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Local
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Local storages provide access to any directory on the Nextcloud server. Since
this is a significant security risk, Local storage can only be configured in
the Nextcloud admin settings. Non-admin users cannot create Local storage
mounts.
Use this to mount any directory on your Nextcloud server that is outside
of your Nextcloud ``data/`` directory. This directory must be readable and
writable by your HTTP server user. These ownership and permission examples
are on Ubuntu Linux::
sudo chown -R www-data:www-data /path/to/localdir
sudo chmod -R 0750 /path/to/localdir
Important: If you use consecutive commands, make sure, you are user ``www-data``::
sudo -u www-data bash
cd /path/to/localdir
mkdir data
In the **Folder name** field enter the folder name that you want to appear on
your Nextcloud Files page.
In the **Configuration** field enter the full filepath of the directory you
want to mount.
In the **Available for** field enter the users or groups who have permission to
access the mount. By default all users have access.
.. figure:: images/local.png
See :doc:`../external_storage_configuration_gui` for additional mount
options and information.
See :doc:`auth_mechanisms` for more information on authentication schemes.