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Environment Variables

2026-02-09-00-05-04

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Deprecation InfoDeprecation VersionRemoval VersionDeprecation Replacement
The OCS API is deprecated1.0.0next-prod
The OCS API is deprecated1.0.0next-prod
The OCS API is deprecated1.0.0next-prod
The OCS API is deprecated1.0.0next-prod
FRONTEND_OCS_STAT_CACHE_STORE, the OCS API is deprecated1.0.0next-prod
FRONTEND_OCS_STAT_CACHE_STORE_NODES, the OCS API is deprecated1.0.0next-prod
The OCS API is deprecated1.0.0next-prod
FRONTEND_OCS_STAT_CACHE_TTL, the OCS API is deprecated1.0.0next-prod
FRONTEND_OCS_STAT_CACHE_DISABLE_PERSISTENCE, the OCS API is deprecated1.0.0next-prod
FRONTEND_OCS_STAT_CACHE_AUTH_USERNAME, the OCS API is deprecated1.0.0next-prod
FRONTEND_OCS_STAT_CACHE_AUTH_PASSWORD, the OCS API is deprecated1.0.0next-prod
The OCS API is deprecated1.0.0next-prod
FRONTEND_OCS_LIST_OCM_SHARES, the OCS API is deprecated1.0.0next-prod
FRONTEND_OCS_INCLUDE_OCM_SHAREES, the OCS API is deprecated1.0.0next-prod
FRONTEND_OCS_PUBLIC_SHARE_MUST_HAVE_PASSWORD, the OCS API is deprecated1.0.0next-prod
FRONTEND_OCS_PUBLIC_WRITABLE_SHARE_MUST_HAVE_PASSWORD, the OCS API is deprecated1.0.0next-prod
Environment variables for the frontend service
NameIntroduction VersionTypeDescriptionDefault Value
OC_LOG_LEVEL
FRONTEND_LOG_LEVEL
1.0.0stringThe log level. Valid values are: 'panic', 'fatal', 'error', 'warn', 'info', 'debug', 'trace'.error
FRONTEND_DEBUG_ADDR1.0.0stringBind address of the debug server, where metrics, health, config and debug endpoints will be exposed.127.0.0.1:9141
FRONTEND_DEBUG_TOKEN1.0.0stringToken to secure the metrics endpoint.``
FRONTEND_DEBUG_PPROF1.0.0boolEnables pprof, which can be used for profiling.false
FRONTEND_DEBUG_ZPAGES1.0.0boolEnables zpages, which can be used for collecting and viewing in-memory traces.false
FRONTEND_HTTP_ADDR1.0.0stringThe bind address of the HTTP service.127.0.0.1:9140
FRONTEND_HTTP_PROTOCOL1.0.0stringThe transport protocol of the HTTP service.tcp
FRONTEND_HTTP_PREFIX1.0.0stringThe Path prefix where the frontend can be accessed (defaults to /).``
OC_CORS_ALLOW_ORIGINS
FRONTEND_CORS_ALLOW_ORIGINS
1.0.0[]stringA list of allowed CORS origins. See following chapter for more details: *Access-Control-Allow-Origin* at \https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/HTTP/Headers/Access-Control-Allow-Origin. See the Environment Variable Types description for more details.[https://localhost:9200]
OC_CORS_ALLOW_METHODS
FRONTEND_CORS_ALLOW_METHODS
1.0.0[]stringA list of allowed CORS methods. See following chapter for more details: *Access-Control-Request-Method* at \https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/HTTP/Headers/Access-Control-Request-Method. See the Environment Variable Types description for more details.[OPTIONS HEAD GET PUT POST PATCH DELETE MKCOL PROPFIND PROPPATCH MOVE COPY REPORT SEARCH]
OC_CORS_ALLOW_HEADERS
FRONTEND_CORS_ALLOW_HEADERS
1.0.0[]stringA list of allowed CORS headers. See following chapter for more details: *Access-Control-Request-Headers* at \https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/HTTP/Headers/Access-Control-Request-Headers. See the Environment Variable Types description for more details.[Origin Accept Content-Type Depth Authorization Ocs-Apirequest If-None-Match If-Match Destination Overwrite X-Request-Id X-Requested-With Tus-Resumable Tus-Checksum-Algorithm Upload-Concat Upload-Length Upload-Metadata Upload-Defer-Length Upload-Expires Upload-Checksum Upload-Offset X-HTTP-Method-Override Cache-Control]
OC_CORS_ALLOW_CREDENTIALS
FRONTEND_CORS_ALLOW_CREDENTIALS
