diff --git a/.changeset/soft-humans-smoke.md b/.changeset/soft-humans-smoke.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..742fba73f9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/soft-humans-smoke.md
@@ -0,0 +1,55 @@
+---
+'@backstage/plugin-techdocs-node': minor
+---
+
+Added connectionString option to 'techdocs.publisher.azureBlobStorage'
+
+These changes are **required** to `docs/features/techdocs/configuration.md` and `plugins/techdocs-node/src/stages/publish/azureBlobStorage.ts`
+
+```diff
+diff --git a/docs/features/techdocs/configuration.md b/docs/features/techdocs/configuration.md
+index a8d302c..687ad3c 100644
+--- a/docs/features/techdocs/configuration.md
++++ b/docs/features/techdocs/configuration.md
+@@ -158,10 +158,11 @@ techdocs:
+       # (Required) Azure Blob Storage Container Name
+       containerName: 'techdocs-storage'
+
+-      # (Optional) Azurite connection string for local testing.
++      # (Optional) Azure blob storage connection string.
++      # Can be useful for local testing through azurite
+       # Defaults to undefined
+       # if provided, takes higher priority, 'techdocs.publisher.azureBlobStorage.credentials' will become irrelevant
+-      azuriteConnectionString: ''
++      connectionString: ''
+
+       # (Required) An account name is required to write to a storage blob container.
+       # https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/rest/api/storageservices/authorize-with-shared-key
+diff --git a/plugins/techdocs-node/src/stages/publish/azureBlobStorage.ts b/plugins/techdocs-node/src/stages/publish/azureBlobStorage.ts
+index 5f19b80..db2c380 100644
+--- a/plugins/techdocs-node/src/stages/publish/azureBlobStorage.ts
++++ b/plugins/techdocs-node/src/stages/publish/azureBlobStorage.ts
+@@ -83,13 +83,16 @@ export class AzureBlobStoragePublish implements PublisherBase {
+         'techdocs.legacyUseCaseSensitiveTripletPaths',
+       ) || false;
+
+-    // Give more priority for azurite, if configured, return the AzureBlobStoragePublish object here itself
+-    const azuriteConnString = config.getOptionalString(
+-      'techdocs.publisher.azureBlobStorage.azuriteConnectionString',
+-    );
+-    if (azuriteConnString) {
++    // Give more priority for connectionString, if configured, return the AzureBlobStoragePublish object here itself
++    const connectionStringKey =
++      'techdocs.publisher.azureBlobStorage.connectionString';
++    const connectionString = config.getOptionalString(connectionStringKey);
++    if (connectionString) {
++      logger.info(
++        `using ${connectionStringKey} string to create BlobServiceClient`,
++      );
+       const storageClient =
+-        BlobServiceClient.fromConnectionString(azuriteConnString);
++        BlobServiceClient.fromConnectionString(connectionString);
+       return new AzureBlobStoragePublish({
+         storageClient: storageClient,
+         containerName: containerName,
+```
diff --git a/docs/features/techdocs/configuration.md b/docs/features/techdocs/configuration.md
index a8d302c35b..687ad3c61e 100644
--- a/docs/features/techdocs/configuration.md
+++ b/docs/features/techdocs/configuration.md
@@ -158,10 +158,11 @@ techdocs:
       # (Required) Azure Blob Storage Container Name
       containerName: 'techdocs-storage'
 
-      # (Optional) Azurite connection string for local testing.
+      # (Optional) Azure blob storage connection string.
+      # Can be useful for local testing through azurite
       # Defaults to undefined
       # if provided, takes higher priority, 'techdocs.publisher.azureBlobStorage.credentials' will become irrelevant
-      azuriteConnectionString: ''
+      connectionString: ''
 
       # (Required) An account name is required to write to a storage blob container.
       # https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/rest/api/storageservices/authorize-with-shared-key
diff --git a/plugins/techdocs-node/src/stages/publish/azureBlobStorage.ts b/plugins/techdocs-node/src/stages/publish/azureBlobStorage.ts
index 5f19b8010f..db2c3809fe 100644
--- a/plugins/techdocs-node/src/stages/publish/azureBlobStorage.ts
+++ b/plugins/techdocs-node/src/stages/publish/azureBlobStorage.ts
@@ -83,13 +83,16 @@ export class AzureBlobStoragePublish implements PublisherBase {
         'techdocs.legacyUseCaseSensitiveTripletPaths',
       ) || false;
 
-    // Give more priority for azurite, if configured, return the AzureBlobStoragePublish object here itself
-    const azuriteConnString = config.getOptionalString(
-      'techdocs.publisher.azureBlobStorage.azuriteConnectionString',
-    );
-    if (azuriteConnString) {
+    // Give more priority for connectionString, if configured, return the AzureBlobStoragePublish object here itself
+    const connectionStringKey =
+      'techdocs.publisher.azureBlobStorage.connectionString';
+    const connectionString = config.getOptionalString(connectionStringKey);
+    if (connectionString) {
+      logger.info(
+        `using ${connectionStringKey} string to create BlobServiceClient`,
+      );
       const storageClient =
-        BlobServiceClient.fromConnectionString(azuriteConnString);
+        BlobServiceClient.fromConnectionString(connectionString);
       return new AzureBlobStoragePublish({
         storageClient: storageClient,
         containerName: containerName,