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2 description: HTTP File Upload
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3 labels:
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4 - Stage-Alpha
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7 Introduction
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8 ============
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10 This module implements [XEP-0363], versions 0.2 and 0.3, which let
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11 clients upload files over HTTP.
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13 Configuration
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14 =============
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16 mod\_http\_upload relies on Prosodys HTTP server and mod\_http for
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17 serving HTTP requests. See [Prosodys HTTP server documentation][doc:http]
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18 for information about how to configure ports, HTTP Host names etc.
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20 The module can be added as a new Component definition:
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22 ``` {.lua}
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23 Component "upload.example.org" "http_upload"
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24 ```
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26 It should **not** be added to modules_enabled.
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28 ## Discoverability
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30 Prosody makes subdomains of your VirtualHosts easily discoverable by
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31 clients. To make the component discoverable by other hosts where the
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32 component is **not a subdomain** of the VirtualHost, you can use
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33 [`disco_items`][doc:modules:mod_disco#configuration].
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35 ``` {.lua}
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36 VirtualHost "foo.example.org"
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37 disco_items = {
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38 { "upload.example.com" },
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39 }
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40 ```
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42 ## Access
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44 You may want to give upload access to additional entities such as components
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45 by using the `http_upload_access` config option.
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47 ``` {.lua}
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48 http_upload_access = {"gateway.example.com"};
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49 ```
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51 Limits
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52 ------
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54 ### Max size
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58 ``` {.lua}
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59 http_upload_file_size_limit = 123 -- bytes
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60 ```
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62 Default is 1MB (1024\*1024).
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64 This can not be set over the value of `http_max_content_size` (default 10M).
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65 Consider [mod_http_upload_external] instead of attempting to increase
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66 this limit.
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68 ### Max age
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70 Files can be set to be deleted after some time:
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74 ```
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76 Expired files are deleted when a new upload slot is requested,
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78 A command exists to invoke expiry:
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80 ```
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81 prosodyctl mod_http_upload expire [list of users or hosts]
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82 ```
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86 A total maximum size of all uploaded files per user can be set by:
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88 ``` lua
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89 http_upload_quota = 1234 -- bytes
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92 A request for a slot that would take an user over quota is denied.
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94 Path
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95 ----
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97 By default, uploaded files are put in a sub-directory of the default
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98 Prosody storage path (usually `/var/lib/prosody`). This can be changed:
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100 ``` {.lua}
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101 http_upload_path = "/path/to/uploaded/files"
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104 Compatibility
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105 =============
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107 Works with Prosody 0.11.x and later.
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109 In Prosody 0.12 and later, consider switching to [mod_http_file_share](https://prosody.im/doc/modules/mod_http_file_share)
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110 which is distributed with Prosody. You can migrate existing files using
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111 [mod_migrate_http_upload](https://modules.prosody.im/mod_migrate_http_upload.html).