nextcloud / nextcloud/approval

Allow approval from other instances' users (Federation)

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Feature request

Which Nextcloud Version are you currently using: (see administration page)
Nextcloud Hub 9 (30.0.4)

Is your feature request related to a problem? Please describe.

I have a main nextcloud instance and a secondary instance.
I need to ask for approval from a user or group of users on the secondary instance, but typing user@instanceB.local doesn't show the user.

Describe the solution you'd like
Add better federation support

Describe alternatives you've considered
Send the confidential files by email 😆

Additional context

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Research direction

No implementation files, tests, or entry points are identified in the issue. Start by locating the approval flow that searches users and groups, then review how federated identities are represented; done means users or groups from another instance can be selected for approval.

Written by the indexing model from the issue text.

Assessment

Tech stack
javascript
Domain
distributed-systems
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
5/5
Estimated time
Over a week
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
25/100

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