Photo gallery and other new cloud storage features

A number of new functions are available for users of the Cloud Storage service:

• photo gallery;
• file listing;
• operations manager in the web panel;
• upload files more than 5 GB;
• IPv6 access.

Original on Selektel's corporate blog .

Photo Gallery

Now all users of cloud storage have the opportunity to create photo galleries. In just a couple of clicks, you can create a beautiful photo gallery that will work equally well both on desktop screens and on any modern mobile devices.
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You can see for yourself - see the test photo gallery with our T-Rex by clicking on the link .



One of the key differences of our photo gallery is the display of photos in the original quality, which is especially important for professional photographers. You can also use photo galleries for personal use, provide graphic materials to customers, or showcase your portfolio.

All the functionality of the gallery is implemented on the basic storage capabilities, which allows you to customize the client part to your own needs. Source code is available on Github .

The page of the "Photo Gallery" function on the Cloud Storage website.

File listing

Earlier, we introduced the “ Special Pages ” functionality, which allows you to set an index page and a 404 error page. New functionality "File Listing" is also available in this section.



Enabling this option allows you to display a list of your files in a convenient form (for public access).



If you wish, you can set your own style using your own css-file.

In addition to visual display, the "File Listing" feature provides interesting opportunities for developers. It is on the basis of this functionality that the image gallery presented above was made.

Those who have worked with the OpenStack Swift API may be familiar with the Static Web module, our implementation is fully compatible with it. But we tried to provide more useful features, such as:

• getting a list of files in various formats (html, json, plain);
• additional meta-information on the number of files and folders;
• limiting the output of the number of files and pagination control;
• natural folder navigation (no need to use special query parameters as in the OpenStack Swift API).

More detailed information and examples can be found in the API documentation in the control panel.

Operations manager

Previously, to perform long tasks, it was necessary to keep the browser open, but now, thanks to the appearance of the operations manager, you can not worry about it. The launched operation will be added to the job queue and executed by the manager on the server side, which allows you to continue working with the repository. In the Operations section there will always be a list and status of the operations that are performed now and the history of the operations performed earlier. You can also interrupt the operation if you accidentally make a mistake or change your mind.

Download files larger than 5GB

Now you can upload files of almost any size via the web interface.



Many cloud storage systems limit their users to a maximum size of a single downloadable file of 5GB. The reasons lie in the technical features of the internal structure of the storage.

From the very beginning, cloud storage Selectel allows you to upload files larger than 5 GB, but this requires support from the software that is being downloaded. We try to ensure that uploading really large files does not require additional actions. And, as the first stage, we made it possible to download files larger than 5 GB through the control panel.

IPv6 access

We made AAAA records in DNS for storage addresses, which means that now you can access your files and distribute static content over IPv6. This will automatically work for the bound domains, without additional settings.