¶ Intro
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.
¶ Availability
Please check our application chart to see which GigaDrive Plans are eligible to install this application.
¶ Features
- 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
¶ Installing Pydio
- 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.
¶ Configuring Pydio
- Click profile icon at the top left corner and then click
Cells Console.
- Navigate to the
Storageoption and click+ DATASOURCEat the top-right corner.
- Select
Flat Storageand clickStartto create your datasource.
- Enter a identifier of your choice. We have used
storageas an identifier.
- We need to enter a folder path here that is two levels deep (such as
/folder/path). Hence we can’t use/storageas a path. We will use/homeX/USERNAME/storageinstead. HereXcan either be blank or a number. You can just type/homeand pydio will autosuggest your home directory.
- Click
Next.
- Click
Create.
- Wait for pydio to finish scanning your storage directory. Once done, the status of your datastorage will be shown as
All services running.
- Navigate to
Workspacesoption at the left sidebar and click+ WORKSPACE.
- 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.
- Click the profile icon at the top-left corner and then click
Go back to main page.
- If everything is set properly you will find your storage directory on the main page.
