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Roberto Rosario
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File storage File storage
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The files are stored and placed under Mayan EDMS "control" to avoid The files are stored and placed under **Mayan EDMS** "control" to avoid
filename clashes (each file gets renamed to its UUID and with an extension) filename clashes (each file gets renamed to its UUID and with an extension)
and stored in a simple flat arrangement in a directory. This doesn't and stored in a simple flat arrangement in a directory. This doesn't
stop access to the files but it is not recommended because moving, stop access to the files but it is not recommended because moving,
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and then turn on the index filesystem mirror options which would create and then turn on the index filesystem mirror options which would create
an actual directory tree and links to the actual stored files but using an actual directory tree and links to the actual stored files but using
the filename of the documents as stored in the database. This the filename of the documents as stored in the database. This
filesystem mirror of the index can them be shared with Samba across the filesystem mirror of the index can them be shared with Samba_ across the
network. This access would be read-only, and new versions of the files network. This access would be read-only, and new versions of the files
would have to be uploaded from the web GUI using the new document would have to be uploaded from the web GUI using the new document
versioning support. versioning support.
Mayan's EDMS components are as decoupled from each other as possible, **Mayan EDMS** components are as decoupled from each other as possible,
storage in this case is very decoupled and its behavior is controlled storage in this case is very decoupled and its behavior is controlled
not by the project but by the Storage progamming class. Why this design? not by the project but by the Storage progamming class. Why this design?
All the other part don't make any assumptions about the actual file All the other part don't make any assumptions about the actual file
storage, so that Mayan EDMS can work saving files locally, over the storage, so that **Mayan EDMS** can work saving files locally, over the
network or even across the internet and still operate exactly the same. network or even across the internet and still operate exactly the same.
The file storage behavior is controlled by the :setting:`DOCUMENTS_STORAGE_BACKEND`
and should be set to a class or subclass of Django's ``django.core.files.storage.FileSystemStorage`` class.
.. _Samba: http://www.samba.org/