File Storage Configuration

This page explains the configuration options for the following two service components:

Properties file section: File Storage

The file storage section configures how the service stores files. It’s used to store password messages sent through the Web Portal to recipients who don’t have encryption set up.

Property	Description
`file.storage.type`	The file storage implementation. Options: `Filesystem`, `S3` Example: `Filesystem`
`file.storage.fs.path`	For `Filesystem` type. The local path to store files. Example: `/var/flowcrypt/fes/storage`
`file.storage.fs.path.create` optional	For `Filesystem` type. Create the `file.storage.fs.path` if it doesn’t exist. Default value: `false` Example: `false`
`file.storage.s3.api.key`	For `S3` type. The AWS access key ID. Example: `AKIAIOSFODNN7EXAMPLE`
`file.storage.s3.api.secret`	For `S3` type. The AWS secret access key. Example: `wJalrXUtnFEMI/K7MDENG/bPxRfiCYEXAMPLEKEY`
`file.storage.s3.region`	For `S3` type. The Amazon S3 region. Example: `eu-west-3`
`file.storage.s3.bucket`	For `S3` type. The S3 bucket name. Example: `flowcrypt-fes-storage`
`file.storage.s3.expires.days` optional	For `S3` type. The number of days before the file expires and is marked for deletion. Default value: `30` Example: `60`
`file.storage.s3.download.url` optional	For `S3` type. The base URL for S3 downloads. Default value: `https://<bucket>.s3.<region>.amazonaws.com` Example: `https://my.downloads.com`

Password-protected messages sent through the Web Portal can be configured to automatically expire after a certain number of days by setting up an expiration on objects in S3 in your AWS Management Console. We’ve prepared a guide that shows how S3 admins can configure this.