Feature Request: Download after email registration

ℹ️ Support
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We would like to allow certain file downloads only after email registration. That means: registered users can download, but also everyone else as long as they provide a verified email address. (But we do not want to open the Nextcloud for general account self-registrations)

I’ve researched intensely, but it seems that this use-case is not yet possible with Nextcloud. Or am I wrong – does anyone have ideas whether it’s possible to configure such a solution?

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Hello @tim.s,

you started a topic in development category. This category is intended for active developers of the core or apps in the Nextcloud ecosystem.
From the description in your topic, it is not clear if you are seeking help and advice about a concrete problem you have or you want to actually develop the corresponding solution.

Please specify explicitly the required information to help you best. These are:

  1. What you want to achieve
  2. What you have done so far
  3. What is failing
  4. What you expect from the forum community

From your message it is not clear if you are open to code a new app. What you describe might be a customized sharing app. From what I know, there is no option to share a link that requires a valid mail (or a valid account) to access the share.

Without additional information the community members cannot help you in an efficient manner. Please keep in mind that the help here in the forum are mostly based on work of volunteers and thus it is just fair to reduce the burden on them.

If you accidentally posted in the category, just give a hint and a moderator can move the corresponding category.

Regards,
christianlupus

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  1. What you want to achieve: We would like to allow certain file downloads only after the (otherwise anonymous) downloader has provided an email that can be verified. The verification would be by an automated confirmation link sent by email.
  2. What you have done so far: research
  3. What is failing: Not at a certain step - we just didn’t find a solution to begin with
  4. What you expect from the forum community: Does anyone know whether this functionality is somehow available in Nextcloud? We believe it’s not.
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Hi @tim.s, i don’t think there is an existing app for your use case.

You could either dedicate this download/check part to a small Wordpress + plugin site. (Wordpress seem to have plugins that match your need).
Either, you could create a dedicated Nextcloud app for this. If you don’t know how to write a Nextcloud app, you could put your request in the “Freelance” forum area (or ask me by message :wink: ).