Is it possible to change where files are hosted to another volume?

[ei8fdb]

Happy New Year all!

I've got a question about moving where Surfer app files are stored.

Context
(This Cloudron is a home hosted instance. App data directory is on the same disk as Cloudron OS)

I want to host some large files (e.g. +4GB operating system images) with the Surfer app. The files are too large to host in the Data Directory (Default location /app/data/public on the same physical disk as the machine OS).

I've added an external Mounts (a large USB disk I use for files) - /media/10tbfilestorage. The surfer app has RW access.

I can't see a way or a config file to change the storage directory to the 10TB storage. I've checked the app documentation but can't see a way.

What happens now
When I upload files to the Surfer app, they're uploaded to the default location /app/data/public.

What I want to happen
When I upload files to the Surfer app, they're uploaded to the USB disk mount.

Is it possible to move that file storage location? Or do I need to move the whole Data Directory from the /appdata/public location to the /media/10tbfilestorage/ location?

Thanks.

[nebulon]

Yes also the config file, but surfer really only has a small json file as config, the rest is just the files it serves up from public/.

[nebulon]

Surfer only has one data root, which is set to /app/data/public within the app on Cloudron. To serve up files from other volumes/disks you can just change the data directory of the whole app https://docs.cloudron.io/apps/#data-directory

[ei8fdb]

@nebulon said in Is it possible to change where files are hosted to another volume?:

Surfer only has one data root, which is set to /app/data/public within the app on Cloudron. To serve up files from other volumes/disks you can just change the data directory of the whole app https://docs.cloudron.io/apps/#data-directory

Hi @nebulon and that then moves the app config files to the external mount (in my case the USB disk). Right?

[nebulon]

Yes also the config file, but surfer really only has a small json file as config, the rest is just the files it serves up from public/.

[ei8fdb]

@nebulon Thanks thats clear.