nextcloud / nextcloud/server

Mirror federated storage locally [$20]

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1. to develop enhancement feature: federation feature: sharing
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Description

Steps to reproduce
  1. Mount remote federated share
    2.take remote federated share offline
    3.attempt to access remote federated share data locally
Expected behaviour

Federated data from remote host will still be accessible from the web client while the remote host is offline. Federated share owner can allow those with remote access to keep local copies of the shared data.

Actual behaviour

All access to federated remote shares is lost until host goes back online.

Server

Nextcloud 13 and Nextcloud 12.0.5


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Research direction

The issue names no files or tests. Start by reproducing the three listed steps on Nextcloud 12 or 13 and trace how federated shares are accessed when the remote host is offline. Done means remote users can access a permitted local copy while the federated host remains unavailable.

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Assessment

Tech stack
php
Domain
backend, cloud, distributed-systems
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
5/5
Estimated time
Over a week
Activity status
Quiet
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
25/100

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