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mod_http_upload: Recommend against adding to modules_enabled Users were confused. Client compatibility is mixed (though I think most/all are fixed now).
author Matthew Wild <mwild1@gmail.com>
date Wed, 08 Jan 2020 10:55:43 +0000
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2 description: HTTP File Upload
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3 labels: 'Stage-Alpha'
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4 ---
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6 Introduction
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7 ============
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9 This module implements [XEP-0363], versions 0.2 and 0.3, which let
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10 clients upload files over HTTP.
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12 Configuration
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13 =============
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15 mod\_http\_upload relies on Prosodys HTTP server and mod\_http for
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16 serving HTTP requests. See [Prosodys HTTP server documentation][doc:http]
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17 for information about how to configure ports, HTTP Host names etc.
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19 The module can be added as a new Component definition:
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21 ``` {.lua}
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22 Component "upload.example.org" "http_upload"
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23 ```
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25 It should **not** be added to modules_enabled.
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27 Limits
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28 ------
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30 ### Max size
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32 A maximum file size can be set by:
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34 ``` {.lua}
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35 http_upload_file_size_limit = 123 -- bytes
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36 ```
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38 Default is 1MB (1024\*1024).
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40 This can not be set over the value of `http_max_content_size` (default 10M).
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41 Consider [mod_http_upload_external] instead of attempting to increase
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42 this limit.
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44 ### Max age
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46 Files can be set to be deleted after some time:
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48 ``` lua
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49 http_upload_expire_after = 60 * 60 * 24 * 7 -- a week in seconds
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50 ```
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52 Expired files are deleted when a new upload slot is requested,
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54 A command exists to invoke expiry:
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56 ```
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57 prosodyctl mod_http_upload expire [optional list of users]
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58 ```
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60 ### User quota
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62 A total maximum size of all uploaded files per user can be set by:
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64 ``` lua
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65 http_upload_quota = 1234 -- bytes
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66 ```
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68 A request for a slot that would take an user over quota is denied.
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70 Path
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71 ----
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73 By default, uploaded files are put in a sub-directory of the default
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74 Prosody storage path (usually `/var/lib/prosody`). This can be changed:
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76 ``` {.lua}
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77 http_upload_path = "/path/to/uploded/files"
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78 ```
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80 Compatibility
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81 =============
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83 Works with Prosody 0.9.x and later.