How to Integrate FileCloud with Alibaba Cloud Object Based Storage

Administrators can change the FileCloud storage type after FileCloud has been installed but BEFORE any data has been stored.

When changing the storage type from local to Alibaba Cloud object storage, the files and folders that have been already stored in the local storage will not be automatically moved to S3 storage.
In this case, the administrator has to manually export files and folders from local storage before changing the storage type, and manually import them after changing the storage type.

WARNINGS:

Only change the FileCloud storage type for new installations.
Do not change the FileCloud storage type if FileCloud has been in use and data is already stored.
Be very careful when changing the storage path, If done improperly it could lead to data loss.
The Alibaba cloud Bucket should NEVER be modified outside of FileCloud subsystem
Do not add, edit, or modify files directly using Alibaba cloud tools. Doing so will destabilize your FileCloud installation.

To change the FileCloud storage path from LOCAL to Alibaba Cloud object storage:

NOTES:

Although FileCloud does not have an explicit connector for Alibaba cloud object storage, the Amazon S3 connector can be used.

In this step you will need to access WWWROOT. It is typically located at:

Windows	Linux
c:\xampp\htdocs	/var/www/html

To enable Alibaba cloud object storage as the backend:

To make sure that your server does not have any time variations, set up the time on your server to be synchronized.
1. Configure an authoritative time server in Windows Server.
2. Synchronize Time with NTP in Linux.
Open the following file for editing:
```
WWWROOT/config/cloudconfig.php
```

Find the following line:

define("TONIDOCLOUD_STORAGE_IMPLEMENTATION", "local");

Change it to this line:

define("TONIDOCLOUD_STORAGE_IMPLEMENTATION", "amazons3");

Save and close the file.

Find the following file:

WWWROOT/config/amazons3storageconfig-sample.php

Rename it to:

WWWROOT/config/amazons3storageconfig.php

Nothing needs to be added or edited in amazons3storageconfig.php

To configure Alibaba cloud-based object storage:

Open a browser and log into admin portal.
In the left navigation panel, click Settings.
On the Manage Settings screen, go to Storage > My Files.
Type in or select the settings for your environment. See the table below for information about each setting.

Click Save S3 Settings.

Field	Description
S3 Key	Your Alibaba cloud authentication key.
S3 Secret	Your Alibaba cloud authentication secret.
Use IAM role	When checked, the S3 Key and S3 Secret fields disappear and the IAM role is used to connect to the S3 bucket.
S3 Bucket Name	Provide a bucket name. The bucket should be new (in some circumstances, a previously used bucket in FileCloud can be used). It is very important that the S3 bucket is never modified outside of the FileCloud subsystem, The bucket name is case sensitive. Make sure you are using the exact name of the bucket.
S3 Storage Folder	Optional: Root storage folder that stores all files. (Will be created automatically).
S3 Region	Optional: The region string.
S3 End Point URL	The S3 endpoint. Note that for each region there is a specific Endpoint URL.

To fill in the remainder of the settings, see Setting up FileCloud Managed S3 Storage.

Troubleshooting:

If you are having problems previewing images, add a line to the .htaccess file.

To add a line to the .htaccess file:

Open the following file:

```
Windows:  C:\xampp\htdocs\.htaccess
```
```
Linux: /var/www/html/.htaccess
```

Add the following line:

Header set Content-Security-Policy: "default-src 'self' *.live.com; style-src 'unsafe-inline' 'self';script-src 'unsafe-inline' 'unsafe-eval' 'self';font-src 'self' data:;img-src 'self' *.live.com  data: *.duosecurity.com *.aliyuncs.com"

If you are having problems playing mp4 videos, add a line to the .htaccess file.

To add a line to the .htaccess file:

Open the following file:

```
Windows:  C:\xampp\htdocs\.htaccess
```
```
Linux: /var/www/html/.htaccess
```

Add the following line:

Header set Content-Security-Policy: "default-src 'self' *.live.com *.aliyuncs.com; style-src 'unsafe-inline' 'self';script-src 'unsafe-inline' 'unsafe-eval' 'self';font-src 'self' data:;img-src 'self' *.live.com  data: *.duosecurity.com *.aliyuncs.com"