Web Service Configuration

Introduction

The web service embeds and serves the static files for the Infinite Scale web client. See the ownCloud Web description for more details.

Note that clients will respond with a connection error if the web service is not available.

The web service also provides a minimal API for branding functionality like changing the logo shown.

Default Values

  • Web listens on port 9100 by default.

Web UI Configuration

  • Single configuration settings of the embedded web UI can be defined via WEB_OPTION_xxx environment variables.

  • A json based configuration file can be used via the WEB_UI_CONFIG_FILE environment variable.

  • If a json based configuration file is used, these configurations take precedence over single options set.

Web UI Options

Beside theming, see below, the behavior of the web UI can be configured via options. Behavior customization can be achieved by setting environment variables. Look for environment variables starting with WEB_OPTION_xxx for more details.

Web UI Config File

When defined via the WEB_UI_CONFIG_FILE, the configuration of the web UI can be made with a json based file. See the link for examples.

Embedding Web

Web can be consumed by another application in a stripped-down version called “Embed mode”. This mode is supposed to be used in the context of selecting or sharing resources. For more details refer to the developer documentation ownCloud Web / Embed Mode. See the environment variables: WEB_OPTION_MODE and WEB_OPTION_EMBED_TARGET to configure the embedded mode.

Customize the Web UI Configuration

See the ownCloud Web with Custom Configuration documentation for details if you want:

  • Custom Compiled Web Assets

  • Extend Web UI With Apps

Custom Theming for the Web UI

See the ownCloud Web with Custom Theming for more details.

Configuration

Environment Variables

The web service is configured via the following environment variables. Read the Environment Variable Types documentation for important details. Column IV shows with which release the environment variable has been introduced.

  • 7.0.0

Environment variables for the web service
Name IV Type Default Value Description

OCIS_TRACING_ENABLED
WEB_TRACING_ENABLED

pre5.0

bool

false

Activates tracing.

OCIS_TRACING_TYPE
WEB_TRACING_TYPE

pre5.0

string

The type of tracing. Defaults to '', which is the same as 'jaeger'. Allowed tracing types are 'jaeger' and '' as of now.

OCIS_TRACING_ENDPOINT
WEB_TRACING_ENDPOINT

pre5.0

string

The endpoint of the tracing agent.

OCIS_TRACING_COLLECTOR
WEB_TRACING_COLLECTOR

pre5.0

string

The HTTP endpoint for sending spans directly to a collector, i.e. http://jaeger-collector:14268/api/traces. Only used if the tracing endpoint is unset.

OCIS_LOG_LEVEL
WEB_LOG_LEVEL

pre5.0

string

The log level. Valid values are: 'panic', 'fatal', 'error', 'warn', 'info', 'debug', 'trace'.

OCIS_LOG_PRETTY
WEB_LOG_PRETTY

pre5.0

bool

false

Activates pretty log output.

OCIS_LOG_COLOR
WEB_LOG_COLOR

pre5.0

bool

false

Activates colorized log output.

OCIS_LOG_FILE
WEB_LOG_FILE

pre5.0

string

The path to the log file. Activates logging to this file if set.

WEB_DEBUG_ADDR

pre5.0

string

127.0.0.1:9104

Bind address of the debug server, where metrics, health, config and debug endpoints will be exposed.

WEB_DEBUG_TOKEN

pre5.0

string

Token to secure the metrics endpoint.

WEB_DEBUG_PPROF

pre5.0

bool

false

Enables pprof, which can be used for profiling.

WEB_DEBUG_ZPAGES

pre5.0

bool

false

Enables zpages, which can be used for collecting and viewing in-memory traces.

WEB_HTTP_ADDR

pre5.0

string

127.0.0.1:9100

The bind address of the HTTP service.

OCIS_HTTP_TLS_ENABLED

pre5.0

bool

false

Activates TLS for the http based services using the server certifcate and key configured via OCIS_HTTP_TLS_CERTIFICATE and OCIS_HTTP_TLS_KEY. If OCIS_HTTP_TLS_CERTIFICATE is not set a temporary server certificate is generated - to be used with PROXY_INSECURE_BACKEND=true.

OCIS_HTTP_TLS_CERTIFICATE

pre5.0

string

Path/File name of the TLS server certificate (in PEM format) for the http services.