1.0.0boolAllow credentials for CORS.See following chapter for more details: *Access-Control-Allow-Credentials* at \https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/HTTP/Headers/Access-Control-Allow-Credentials.false
OC_TRANSFER_SECRET1.0.0stringTransfer secret for signing file up- and download requests.``
OC_JWT_SECRET
FRONTEND_JWT_SECRET
1.0.0stringThe secret to mint and validate jwt tokens.``
OC_REVA_GATEWAY1.0.0stringThe CS3 gateway endpoint.eu.opencloud.api.gateway
OC_GRPC_CLIENT_TLS_MODE1.0.0stringTLS mode for grpc connection to the go-micro based grpc services. Possible values are 'off', 'insecure' and 'on'. 'off': disables transport security for the clients. 'insecure' allows using transport security, but disables certificate verification (to be used with the autogenerated self-signed certificates). 'on' enables transport security, including server certificate verification.``
OC_GRPC_CLIENT_TLS_CACERT1.0.0stringPath/File name for the root CA certificate (in PEM format) used to validate TLS server certificates of the go-micro based grpc services.``
OC_MACHINE_AUTH_API_KEY
FRONTEND_MACHINE_AUTH_API_KEY
1.0.0stringThe machine auth API key used to validate internal requests necessary to access resources from other services.``
FRONTEND_SKIP_USER_GROUPS_IN_TOKEN1.0.0boolDisables the loading of user's group memberships from the reva access token.false
FRONTEND_ENABLE_FAVORITES1.0.0boolEnables the support for favorites in the clients.false
OC_SPACES_MAX_QUOTA
FRONTEND_MAX_QUOTA
1.0.0uint64Set the global max quota value in bytes. A value of 0 equals unlimited. The value is provided via capabilities.0
FRONTEND_UPLOAD_MAX_CHUNK_SIZE1.0.0intSets the max chunk sizes in bytes for uploads via the clients.10000000
FRONTEND_UPLOAD_HTTP_METHOD_OVERRIDE1.0.0stringAdvise TUS to replace PATCH requests by POST requests.``
FRONTEND_DEFAULT_UPLOAD_PROTOCOL1.0.0stringThe default upload protocol to use in clients. Currently only 'tus' is available. See the developer API documentation for more details about TUS.tus
OC_ENABLE_OCM
FRONTEND_ENABLE_FEDERATED_SHARING_INCOMING
1.0.0boolChanging this value is NOT supported. Enables support for incoming federated sharing for clients. The backend behaviour is not changed.false
OC_ENABLE_OCM
FRONTEND_ENABLE_FEDERATED_SHARING_OUTGOING
1.0.0boolChanging this value is NOT supported. Enables support for outgoing federated sharing for clients. The backend behaviour is not changed.false
FRONTEND_SEARCH_MIN_LENGTH1.0.0intMinimum number of characters to enter before a client should start a search for Share receivers. This setting can be used to customize the user experience if e.g too many results are displayed.3
OC_DISABLE_SSE
FRONTEND_DISABLE_SSE
1.0.0boolWhen set to true, clients are informed that the Server-Sent Events endpoint is not accessible.false
FRONTEND_DISABLE_RADICALE4.0.0boolWhen set to true, clients are informed that the Radicale (CalDAV/CardDAV) is not accessible.false
FRONTEND_DEFAULT_LINK_PERMISSIONS1.0.0intDefines the default permissions a link is being created with. Possible values are 0 (= internal link, for instance members only) and 1 (= public link with viewer permissions). Defaults to 1.1
OC_URL
FRONTEND_PUBLIC_URL
1.0.0stringThe public facing URL of the OpenCloud frontend.https://localhost:9200
OC_MAX_CONCURRENCY
FRONTEND_MAX_CONCURRENCY
1.0.0intMaximum number of concurrent go-routines. Higher values can potentially get work done faster but will also cause more load on the system. Values of 0 or below will be ignored and the default value will be used.1
OC_INSECURE
FRONTEND_APP_HANDLER_INSECURE
1.0.0boolAllow insecure connections to the frontend.false
