Using an external file store

Helpy has built-in support for configuring an external file store with environment variables. Any S3 compatible file storage can be used by setting the following environment vars:


sudo helpy config:set REMOTE_STORAGE=true
sudo helpy config:set S3_KEY=your-key
sudo helpy config:set S3_SECRET=your-secret
sudo helpy config:set S3_REGION=your-region
sudo helpy config:set S3_ENDPOINT=your-end-point
sudo helpy config:set S3_BUCKET_NAME=your-bucket-name


If you are using S3, please refer to https://docs.aws.amazon.com/general/latest/gr/rande.html to lookup the region name shorthand and endpoint URL for the region of your S3 bucket. For other providers, consult their documentation.

Important- as with all configuration changes, make sure you restart Helpy for the changes to take effect.

sudo helpy restart



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