OCIS_HTTP_TLS_KEY

pre5.0

string

Path/File name for the TLS certificate key (in PEM format) for the server certificate to use for the http services.

WEB_HTTP_ROOT

pre5.0

string

/

Subdirectory that serves as the root for this HTTP service.

WEB_CACHE_TTL

pre5.0

int

604800

Cache policy in seconds for ownCloud Web assets.

OCIS_CORS_ALLOW_ORIGINS
WEB_CORS_ALLOW_ORIGINS

pre5.0

[]string

[https://localhost:9200]

A list of allowed CORS origins. See following chapter for more details: Access-Control-Allow-Origin at https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/HTTP/Headers/Access-Control-Allow-Origin. See the Environment Variable Types description for more details.

OCIS_CORS_ALLOW_METHODS
WEB_CORS_ALLOW_METHODS

pre5.0

[]string

[OPTIONS HEAD GET PUT PATCH POST DELETE MKCOL PROPFIND PROPPATCH MOVE COPY REPORT SEARCH]

A list of allowed CORS methods. See following chapter for more details: Access-Control-Request-Method at https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/HTTP/Headers/Access-Control-Request-Method. See the Environment Variable Types description for more details.

OCIS_CORS_ALLOW_HEADERS
WEB_CORS_ALLOW_HEADERS

pre5.0

[]string

[Origin Accept Content-Type Depth Authorization Ocs-Apirequest If-None-Match If-Match Destination Overwrite X-Request-Id X-Requested-With Tus-Resumable Tus-Checksum-Algorithm Upload-Concat Upload-Length Upload-Metadata Upload-Defer-Length Upload-Expires Upload-Checksum Upload-Offset X-HTTP-Method-Override]

A list of allowed CORS headers. See following chapter for more details: Access-Control-Request-Headers at https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/HTTP/Headers/Access-Control-Request-Headers. See the Environment Variable Types description for more details.

OCIS_CORS_ALLOW_CREDENTIALS
WEB_CORS_ALLOW_CREDENTIALS

pre5.0

bool

false

Allow credentials for CORS. See following chapter for more details: Access-Control-Allow-Credentials at https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/HTTP/Headers/Access-Control-Allow-Credentials.

WEB_ASSET_CORE_PATH

6.0.0

string

/var/lib/ocis/web/assets/core

Serve ownCloud Web assets from a path on the filesystem instead of the builtin assets. If not defined, the root directory derives from $OCIS_BASE_DATA_PATH/web/assets/core

OCIS_ASSET_THEMES_PATH
WEB_ASSET_THEMES_PATH

6.0.0

string

/var/lib/ocis/web/assets/themes

Serve ownCloud themes from a path on the filesystem instead of the builtin assets. If not defined, the root directory derives from $OCIS_BASE_DATA_PATH/web/assets/themes

WEB_ASSET_APPS_PATH

6.0.0

string

/var/lib/ocis/web/assets/apps

Serve ownCloud Web apps assets from a path on the filesystem instead of the builtin assets. If not defined, the root directory derives from $OCIS_BASE_DATA_PATH/web/assets/apps

WEB_UI_CONFIG_FILE

pre5.0

string

Read the ownCloud Web json based configuration from this path/file. The config file takes precedence over WEB_OPTION_xxx environment variables. See the text description for more details.

OCIS_URL
WEB_UI_THEME_SERVER

pre5.0

string

https://localhost:9200

Base URL to load themes from. Will be prepended to the theme path.

WEB_UI_THEME_PATH

pre5.0

string

/themes/owncloud/theme.json

Path to the theme json file. Will be appended to the URL of the theme server.

OCIS_URL
WEB_UI_CONFIG_SERVER

pre5.0

string

https://localhost:9200

URL, where the oCIS APIs are reachable for ownCloud Web.

WEB_OIDC_METADATA_URL

pre5.0

string

https://localhost:9200/.well-known/openid-configuration

URL for the OIDC well-known configuration endpoint. Defaults to the oCIS API URL + '/.well-known/openid-configuration'.

OCIS_URL
OCIS_OIDC_ISSUER
WEB_OIDC_AUTHORITY

pre5.0

string

https://localhost:9200

URL of the OIDC issuer. It defaults to URL of the builtin IDP.

