Extension Files

Title	Files
Name	ckanext-files
Type	Public extension
Description	Files as first-class citizens of CKAN. Upload, manage, and remove files directly with support for multiple storage backends.
CKAN versions	~2.9, ~2.10, ~2.11 Show details These CKAN Versions are exactely matched: 2.10.0 2.10.1 2.10.2 2.10.3 2.10.4 2.10.5 2.10.6 2.10.7 2.10.8 2.11.0 2.11.1 2.11.2 2.11.3 2.12.0 2.9.0 2.9.1 2.9.10 2.9.11 2.9.2 2.9.3 2.9.4 2.9.5 2.9.6 2.9.7 2.9.8 2.9.9
Download-Url (zip)	https://github.com/DataShades/ckanext-files.git#egg=ckanext-files
Download-Url commit date	2025-08-29
Url to repo	https://github.com/DataShades/ckanext-files
Category	Cloud Infrastructure & Storage

Description (long)	Show details Advanced file management API for CKAN that treats files as first-class entities. Supports multiple storage adapters including filesystem, Redis, S3, Google Cloud, OpenDAL, and libcloud. Provides comprehensive file operations including multipart uploads, file transfers between storages, search capabilities, and flexible permission management. Includes TypeScript-based upload widgets and extensive CLI tools for storage management. Built on the file-keeper library for portable file abstractions.
Version	v1.1.0a0
Version release date	2025-08-29
Contact name	DataShades
Contakt email	(not set)
Contact Url	(not set)

Configuration hints	Requires file-keeper>=0.1.0. Database migration required. Configure storage backends via ckanext.files.storage.NAME.type with supported types: files:fs (filesystem), files:redis, files:s3, files:google_cloud, files:opendal, files:libcloud. Each storage type has specific configuration options (e.g., path, bucket, credentials). Optional extras available for different backends: [opendal], [libcloud]. Includes CLI commands via ‘ckan files’ for storage management, adapter operations, and file transfers. Migration from CKAN core file storage supported.
Plugins to configure (ckan.ini)	files files_manager file_upload_widget
CKAN Settings (ckan.ini)	# Default storage configuration (filesystem example) # ckanext.files.storage.default.type = files:fs # ckanext.files.storage.default.path = /tmp/ckan_storage # ckanext.files.storage.default.initialize = true # Redis storage example # ckanext.files.storage.redis.type = files:redis # ckanext.files.storage.redis.bucket = ckan_files # S3 storage example # ckanext.files.storage.s3.type = files:s3 # ckanext.files.storage.s3.bucket = my-bucket # ckanext.files.storage.s3.region = us-east-1
DB migration to be executed	files