs for software installer, in-house app and bootstrap package downloads instead of proxying the bytes.
• Staged (direct-to-storage) uploads remain S3/GCS-only.
• No change to S3 behavior or configuration. Selection, validation, store construction and signed-URL gating for S3-only deployments are unchanged.

Key changes

• server/config/config.go: new CloudStorageConfig / AzureConfig and the cloud_storage.azure.* settings. Adds a StorageBackend type and a single selection seam, FleetConfig.SoftwareInstallersBackend(), which also enforces "only one backend". Adds SoftwareInstallersSignedURLEnabled() and StagedUploadAvailable() accessors.
• server/datastore/azure/: new package implementing the Azure Blob file store (azureblobstore.go, common_file_store.go) and its use for software installers, bootstrap packages, software title icons and org logos, including SAS-signed URL support.
• cmd/fleet/serve.go: per-backend store constructors (S3, Azure, filesystem) selected through SoftwareInstallersBackend(), and initOrgLogoStore driven by the same selection.
• server/service/appconfig.go, ee/server/service/software_installers.go, ee/server/service/in_house_apps.go: signed-URL and staged-upload gating now go through the config accessors, so the Azure signed-URL setting is honored for installer and in-house app downloads (previously only S3 settings were consulted).
• docker-compose.yml: adds an Azurite emulator service for local development and testing.
• .github/workflows/test-go-suite.yaml: starts Azurite and sets AZURE_STORAGE_TEST=1 so the Azure store tests run in CI.
• changes/azure-blob-storage-software-installers.md: user-facing changelog entry.
• Documentation for the new settings is in a separate PR against docs-v4.95.0.

Testing

• Unit tests for config round-tripping (including the nested cloud_storage.azure keys), backend selection and exclusivity, and the signed-URL / staged-upload accessors, with S3-only cases pinning the existing behavior.
• Azure store tests (installers, bootstrap packages, title icons, org logos, signed URLs) run against Azurite.

Summary by CodeRabbit

• New Features
  • Added Azure Blob Storage support for software installers, bootstrap packages, software icons, and organization logos.
  • Added configurable signed download links for Azure-hosted files.
  • Added a local Azure Storage emulator option for development and testing.
  • Storage selection supports local, S3, or Azure backends; configurations that select both S3 and Azure are rejected.

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Walkthrough

The pull request adds Azure Blob Storage support for software installers, bootstrap packages, software title icons, and organization logos. It adds Azure configuration and local, S3, or Azure backend selection. Configuring both S3 and Azure for software installers returns an error. Startup creates stores for the selected backend. Shared Azure blob operations support retrieval, uploads, existence checks, cleanup, and optional SAS URLs. Docker Compose and CI add Azurite support, and tests cover Azure store operations and configuration.

Priority: ➖ Normal

Merge Risk: ⚪ Minimal · up to 93acb

The previously identified startup and configuration issues are resolved; no actionable merge-blocking risk remains after normal checks.

Security architecture risk: 🟡 Moderate · up to 2805d

Azure storage is selected through server configuration, not a new public request path, but the design gives the server broad storage-account authority. Switching an existing deployment to Azure may also make previously stored files unavailable until they are migrated.

Retained concerns

• Medium · security · observed: The new Azure backend requires a storage-account shared key rather than container-scoped authority. A compromised server credential could grant access beyond Fleet's configured container if the account holds other assets.
• Medium · reliability · inferred: Backend selection switches reads and cleanup to the newly configured provider without moving existing files. On an existing deployment, stored installers, bootstrap packages, icons, or logos can become unavailable, while objects left with the previous provider fall outside the active cleanup path.

Security review details

Security Blast Radius

• inferred — The independently exposed unit is an operator-configured storage account, not merely one blob prefix: possession of its shared key can affect other containers in that account. Whether deployments share accounts with other assets is unknown.

Security Findings and Attack Paths

• inferred — No request-origin path to the Azure key or endpoint was established. The material exposure is conditional on compromise of server configuration or credentials; provider switching can separately interrupt access to provisioning and software files.

Trust Boundaries and Controls

• observed — Operator configuration crosses into a cloud-storage client at startup. Required credentials are checked, conflicting Azure and S3 selection is rejected, and direct-download URLs carry read rather than write permission.

Resilience and Maintainability Implications

• inferred — Cleanup ownership follows the active provider. A switch can leave old objects outside routine reclamation, while neither within-provider used-ID filtering nor startup exclusivity verifies that files were transferred.