OCIS_OIDC_CLIENT_ID
WEB_OIDC_CLIENT_ID

pre5.0

string

web

The OIDC client ID which ownCloud Web uses. This client needs to be set up in your IDP. Note that this setting has no effect when using the builtin IDP.

WEB_OIDC_RESPONSE_TYPE

pre5.0

string

code

The OIDC response type to use for authentication.

WEB_OIDC_SCOPE

pre5.0

string

openid profile email

OIDC scopes to request during authentication to authorize access to user details. Defaults to 'openid profile email'. Values are separated by blank. More example values but not limited to are 'address' or 'phone' etc.

WEB_OIDC_POST_LOGOUT_REDIRECT_URI

pre5.0

string

This value needs to point to a valid and reachable web page. The web client will trigger a redirect to that page directly after the logout action. The default value is empty and redirects to the login page.

WEB_OPTION_OPEN_APPS_IN_TAB

pre5.0

bool

false

Configures whether apps and extensions should generally open in a new tab. Defaults to false.

WEB_OPTION_DISABLE_FEEDBACK_LINK

pre5.0

bool

false

Set this option to 'true' to disable the feedback link in the top bar. Keeping it enabled by setting the value to 'false' or with the absence of the option, allows ownCloud to get feedback from your user base through a dedicated survey website.

WEB_OPTION_RUNNING_ON_EOS

pre5.0

bool

false

Set this option to 'true' if running on an EOS storage backend (https://eos-web.web.cern.ch/eos-web/) to enable its specific features. Defaults to 'false'.

WEB_OPTION_CONTEXTHELPERS_READ_MORE

pre5.0

bool

true

Specifies whether the 'Read more' link should be displayed or not.

WEB_OPTION_LOGOUT_URL

pre5.0

string

Adds a link to the user’s profile page to point him to an external page, where he can manage his session and devices. This is helpful when an external IdP is used. This option is disabled by default.

WEB_OPTION_LOGIN_URL

5.0

string

Specifies the target URL to the login page. This is helpful when an external IdP is used. This option is disabled by default. Example URL like: https://www.myidp.com/login.

WEB_OPTION_TOKEN_STORAGE_LOCAL

pre5.0

bool

true

Specifies whether the access token will be stored in the local storage when set to 'true' or in the session storage when set to 'false'. If stored in the local storage, login state will be persisted across multiple browser tabs, means no additional logins are required.

WEB_OPTION_DISABLED_EXTENSIONS

5.0

[]string

[]

A list to disable specific Web extensions identified by their ID. The ID can e.g. be taken from the 'index.ts' file of the web extension. Example: 'com.github.owncloud.web.files.search,com.github.owncloud.web.files.print'. See the Environment Variable Types description for more details.

WEB_OPTION_EMBED_ENABLED

5.0

string

Defines whether Web should be running in 'embed' mode. Setting this to 'true' will enable a stripped down version of Web with reduced functionality used to integrate Web into other applications like via iFrame. Setting it to 'false' or not setting it (default) will run Web as usual with all functionality enabled. See the text description for more details.

WEB_OPTION_EMBED_TARGET

5.0

string

Defines how Web is being integrated when running in 'embed' mode. Currently, the only supported options are '' (empty) and 'location'. With '' which is the default, Web will run regular as defined via the 'embed.enabled' config option. With 'location', Web will run embedded as location picker. Resource selection will be disabled and the selected resources array always includes the current folder as the only item. See the text description for more details.

WEB_OPTION_EMBED_MESSAGES_ORIGIN

5.0

string

Defines a URL under which Web can be integrated via iFrame in 'embed' mode. Note that setting this is mandatory when running Web in 'embed' mode. Use '*' as value to allow running the iFrame under any URL, although this is not recommended for security reasons. See the text description for more details.

WEB_OPTION_EMBED_DELEGATE_AUTHENTICATION

5.0

bool

false

Defines whether Web should require authentication to be done by the parent application when running in 'embed' mode. If set to 'true' Web will not try to authenticate the user on its own but will require an access token coming from the parent application. Defaults to being unset.

WEB_OPTION_EMBED_DELEGATE_AUTHENTICATION_ORIGIN

5.0

string

Defines the host to validate the message event origin against when running Web in 'embed' mode with delegated authentication. Defaults to event message origin validation being omitted, which is only recommended for development setups.

