diff --git a/admin_manual/configuration/server_to_server_managing.rst b/admin_manual/configuration/server_to_server_managing.rst index 5ebe9d39d..c24267680 100644 --- a/admin_manual/configuration/server_to_server_managing.rst +++ b/admin_manual/configuration/server_to_server_managing.rst @@ -1,29 +1,32 @@ -Managing Server-to-Server Sharing Access +Configuring Server-to-Server Sharing ======================================== -You can manage how server-to-server sharing functions for internal and external -users and groups from the Admin page. The settings on the Admin page provide a -level of security for whether or not local or remote ownCloud users or groups -can access server-to-server shares. +ownCloud 7 introduces a powerful new feature, server-to-server sharing. With just a few clicks you can easily and securely create public shares for sharing files and directories with other ownCloud 7 servers. You can automatically send an email notification when you create the share, add password protection, allow users to upload files, and set an expiration date. -To manage server-to-server sharing access: +Follow these steps to create a new public share: -1. Access the ownCloud Admin page. - -2. In the Application View, scroll to the Remote Shares section of the page. +1. Go to admin > Admin in your ownCloud Web control panel, and scroll to the Remote Shares section. .. figure:: ../images/remote_shares.png + +2. To enable server-to-server sharing, and to allow remote users to mount your shares in their ownCloud 7 accounts, check ``Allow other instances to mount public links shared from this server.`` Leaving the checkbox blank disables server-to-server sharing. -3. Enable or disable the remote shares options as desired: +3. You can enable the users on your local ownCloud server to create their own public shares by checking ``Allow users to mount public link shares.`` Leaving this unchecked disables user-created public shares. + +4. Now go to your Files page and hover your cursor over the file or directory you want to share to expose the administration options. Check the ``Share Link`` checkbox to create the share, and to expose all of your sharing options. - * ``Allow other instances to mount public links shared from this server`` -- - This option enables (checked) or disables (unchecked) the ability for - remote ownCloud users to access public links that you share from the - server. + .. figure:: ../images/create_public_share.png + +Your new public share is labeled with a chain link. If you do not protect it with a password, it is visible to anyone who has the URL. Users on other ownCloud 7 servers can mount it and use it just like any ownCloud share. - * ``Allow users to mount public link shares`` -- This option enables - (checked) or disables (unchecked) users on the local server to add shares - (folders or files) to the current ownCloud instance. +Un-check the ``Share Link`` checkbox to disable the share. + +See "Using Server-to-Server Sharing" in the Users Manual to learn how to connect to a remote public share. + +Notes +-------- + +Your Apache Web server must have ``mod_rewrite`` enabled, and you must have ``trusted_domains`` configured in ``config.php``. Consider also enabling SSL to encrypt all traffic between your servers. (See "Manual Installation" in the Administrators Manual to learn more about mod_rewrite, SSL, and alternative HTTP servers. See "Installation Wizard" in the Administrators Manual to learn more about configuring trusted domains.) + +Your ownCloud server creates the share link from the URL that you used to log into the server, so make sure that you log into your server using a URL that is accessible to your users. For example, if you log in via its LAN IP address, such as http://192.168.10.50, then your share URL will be something like http://192.168.10.50/owncloud/public.php?service=files&t=6b6fa9a714a32ef0af8a83dde358deec, which is not accessible outside of your LAN. This also applies to using the server name; for access outside of your LAN you need to use a fully-qualified domain name such as http://myserver.example.com, rather than http://myserver. -For information about how to use server-to-server sharing, "Using Server-to-Server Sharing" -in the Users Manual. diff --git a/admin_manual/images/create_public_share.png b/admin_manual/images/create_public_share.png new file mode 100644 index 000000000..84b824ae7 Binary files /dev/null and b/admin_manual/images/create_public_share.png differ