Hardening Proposals

• proposed — Consider container-scoped Azure authorization or a dedicated storage account, and define a verified copy, cutover, rollback, and old-object cleanup procedure before switching an existing deployment.

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Failed checks: 2 warnings

Check name	Status	Explanation	Resolution
Out of Scope Changes check		The changes to tools/gitops-auto-complete/go.mod and tools/upgrade/go.mod upgrade indirect dependencies. The available summary does not connect these specific upgrades to Azure Blob Storage suppor…	Remove the unrelated dependency upgrades from tools/gitops-auto-complete/go.mod and tools/upgrade/go.mod, or provide evidence that Azure Blob Storage support requires these specific upgrades.
Docstring Coverage		Docstring coverage is 31.25% which is insufficient. The required threshold is 80.00%. Docstring coverage is scoped to functions touched by this diff. Analyzed 32 functions across 21 files.	Write docstrings for the functions missing them to satisfy the coverage threshold.

Passed checks: 3 passed

Check name	Status	Explanation
Title check		The title clearly and concisely identifies the primary change: adding Azure Blob Storage support for the listed Fleet storage features.
Description check		The description is detailed and covers the related issue, applicable checklist items, testing, AI attribution, new configuration settings, behavior, implementation scope, and documentation status. Non…
Linked Issues check		Issue #54774 requires Azure Blob Storage for software installers and bootstrap packages without S3. The PR adds cloud_storage.azure configuration, Azure/S3 exclusivity validation, backend selection,…

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The description is detailed and covers the related issue, applicable checklist items, testing, AI attribution, new configuration settings, behavior, implementation scope, and documentation status. Non-applicable template sections were omitted as allowed.

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Explanation

Issue #54774 requires Azure Blob Storage for software installers and bootstrap packages without S3. The PR adds cloud_storage.azure configuration, Azure/S3 exclusivity validation, backend selection, startup wiring, Azure stores, signed URL support, and fallback behavior. It adds automated tests for configuration, backend selection, signed URLs, installers, bootstrap packages, icons, and org logos. The issue checklist items for manual QA and release follow-up do not add coding requirements.

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Explanation

The changes to tools/gitops-auto-complete/go.mod and tools/upgrade/go.mod upgrade indirect dependencies. The available summary does not connect these specific upgrades to Azure Blob Storage support for issue #54774. The Azure SDK dependencies, Azurite setup, workflow changes, and feature tests support the linked objective.

Resolution

Remove the unrelated dependency upgrades from tools/gitops-auto-complete/go.mod and tools/upgrade/go.mod, or provide evidence that Azure Blob Storage support requires these specific upgrades.

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In `@cmd/fleet/serve.go`:
- Line 548: Move ValidateSoftwareInstallersAzureExclusive before
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[lukeheath]

@alt-Rational Thanks for opening and pull request! Per our community review guidelines, I'm assigning to the associated product group.

[rachaelshaw]

Marking this as draft while this goes through review w/ the auto patching product group (cc @marko-lisica @georgekarrv)

[marko-lisica]

Hey @alt-Rational, thanks for opening PR. I think this addition is great. Could you please move docs/Configuration/fleet-server-configuration.md to a separate PR against the docs-v4.95.0 branch so we can review docs separately. If we merge this to main it will available on the website before the feature is shipped.

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I filled a story for this PR: #54774

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[alt-Rational]

@marko-lisica Moved the documentation like requested to another branch and created a new PR for it: #54785

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@marko-lisica Should i fix the faiing test zizmor in this PR or leave it as is?

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@alt-Rational Looks unrelated! 👍 You can mark it ready.

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server/config/config.go: 1

881-889: 🎯 Functional Correctness | 🔵 Trivial | 💤 Low value

Gate the signed-URL predicate on the selected backend.

SoftwareInstallersSignedURLEnabled returns true if S3 signing is configured, even when the S3 backend is not selected. This config is rejected at startup only when both the S3 bucket and the Azure container are set. If s3_software_installers_gcs_signed_url is true and the S3 bucket is unset, the filesystem store is selected, and that store's Sign call fails on every install. The service then logs an error for each install and falls back to the Fleet URL. Before this PR the same behavior existed for S3. The new predicate keeps it and does not tie signing to the backend. Consider returning the result for the selected backend only.

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Update SoftwareInstallersSignedURLEnabled to gate signed-URL enablement on the
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- Around line 881-889: Update SoftwareInstallersSignedURLEnabled to gate
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