WEB_OPTION_USER_LIST_REQUIRES_FILTER

5.0

bool

false

Defines whether one or more filters must be set in order to list users in the Web admin settings. Set this option to 'true' if running in an environment with a lot of users and listing all users could slow down performance. Defaults to 'false'.

WEB_OPTION_CONCURRENT_REQUESTS_RESOURCE_BATCH_ACTIONS

5.0

int

0

Defines the maximum number of concurrent requests per file/folder/space batch action. Defaults to 4.

WEB_OPTION_CONCURRENT_REQUESTS_SSE

5.0

int

0

Defines the maximum number of concurrent requests in SSE event handlers. Defaults to 4.

WEB_OPTION_CONCURRENT_REQUESTS_SHARES_CREATE

5.0

int

0

Defines the maximum number of concurrent requests per sharing invite batch. Defaults to 4.

WEB_OPTION_CONCURRENT_REQUESTS_SHARES_LIST

5.0

int

0

Defines the maximum number of concurrent requests when loading individual share information inside listings. Defaults to 2.

OCIS_JWT_SECRET
WEB_JWT_SECRET

pre5.0

string

The secret to mint and validate jwt tokens.

WEB_GATEWAY_GRPC_ADDR

pre5.0

string

com.owncloud.api.gateway

The bind address of the GRPC service.

YAML Example

  • 7.0.0

# Autogenerated
# Filename: web-config-example.yaml

tracing:
  enabled: false
  type: ""
  endpoint: ""
  collector: ""
log:
  level: ""
  pretty: false
  color: false
  file: ""
debug:
  addr: 127.0.0.1:9104
  token: ""
  pprof: false
  zpages: false
http:
  addr: 127.0.0.1:9100
  tls:
    enabled: false
    cert: ""
    key: ""
  root: /
  cache_ttl: 604800
  cors:
    allow_origins:
    - https://localhost:9200
    allow_methods:
    - OPTIONS
    - HEAD
    - GET
    - PUT
    - PATCH
    - POST
    - DELETE
    - MKCOL
    - PROPFIND
    - PROPPATCH
    - MOVE
    - COPY
    - REPORT
    - SEARCH
    allow_headers:
    - Origin
    - Accept
    - Content-Type
    - Depth
    - Authorization
    - Ocs-Apirequest
    - If-None-Match
    - If-Match
    - Destination
    - Overwrite
    - X-Request-Id
    - X-Requested-With
    - Tus-Resumable
    - Tus-Checksum-Algorithm
    - Upload-Concat
    - Upload-Length
    - Upload-Metadata
    - Upload-Defer-Length
    - Upload-Expires
    - Upload-Checksum
    - Upload-Offset
    - X-HTTP-Method-Override
    allow_credentials: false
asset:
  core_path: /var/lib/ocis/web/assets/core
  themes_path: /var/lib/ocis/web/assets/themes
  apps_path: /var/lib/ocis/web/assets/apps
file: ""
web:
  theme_server: https://localhost:9200
  theme_path: /themes/owncloud/theme.json
  config:
    server: https://localhost:9200
    oidc:
      metadata_url: https://localhost:9200/.well-known/openid-configuration
      authority: https://localhost:9200
      client_id: web
      response_type: code
      scope: openid profile email
      post_logout_redirect_uri: ""
    apps:
    - files
    - search
    - text-editor
    - pdf-viewer
    - external
    - admin-settings
    - epub-reader
    - preview
    - app-store
    applications: []
    external_apps: []
    options:
      openAppsInTab: false
      accountEditLink: null
      disableFeedbackLink: false
      feedbackLink: null
      runningOnEos: false
      cernFeatures: false
      upload: null
      editor: null
      contextHelpersReadMore: true
      logoutUrl: ""
      loginUrl: ""
      tokenStorageLocal: true
      disabledExtensions: []
      embed:
        enabled: ""
        target: ""
        messagesOrigin: ""
        delegateAuthentication: false
        delegateAuthenticationOrigin: ""
      userListRequiresFilter: false
      concurrentRequests:
        resourceBatchActions: 0
        sse: 0
        shares:
          create: 0
          list: 0
    styles: []
    scripts: []
    custom_translations: []
apps: {}
token_manager:
  jwt_secret: ""
gateway_addr: com.owncloud.api.gateway