The storage-publiclink service provides storage backend functionality for public link shares in OpenCloud. It implements the CS3 storage provider interface specifically for managing public link shared resources.

Overview

This service is part of the storage services family and is responsible for:

Storing metadata about public link shares
Providing access to publicly shared resources
Managing public link tokens and permissions
Handling anonymous access to shared content

Integration

The storage-publiclink service integrates with:

sharing service - Creates and manages public link shares
gateway service - Routes requests to publicly shared resources
frontend and ocdav - Provide HTTP/WebDAV access to public links
Storage drivers - Accesses the actual file content

Storage Registry

The service is registered in the gateway's storage registry with:

Provider ID: 7993447f-687f-490d-875c-ac95e89a62a4
Mount point: /public
Space types: grant and mountpoint

See the gateway README for more details on storage registry configuration.

Access Control

Public link shares can be configured with:

Password protection
Expiration dates
Read-only or read-write permissions
Download limits

Scalability

The storage-publiclink service can be scaled horizontally. When running multiple instances, ensure that the storage backend configuration is identical across all instances.