Amazon Simple Storage Service (Amazon S3) is an object storage service that offers industry-leading scalability, data availability, security, and performance. Amazon S3 is designed for 99.999999999% (11 9's) of durability, and stores data for millions of applications for companies all around the world.

The Files.com integration to Amazon S3 allows you to Mount an Amazon S3 bucket directly into Files.com as a folder. Alternatively, you can Sync a folder or folders on a one-way or two-way basis with the S3 bucket.

You can connect with any bucket in any region, even if it's in a region where Files.com doesn't natively offer service.

Training Video on Remote Server Mount/Sync

Remote Sync Setup Instructions and Tutorial

How To Connect Directly to Amazon S3 via FTP/SFTP

Amazon Simple Notification Service (SNS) is a highly available, durable, secure, fully managed pub/sub messaging service that enables you to decouple microservices, distributed systems, and serverless applications.

Amazon SNS allows users to push messages to Windows, Google, Apple and certain internet-connected smart devices by using an application programming interface (API) or the AWS Management Console. Once a message is published to the service, it can be sent multiple times to different recipients. Service users also have the flexibility to send direct messages to several devices or to one subscriber by using a sole publish request.

The Files.com integration with Amazon Simple Notification Service (Amazon SNS) allows you to trigger a a notification on Amazon SNS whenever certain actions occur on a folder.

Files.com can operate as an AS2 server, providing secure Business to Business (B2B) communication with your trading partners.

Files.com provides secure AS2 communication using the HTTPS protocol and includes message encryption, digital signatures, message integrity checking and Non-Repudiation of Receipt via synchronous Message Disposition Notification (MDN) receipts.

AS2 can be integrated with other Files.com features such as automation workflows, GPG, webhooks, remote server mounts, regional cloud storage, notifications and RESTful APIs.

This integration requires Files.com's Enterprise Connectivity Addon, which is included for free on the Premier or Enterprise plan.

How To Connect Directly to AS2 via FTP/SFTP

Manage Files.com User Accounts via Atlassian

The Files.com integration to Atlassian allows your users to use their Atlassian credentials to log in to Files.com.

This allows Atlassian customers to seamlessly offer Files.com to their entire userbase without managing any fresh credentials.

The Files.com integration to Auth0 allows your users to use their Auth0 credentials to log in to Files.com.

This allows Auth0 customers to seamlessly offer Files.com to their entire userbase without managing any fresh credentials.

Backblaze B2 is enterprise-grade storage service that companies around the world use to store and serve data while improving their cloud OpEx.

The Files.com integration to BackBlaze B2 allows you to Sync a folder or folders on a one-way or two-way basis with BackBlaze B2 Cloud Storage.

The Files.com integration to BackBlaze B2 allows you to Mount your BackBlaze B2 storage directly into Files.com as a folder. Alternatively, you can Sync a folder or folders on a one-way or two-way basis with BackBlaze B2.

How To Connect Directly to BackBlaze B2 via FTP/SFTP

Box, Inc. (formerly Box.net), is an American internet company based in Redwood City, California. The company focuses on cloud content management and file sharing service for businesses.

The Files.com integration to Box allows you to Mount any folder in your Box account directly into Files.com as a folder. Alternatively, you can Sync a folder or folders in your Files.com account on a one-way or two-way basis with any folder or folders in Box.

Additionally, you can use Box as an identity provider for your users to sign on to Files.com using Single Sign On (SSO).

The two integrations are independent and you can use them either separately or together.

How To Connect Directly to Box via FTP/SFTP

Dropbox is a file hosting service operated by the American company Dropbox, Inc., headquartered in San Francisco, California, that offers cloud storage, file synchronization, personal cloud, and client software.

The Files.com integration to Dropbox allows you to Mount any folder in your Dropbox account directly into Files.com as a folder. Alternatively, you can Sync a folder on Files.com on a one-way or two-way basis with any folder or folders in your Dropbox.

