Create repository to external file server

Create repository to external file server

by James Henestofel -
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Working with 2.5.4

I'm looking for a way to connect our Moodle with an external file server managed through AD that each user has space on in their own folder.

The repository needs to only show the current users space on the file server and hopefully provide Alias support.

Is this possible with the current Moodle repos such as "File System" or "Server Files"? Has anyone attempted and successfully done this?

If this can't be done I was looking at trying to use Google Drive but as of right now there isn't Alias support.  Is there any work being done on trying to build Alias support or is it even possible?

If all else fails I was looking into building a repo plugin that can access that external file server by using the logged in users username(which is how our filesystem is setup) and maybe looking at trying to use Aliasing.

Looking for any info or guidance.  Thanks.

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Re: Create repository to external file server

by Ghalib Al Abri -
I hope if somebody find a way to solve above request. I have Gega files to be uploaded by students using assignment activity. For backup purpose, these large files should be in external folder and in different server. We want to access this external repository using FTP so all files are uploaded there.
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Re: Create repository to external file server

by Visvanath Ratnaweera -
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I am late, the OP has left the forum, yet:

When you say "an external file server managed through AD that each user has space on in their own folder", do you mean the network file system SMS/Samba, now called CIFS where each user has his own private space? Sorry, haven't encountered that before, can't see one in the core https://docs.moodle.org/en/Repositories either, except for https://docs.moodle.org/en/WebDAV_repository, if you can activate WebDAV in addition to CIFS.

BTW, hasn't the "Cloud" replaced this? You can have a private cloud with ownCloud, Open Source. See also the parallel discussion: "WebDAV using Owncloud: Linking to File directly doesn't work..." https://moodle.org/mod/forum/discuss.php?d=317285.
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