FRONTEND_APP_HANDLER_SECURE_VIEW_APP_ADDR1.0.0stringService name or address of the app provider to use for secure view. Should match the service name or address of the registered CS3 app provider.eu.opencloud.api.collaboration
FRONTEND_ARCHIVER_MAX_NUM_FILES1.0.0int64Max number of files that can be packed into an archive.10000
FRONTEND_ARCHIVER_MAX_SIZE1.0.0int64Max size in bytes of the zip archive the archiver can create.1073741824
OC_INSECURE
FRONTEND_ARCHIVER_INSECURE
1.0.0boolAllow insecure connections to the archiver.false
FRONTEND_DATA_GATEWAY_PREFIX1.0.0stringPath prefix for the data gateway.data
FRONTEND_OCS_PREFIX1.0.0stringURL path prefix for the OCS service. Note that the string must not start with '/'.ocs
FRONTEND_OCS_SHARE_PREFIX1.0.0stringPath prefix for shares as part of a CS3 resource. Note that the path must start with '/'./Shares
FRONTEND_OCS_PERSONAL_NAMESPACE1.0.0stringHome namespace identifier./users/{{.Id.OpaqueId}}
FRONTEND_OCS_ADDITIONAL_INFO_ATTRIBUTE1.0.0stringAdditional information attribute for the user like {{.Mail}}.{{.Mail}}
OC_CACHE_STORE
FRONTEND_OCS_STAT_CACHE_STORE
1.0.0stringThe type of the cache store. Supported values are: 'memory', 'redis-sentinel', 'nats-js-kv', 'noop'. See the text description for details.memory
OC_CACHE_STORE_NODES
FRONTEND_OCS_STAT_CACHE_STORE_NODES
1.0.0[]stringA list of nodes to access the configured store. This has no effect when 'memory' store is configured. Note that the behaviour how nodes are used is dependent on the library of the configured store. See the Environment Variable Types description for more details.[127.0.0.1:9233]
OC_CACHE_DATABASE1.0.0stringThe database name the configured store should use.cache-stat
FRONTEND_OCS_STAT_CACHE_TABLE1.0.0stringThe database table the store should use.``
OC_CACHE_TTL
FRONTEND_OCS_STAT_CACHE_TTL
1.0.0DurationDefault time to live for user info in the cache. Only applied when access tokens has no expiration. See the Environment Variable Types description for more details.5m0s
OC_CACHE_DISABLE_PERSISTENCE
FRONTEND_OCS_STAT_CACHE_DISABLE_PERSISTENCE
1.0.0boolDisable persistence of the cache. Only applies when using the 'nats-js-kv' store type. Defaults to false.false
OC_CACHE_AUTH_USERNAME
FRONTEND_OCS_STAT_CACHE_AUTH_USERNAME
1.0.0stringThe username to use for authentication. Only applies when using the 'nats-js-kv' store type.``
OC_CACHE_AUTH_PASSWORD
FRONTEND_OCS_STAT_CACHE_AUTH_PASSWORD
1.0.0stringThe password to use for authentication. Only applies when using the 'nats-js-kv' store type.``
FRONTEND_OCS_ENABLE_DENIALS1.0.0boolEXPERIMENTAL: enable the feature to deny access on folders.false
OC_ENABLE_OCM
FRONTEND_OCS_LIST_OCM_SHARES
1.0.0boolInclude OCM shares when listing shares. See the OCM service documentation for more details.true
OC_ENABLE_OCM
FRONTEND_OCS_INCLUDE_OCM_SHAREES
1.0.0boolInclude OCM sharees when listing sharees.false
OC_SHARING_PUBLIC_SHARE_MUST_HAVE_PASSWORD
FRONTEND_OCS_PUBLIC_SHARE_MUST_HAVE_PASSWORD
1.0.0boolSet this to true if you want to enforce passwords on all public shares.true
OC_SHARING_PUBLIC_WRITEABLE_SHARE_MUST_HAVE_PASSWORD
FRONTEND_OCS_PUBLIC_WRITEABLE_SHARE_MUST_HAVE_PASSWORD
1.0.0boolSet this to true if you want to enforce passwords for writable shares. Only effective if the setting for 'passwords on all public shares' is set to false.false
OC_SHOW_USER_EMAIL_IN_RESULTS1.0.0boolInclude user email addresses in responses. If absent or set to false emails will be omitted from results. Please note that admin users can always see all email addresses.false
OCDAV_HTTP_PREFIX
FRONTENT_OCDAV_HTTP_PREFIX
1.0.0stringA URL path prefix for the handler.``
OCDAV_SKIP_USER_GROUPS_IN_TOKEN
FRONTENT_OCDAV_SKIP_USER_GROUPS_IN_TOKEN
