diff --git a/.changeset/pretty-otters-whisper.md b/.changeset/pretty-otters-whisper.md
index 91dd8344de..7019596b38 100644
--- a/.changeset/pretty-otters-whisper.md
+++ b/.changeset/pretty-otters-whisper.md
@@ -1,69 +1,6 @@
 ---
 '@backstage/plugin-techdocs-node': minor
+'@backstage/plugin-techdocs-backend': minor
 ---
 
-Add azurite support in techdocs through `techdocs.publisher.azureBlobStorage.azuriteConnectionString`
-
-These changes are **required** to `plugins/techdocs-node/src/stages/publish/azureBlobStorage.ts` and `docs/features/techdocs/configuration.md`
-
-```diff
-diff --git a/docs/features/techdocs/configuration.md b/docs/features/techdocs/configuration.md
-index 49ee9d7..a8d302c 100644
---- a/docs/features/techdocs/configuration.md
-+++ b/docs/features/techdocs/configuration.md
-@@ -158,6 +158,11 @@ techdocs:
-       # (Required) Azure Blob Storage Container Name
-       containerName: 'techdocs-storage'
-
-+      # (Optional) Azurite connection string for local testing.
-+      # Defaults to undefined
-+      # if provided, takes higher priority, 'techdocs.publisher.azureBlobStorage.credentials' will become irrelevant
-+      azuriteConnectionString: ''
-+
-       # (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
-       credentials:
-diff --git a/plugins/techdocs-node/src/stages/publish/azureBlobStorage.ts b/plugins/techdocs-node/src/stages/publish/azureBlobStorage.ts
-index bcbc10a..5f19b80 100644
---- a/plugins/techdocs-node/src/stages/publish/azureBlobStorage.ts
-+++ b/plugins/techdocs-node/src/stages/publish/azureBlobStorage.ts
-@@ -78,6 +78,26 @@ export class AzureBlobStoragePublish implements PublisherBase {
-       );
-     }
-
-+    const legacyPathCasing =
-+      config.getOptionalBoolean(
-+        '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) {
-+      const storageClient =
-+        BlobServiceClient.fromConnectionString(azuriteConnString);
-+      return new AzureBlobStoragePublish({
-+        storageClient: storageClient,
-+        containerName: containerName,
-+        legacyPathCasing: legacyPathCasing,
-+        logger: logger,
-+      });
-+    }
-+
-     let accountName = '';
-     try {
-       accountName = config.getString(
-@@ -108,11 +128,6 @@ export class AzureBlobStoragePublish implements PublisherBase {
-       credential,
-     );
-
--    const legacyPathCasing =
--      config.getOptionalBoolean(
--        'techdocs.legacyUseCaseSensitiveTripletPaths',
--      ) || false;
--
-     return new AzureBlobStoragePublish({
-       storageClient: storageClient,
-       containerName: containerName,
-```
+Add a `techdocs.publisher.azureBlobStorage.connectionString` app-config setting, which can be leveraged for improved Azurite support.
diff --git a/plugins/techdocs-backend/config.d.ts b/plugins/techdocs-backend/config.d.ts
index 3a05beabdc..14725bfa50 100644
--- a/plugins/techdocs-backend/config.d.ts
+++ b/plugins/techdocs-backend/config.d.ts
@@ -198,7 +198,12 @@ export interface Config {
            */
           azureBlobStorage?: {
             /**
-             * (Required) Credentials used to access a storage container.
+             * (Optional) Connection string of the storage container.
+             * @visibility secret
+             */
+            connectionString: string;
+            /**
+             * (Optional) Credentials used to access a storage container.
              * @visibility secret
              */
             credentials: {
diff --git a/plugins/techdocs-node/src/stages/publish/azureBlobStorage.ts b/plugins/techdocs-node/src/stages/publish/azureBlobStorage.ts
index db2c3809fe..39a50e963a 100644
--- a/plugins/techdocs-node/src/stages/publish/azureBlobStorage.ts
+++ b/plugins/techdocs-node/src/stages/publish/azureBlobStorage.ts
@@ -66,6 +66,7 @@ export class AzureBlobStoragePublish implements PublisherBase {
   }
 
   static fromConfig(config: Config, logger: Logger): PublisherBase {
+    let storageClient: BlobServiceClient;
     let containerName = '';
     try {
       containerName = config.getString(
@@ -87,49 +88,43 @@ export class AzureBlobStoragePublish implements PublisherBase {
     const connectionStringKey =
       'techdocs.publisher.azureBlobStorage.connectionString';
     const connectionString = config.getOptionalString(connectionStringKey);
+
     if (connectionString) {
       logger.info(
-        `using ${connectionStringKey} string to create BlobServiceClient`,
+        `Using '${connectionStringKey}' configuration to create storage client`,
       );
-      const storageClient =
-        BlobServiceClient.fromConnectionString(connectionString);
-      return new AzureBlobStoragePublish({
-        storageClient: storageClient,
-        containerName: containerName,
-        legacyPathCasing: legacyPathCasing,
-        logger: logger,
-      });
-    }
-
-    let accountName = '';
-    try {
-      accountName = config.getString(
-        'techdocs.publisher.azureBlobStorage.credentials.accountName',
-      );
-    } catch (error) {
-      throw new Error(
-        "Since techdocs.publisher.type is set to 'azureBlobStorage' in your app config, " +
-          'techdocs.publisher.azureBlobStorage.credentials.accountName is required.',
-      );
-    }
-
-    // Credentials is an optional config. If missing, default Azure Blob Storage environment variables will be used.
-    // https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/storage/common/storage-auth-aad-app
-    const accountKey = config.getOptionalString(
-      'techdocs.publisher.azureBlobStorage.credentials.accountKey',
-    );
-
-    let credential;
-    if (accountKey) {
-      credential = new StorageSharedKeyCredential(accountName, accountKey);
+      storageClient = BlobServiceClient.fromConnectionString(connectionString);
     } else {
-      credential = new DefaultAzureCredential();
-    }
+      let accountName = '';
+      try {
+        accountName = config.getString(
+          'techdocs.publisher.azureBlobStorage.credentials.accountName',
+        );
+      } catch (error) {
+        throw new Error(
+          "Since techdocs.publisher.type is set to 'azureBlobStorage' in your app config, " +
+            'techdocs.publisher.azureBlobStorage.credentials.accountName is required.',
+        );
+      }
 
-    const storageClient = new BlobServiceClient(
-      `https://${accountName}.blob.core.windows.net`,
-      credential,
-    );
+      // Credentials is an optional config. If missing, default Azure Blob Storage environment variables will be used.
+      // https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/storage/common/storage-auth-aad-app
+      const accountKey = config.getOptionalString(
+        'techdocs.publisher.azureBlobStorage.credentials.accountKey',
+      );
+
+      let credential;
+      if (accountKey) {
+        credential = new StorageSharedKeyCredential(accountName, accountKey);
+      } else {
+        credential = new DefaultAzureCredential();
+      }
+
+      storageClient = new BlobServiceClient(
+        `https://${accountName}.blob.core.windows.net`,
+        credential,
+      );
+    }
 
     return new AzureBlobStoragePublish({
       storageClient: storageClient,