Nextcloud files integration with another web app

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Hi,

Iā€™m running Nextcloud AIO and Iā€™m looking to ease integration with another web application (Dolibarr to be precise). Both are running in Docker compose, in rootless mode
This app generates/manages files and I would like to have them accessible in Nextcloud, in read-only mode I suppose.

Iā€™m not sure what are the available options and with which cons and pros.

Some ideas based on what I read on aio doc or elsewhere

  • mount Dolibarr docs in Nextcloud with NEXTCLOUD_MOUNT : not sure I can share a docker volume this way
  • use Docker volumes shared between Nextcloud and Dolibarr. I read that volumes can be shared but have no idea how to configure Nextcloud to use this new volume (I want to keep my current DATADIR)
  • any other solutionā€¦

I would appreciate any comment about experienced used sharing folder between AIO and another app.

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I do not know your application Dolibarr. But I think you must use External Storage. If on the same server and accessible i would use External Storage Local. If not maybe SMB/CIFS.

I donā€™t know whether ā€œLocalā€ is really the best option for Docker. Maybe someone here can give you more details. I think you need a mapping in Docker. Also read here.

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External storage canā€™t be used directly because I have no server to share it (by FTP or webdav or s3ā€¦).
Local external storage could be a solution but Iā€™m not sure if it will compatible with a Docker volume without the risk of corrupting data. But if I can manage to only authorize readonly access it could be safe

Iā€™ll try those ideas

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Oh this is weird, I activated ā€˜External Storageā€™ app but I donā€™t have the ā€˜Localā€™ option

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Hi, this is expected. see GitHub - nextcloud/all-in-one: šŸ“¦ The official Nextcloud installation method. Provides easy deployment and maintenance with most features included in this one Nextcloud instance.

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Oh yes of course, Iā€™m back to the NEXTCLOUD_MOUNT I talked in my initial post!
Iā€™ll try it.

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Part of it depends on your container setup. I donā€™t know Dolibarr, but if you set it up to mount a host folder instead of a Docker volume, you could then use external storage to access the host via some protocol such as SFTP and access those files in Nextcloud.

The ā€œLocalā€ option would not have the intended effect because itā€™s running in Docker.