1.0.0boolDisables the loading of user's group memberships from the reva access token.false
OCDAV_WEBDAV_NAMESPACE
FRONTENT_OCDAV_WEBDAV_NAMESPACE
1.0.0stringJail requests to /dav/webdav into this CS3 namespace. Supports template layouting with CS3 User properties./users/{{.Id.OpaqueId}}
OCDAV_FILES_NAMESPACE
FRONTENT_OCDAV_FILES_NAMESPACE
1.0.0stringJail requests to /dav/files/{username} into this CS3 namespace. Supports template layouting with CS3 User properties./users/{{.Id.OpaqueId}}
OCDAV_SHARES_NAMESPACE
FRONTENT_OCDAV_SHARES_NAMESPACE
1.0.0stringThe human readable path for the share jail. Relative to a users personal space root. Upcased intentionally./Shares
OCDAV_OCM_NAMESPACE
FRONTENT_OCDAV_OCM_NAMESPACE
1.0.0stringThe human readable path prefix for the ocm shares./public
OC_URL
OCDAV_PUBLIC_URL
FRONTENT_OCDAV_PUBLIC_URL
1.0.0stringURL where OpenCloud is reachable for users.https://localhost:9200
OC_INSECURE
OCDAV_INSECURE
FRONTENT_OCDAV_INSECURE
1.0.0boolAllow insecure connections to the GATEWAY service.false
OCDAV_ENABLE_HTTP_TPC
FRONTENT_OCDAV_ENABLE_HTTP_TPC
nextboolEnable HTTP / WebDAV Third-Party-Copy support.false
OCDAV_GATEWAY_REQUEST_TIME
FRONTENT_OUTOCDAV_GATEWAY_REQUEST_TIMEOUT
1.0.0int64Request timeout in seconds for requests from the oCDAV service to the GATEWAY service.84300
OC_MACHINE_AUTH_API_KEY
OCDAV_MACHINE_AUTH_API_KEY
FRONTENT_OCDAV_MACHINE_AUTH_API_KEY
1.0.0stringMachine auth API key used to validate internal requests necessary for the access to resources from other services.``
OCDAV_ALLOW_PROPFIND_DEPTH_INFINITY
FRONTENT_OCDAV_ALLOW_PROPFIND_DEPTH_INFINITY
1.0.0boolAllow the use of depth infinity in PROPFINDS. When enabled, a propfind will traverse through all subfolders. If many subfolders are expected, depth infinity can cause heavy server load and/or delayed response times.false
OCDAV_NAME_VALIDATION_INVALID_CHARS
FRONTENT_OCDAV_NAME_VALIDATION_INVALID_CHARS
next[]stringList of characters that are not allowed in file or folder names.`[

]| |OCDAV_NAME_VALIDATION_MAX_LENGTH<br/>FRONTENT_OCDAV_NAME_VALIDATION_MAX_LENGTH| next |int|Max lenght og file or folder names.|255| |FRONTEND_CHECKSUMS_SUPPORTED_TYPES| 1.0.0 |[]string|A list of checksum types that indicate to clients which hashes the server can use to verify upload integrity. Supported types are 'sha1', 'md5' and 'adler32'. See the Environment Variable Types description for more details.|[sha1 md5 adler32]| |FRONTEND_CHECKSUMS_PREFERRED_UPLOAD_TYPE| 1.0.0 |string|The supported checksum type for uploads that indicates to clients supporting multiple hash algorithms which one is preferred by the server. Must be one out of the defined list of SUPPORTED_TYPES.|sha1| |FRONTEND_READONLY_USER_ATTRIBUTES| 1.0.0 |[]string|A list of user attributes to indicate as read-only. Supported values: 'user.onPremisesSamAccountName' (username), 'user.displayName', 'user.mail', 'user.passwordProfile' (password), 'user.appRoleAssignments' (role), 'user.memberOf' (groups), 'user.accountEnabled' (login allowed), 'drive.quota' (quota). See the Environment Variable Types description for more details.|[]| |OC_LDAP_SERVER_WRITE_ENABLED<br/>FRONTEND_LDAP_SERVER_WRITE_ENABLED| 1.0.0 |bool|Allow creating, modifying and deleting LDAP users via the GRAPH API. This can only be set to 'true' when keeping default settings for the LDAP user and group attribute types (the 'OC_LDAP_USER_SCHEMA_* and 'OC_LDAP_GROUP_SCHEMA_* variables).|true| |FRONTEND_EDIT_LOGIN_ALLOWED_DISABLED| 3.4.0 |bool|Used to set if login is allowed/forbidden for for User.|false| |FRONTEND_FULL_TEXT_SEARCH_ENABLED| 1.0.0 |bool|Set to true to signal the web client that full-text search is enabled.