How to Integrate FileCloud with Google 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 GCP object storage, the files and folders that have been already stored in local storage will not be automatically moved to S3 storage.
In this case, the administrator must manually export files and folders from local storage before changing the storage type, and then manually import them after changing the storage type.

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 careful when changing the storage path; If done improperly it could lead to data loss.
The GCP Bucket should NEVER be modified outside of the FileCloud subsystem.
Do not add, edit, or modify files directly using GCP tools. Doing so will destabilize your FileCloud installation.

To change the FileCloud storage path from LOCAL to GCP object storage:

1. Enable GCP object storage

NOTES:

Although FileCloud does not have an explicit connector for GCP object-based 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 GCP 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:

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

2. Configure Credentials

To configure Digital Ocean S3 Credentials

In the FileCloud admin portal's left navigation bar, scroll down and click Settings. Then, on the Settings navigation page, click Storage .
The Managed Storage settings page opens by default.
Type in or select the settings for your environment. See the table below for information about each setting.
Click Save S3 Settings.
Enter values for Number of old versions to keep for each file, and, if you are using encryption, click Manage for S3 Encryption to set the encryption type.
Click Save.

Field	Description
S3 Key	Your GCP HMAC authentication key.
S3 Secret	Your GCP HMAC 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 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: All files are stored inside this root storage folder (it is created automatically).
S3 Region	Optional: Provide the region string. Generally use: auto
S3 End Point URL	This is the S3 endpoint. note that for each region there is a specific endpoint URL. Generally, it is: https://storage.googleapis.com
Number of old versions to keep for each file	When a user uploads a new version of a file, it is saved, and the latest Number of old versions to keep for each file versions are kept. When set to -1, each upload of a file overwrites the previous one, and no versions are saved.N
S3 Encryption	By default encryption type is: Google-managed keys. For this integration, only Google-managed key encryption is supported. No additional actions are needed in FileCloud.

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

To enable HMAC access key for a bucket, go to Google cloud storage > Settings, and select the Interoperability tab. You should see an empty list and a CREATE A KEY button.

Troubleshooting:

How to Correct Issues with Image Previews

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:
1. Windows: C:\xampp\htdocs\.htaccess
2. 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 *.wasabisys.com *.googleapis.com"

How to Correct Issues with playing mp4 videos

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

Add the following line:

Header set Content-Security-Policy: "default-src 'self' *.live.com *.wasabisys.com *.googleapis.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 *.wasabisys.com *.googleapis.com"