Pydio Cells, previously known as just Pydio and formerly known as AjaXplorer, is an open-source file-sharing and synchronisation software that runs on the user’s own server or in the cloud.
![pydio.png](/assets/guides/apps/icons/pydio-cells.png)
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- File sharing between different internal users and across other Pydio instances
- SSL/TLS Encryption
- WebDAV file server
- Creation of dedicated workspaces, for each line of business / project / client, with a dedicated user rights management for each workspace
- File-sharing with external users (private links, public links, password protection, download limitation, etc.)
- Online viewing and editing of documents with Collabora Office
- Preview and editing of image files
- Integrated audio and video reader
- Client applications are available for all major desktop and mobile platforms
- Navigate to the Application Manager page and search for
pydio
.
- Click icon to open the installation window and tap Install to start the installation process.
- Once the installation is complete, click icon to open the Access Info page. Then click Go To Application to access
pydio
.
- Click profile icon at the top left corner and then click
Cells Console
.
![step-1.png](/assets/guides/apps/pydio-cells/step-1.png)
- Navigate to the
Storage
option and click + DATASOURCE
at the top-right corner.
![step-2.png](/assets/guides/apps/pydio-cells/step-2.png)
- Select
Flat Storage
and click Start
to create your datasource.
![step-3.png](/assets/guides/apps/pydio-cells/step-3.png)
- Enter a identifier of your choice. We have used
storage
as an identifier.
![step-4.png](/assets/guides/apps/pydio-cells/step-4.png)
- We need to enter a folder path here that is two levels deep (such as
/folder/path
). Hence we can’t use /storage
as a path. We will use /homeX/USERNAME/storage
instead. Here X
can either be blank or a number. You can just type /home
and pydio will autosuggest your home directory.
![step-5.png](/assets/guides/apps/pydio-cells/step-5.png)
- Click
Next
.
![step-6.png](/assets/guides/apps/pydio-cells/step-6.png)
- Click
Create
.
![step-7.png](/assets/guides/apps/pydio-cells/step-7.png)
- Wait for pydio to finish scanning your storage directory. Once done, the status of your datastorage will be shown as
All services running
.
![step-8.png](/assets/guides/apps/pydio-cells/step-8.png)
- Navigate to
Workspaces
option at the left sidebar and click + WORKSPACE
.
![step-9.png](/assets/guides/apps/pydio-cells/step-9.png)
- Set a label of your choice. Set a folder path which has the same name as our datasource created on step 5. Set default rights to
Read and Write
.
![step-10.png](/assets/guides/apps/pydio-cells/step-10.png)
- Click the profile icon at the top-left corner and then click
Go back to main page
.
![step-11.png](/assets/guides/apps/pydio-cells/step-11.png)
- If everything is set properly you will find your storage directory on the main page.
![step-12.png](/assets/guides/apps/pydio-cells/step-12.png)