Configure imaginary endpoint from Nextcloud's interface
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Description
I use a Hetzner Storage Share instance so I unfortunately don't have access to config.php and I can't install imaginary locally.
I have a Hetzner VPS as well though, on which I would like to run imaginary in addition to Collabora. Uploading/downloading whole files from the Hetzner Storage Share instance to the Hetzner VPS is super fast so I believe the endpoint would be fast enough, providing that generating screenshots is not a blocking operation.
Could you add a way to manually configure an external imaginary endpoint from the Nextcloud interface, as well as making it possible to configure the supported file types from here?
Thanks a lot 🙏
P. S. — I can't just install Nextcloud on my VPS because local storage is 40 GB, and mounting my Hetzner Storage Share's Nextcloud as an external storage is way too slow (I tried).
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Is your feature request related to a problem? Please describe.
I use a Hetzner Storage Share instance so I unfortunately don't have access to config.php and I can't install imaginary locally.
Describe the solution you'd like
I have a Hetzner VPS as well though, on which I would like to run imaginary in addition to Collabora.
Could you add a way to manually configure an external imaginary endpoint from the Nextcloud interface, as well as making it possible to configure the supported file types from here?
Describe alternatives you've considered
I can't just install Nextcloud on my VPS because local storage is 40 GB, and mounting my Hetzner Storage Share's Nextcloud as an external storage is way too slow (I tried).
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Research direction
Start by locating Nextcloud's existing imaginary configuration and the administration interface that handles external services. Review how the endpoint and supported file types are currently configured, then define the interface and backend changes needed. Done means administrators can configure both values from the Nextcloud interface and the settings are used for screenshot generation.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- php
- Domain
- backend, cloud, frontend
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 5/5
- Estimated time
- Over a week
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 35/100