|false| |FRONTEND_CHECK_FOR_UPDATES| 3.6.0 |bool|Enable automatic checking for updates. Defaults to true.|true| |OC_EVENTS_ENDPOINT<br/>FRONTEND_EVENTS_ENDPOINT| 1.0.0 |string|The address of the event system. The event system is the message queuing service. It is used as message broker for the microservice architecture.|127.0.0.1:9233| |OC_EVENTS_CLUSTER<br/>FRONTEND_EVENTS_CLUSTER| 1.0.0 |string|The clusterID of the event system. The event system is the message queuing service. It is used as message broker for the microservice architecture. Mandatory when using NATS as event system.|opencloud-cluster| |OC_INSECURE<br/>OC_EVENTS_TLS_INSECURE<br/>FRONTEND_EVENTS_TLS_INSECURE| 1.0.0 |bool|Whether to verify the server TLS certificates.|false| |OC_EVENTS_TLS_ROOT_CA_CERTIFICATE<br/>FRONTEND_EVENTS_TLS_ROOT_CA_CERTIFICATE<br/>OCS_EVENTS_TLS_ROOT_CA_CERTIFICATE| 1.0.0 |string|The root CA certificate used to validate the server's TLS certificate. If provided NOTIFICATIONS_EVENTS_TLS_INSECURE will be seen as false.|``| |OC_EVENTS_ENABLE_TLS<br/>FRONTEND_EVENTS_ENABLE_TLS| 1.0.0 |bool|Enable TLS for the connection to the events broker. The events broker is the OpenCloud service which receives and delivers events between the services.|false| |OC_EVENTS_AUTH_USERNAME<br/>FRONTEND_EVENTS_AUTH_USERNAME| 1.0.0 |string|The username to authenticate with the events broker. The events broker is the OpenCloud service which receives and delivers events between the services.|``| |OC_EVENTS_AUTH_PASSWORD<br/>FRONTEND_EVENTS_AUTH_PASSWORD| 1.0.0 |string|The password to authenticate with the events broker. The events broker is the OpenCloud service which receives and delivers events between the services.|``| |FRONTEND_AUTO_ACCEPT_SHARES| 1.0.0 |bool|Defines if shares should be auto accepted by default. Users can change this setting individually in their profile.|true| |OC_SERVICE_ACCOUNT_ID<br/>FRONTEND_SERVICE_ACCOUNT_ID| 1.0.0 |string|The ID of the service account the service should use. See the 'auth-service' service description for more details.|``| |OC_SERVICE_ACCOUNT_SECRET<br/>FRONTEND_SERVICE_ACCOUNT_SECRET| 1.0.0 |string|The service account secret.|``| |OC_PASSWORD_POLICY_DISABLED<br/>FRONTEND_PASSWORD_POLICY_DISABLED| 1.0.0 |bool|Disable the password policy. Defaults to false if not set.|false| |OC_PASSWORD_POLICY_MIN_CHARACTERS<br/>FRONTEND_PASSWORD_POLICY_MIN_CHARACTERS| 1.0.0 |int|Define the minimum password length. Defaults to 8 if not set.|8| |OC_PASSWORD_POLICY_MIN_LOWERCASE_CHARACTERS<br/>FRONTEND_PASSWORD_POLICY_MIN_LOWERCASE_CHARACTERS| 1.0.0 |int|Define the minimum number of uppercase letters. Defaults to 1 if not set.|1| |OC_PASSWORD_POLICY_MIN_UPPERCASE_CHARACTERS<br/>FRONTEND_PASSWORD_POLICY_MIN_UPPERCASE_CHARACTERS| 1.0.0 |int|Define the minimum number of lowercase letters. Defaults to 1 if not set.|1| |OC_PASSWORD_POLICY_MIN_DIGITS<br/>FRONTEND_PASSWORD_POLICY_MIN_DIGITS| 1.0.0 |int|Define the minimum number of digits. Defaults to 1 if not set.|1| |OC_PASSWORD_POLICY_MIN_SPECIAL_CHARACTERS<br/>FRONTEND_PASSWORD_POLICY_MIN_SPECIAL_CHARACTERS| 1.0.0 |int|Define the minimum number of characters from the special characters list to be present. Defaults to 1 if not set.|1| |OC_PASSWORD_POLICY_BANNED_PASSWORDS_LIST<br/>FRONTEND_PASSWORD_POLICY_BANNED_PASSWORDS_LIST| 1.0.0 |string|Path to the 'banned passwords list' file. This only impacts public link password validation. See the documentation for more details.|``| |FRONTEND_CONFIGURABLE_NOTIFICATIONS| 1.0.0 |bool|Allow configuring notifications via web client.|false| |FRONTEND_GROUPWARE_ENABLED| 3.7.0 |bool|Enable groupware features. Defaults to false.|false`|