# StorageEmulator

Package: [Microsoft.Orleans.TestingHost](/orleans/docs/api/csharp/microsoft.orleans.testinghost/) 10.0.0

[NuGet package](https://www.nuget.org/packages/Microsoft.Orleans.TestingHost) | [Source](https://github.com/dotnet/orleans/blob/e4e752cedecc2976811db49802c7a999b1f1c704/src/Orleans.TestingHost/Utils/StorageEmulator.cs#L16)

```csharp
public static class StorageEmulator
```

A wrapper on Azure Storage Emulator.

## Remarks

It might be tricky to implement this as a `System.IDisposable`, isolated, autonomous instance, see at [Use the Azure Storage Emulator for Development and Testing](http://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/documentation/articles/storage-use-emulator/) for pointers.

## Properties

- [Exists](/orleans/docs/api/csharp/microsoft.orleans.testinghost/orleans.testinghost.utils.storageemulator/properties/exists-80db306e/)

## Methods

- [Help](/orleans/docs/api/csharp/microsoft.orleans.testinghost/orleans.testinghost.utils.storageemulator/methods/help-b3c2c40d/)
- [IsStarted](/orleans/docs/api/csharp/microsoft.orleans.testinghost/orleans.testinghost.utils.storageemulator/methods/isstarted-78895da8/)
- [Start](/orleans/docs/api/csharp/microsoft.orleans.testinghost/orleans.testinghost.utils.storageemulator/methods/start-6a1dd339/)
- [Stop](/orleans/docs/api/csharp/microsoft.orleans.testinghost/orleans.testinghost.utils.storageemulator/methods/stop-1c643941/)
- [TryStart](/orleans/docs/api/csharp/microsoft.orleans.testinghost/orleans.testinghost.utils.storageemulator/methods/trystart-3352b7fa/)