Additionally, you can use Dropbox as an identity provider for your users to sign on to Files.com using Single Sign On (SSO).

How To Connect Directly to Dropbox via FTP/SFTP

Files.com operates three types of FTP integrations.

Files.com itself can operate as an inbound FTP server, allowing you and your users to connect to your Files.com account via FTP. This allows you to use FTP to access any portion of your Files.com account, even folders that are syncing to other providers, such as Dropbox, Box, Amazon S3, etc.

Secondly, you can Mount an external FTP site directly into Files.com as a folder. Files.com acts as an FTP Client in this context, making that FTP site available via the Files.com web interface, API, SDKs, and even other inbound FTP connections.

Third, you can configure a scheduled Sync, where Files.com will synchronize its copy of a folder or folders on a one-way or two-way basis with the external FTP server.

FTP/SFTP Client Setup Instructions and Tutorial

Setting up SSH Keypairs for Password-less Authentication

Connect to Files.com from the Go Programming Language

The Files.com SDK for Golang provides convenient access to all Files.com features applications written in the Go language.

You can access the latest SDK on Github.

Make sure your project is using Go Modules (it will have a go.mod file in its root if it already is):

Then, reference files-sdk-go in a Go program with import:

import (     "github.com/Files-com/files-sdk-go"     "github.com/Files-com/files-sdk-go/folder" ) 

Run any of the normal go commands (build/install/test). The Go toolchain will resolve and fetch the files module automatically.

The Files.com integration to Google allows your users to use their Google credentials to log in to your Files.com account.

Google Cloud Storage is a RESTful online file storage web service for storing and accessing data on Google Cloud Platform infrastructure. The service combines the performance and scalability of Google's cloud with advanced security and sharing capabilities.

It is an Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS), comparable to Amazon S3 online storage service.

The Files.com integration to Google Cloud Storage allows you to Mount an Google Cloud Storage bucket directly into Files.com as a folder. Alternatively, you can Sync a folder or folders on a one-way or two-way basis with the Google Cloud Storage bucket.

You can connect with any Google Cloud Storage bucket in any GCP region, even if it's in a region where Files.com doesn't natively offer service.

How To Connect Directly to Google Cloud Storage via FTP/SFTP

Google Drive is Google's Cloud Storage offering for consumers and businesses.

The Files.com integration to Google Drive allows you to Mount any folder in your Google Drive account directly into Files.com as a folder. Alternatively, you can Sync a folder or folders in your Files.com account on a one-way or two-way basis with any folder or folders in Google Drive.

How To Connect Directly to Google Drive via FTP/SFTP

Manage Files.com User Accounts via Idaptive

The Files.com integration to Idaptive allows your users to use their Idaptivecredentials to log in to Files.com.

This allows Idaptive customers to seamlessly offer Files.com to their entire userbase without managing any fresh credentials.

The Files.com SDK for JavaScript provides convenient access to all Files.com features applications written in the JavaScript language.

The Files.com SDK for JavaSCript can be installed via NPM or it can be retrieved directly at GitHub.

Alongside HTML and CSS, JavaScript is one of the core technologies of the World Wide Web, and is supported by all major browsers. Additionally JavaScript is often used for server-side programming.

Manage Files.com User Accounts via JumpCloud

The Files.com integration to JumpCloud allows your users to use their JumpCloud credentials to log in to Files.com.

This allows JumpCloud customers to seamlessly offer Files.com to their entire userbase without managing any fresh credentials.

Manage Files.com User Accounts via Microsoft Active Directory or LDAP

The Files.com integration to Active Directory allows your users to use their Active Directory credentials to log in to Files.com.

This integration also works with any LDAP server or provider who supports LDAP, including OpenLDAP and JumpCloud.

About Microsoft Azure Active Directory SSO

Microsoft Azure Active Directory (Azure AD) is a cloud based enterprise identity service that provides single sign-on, multifactor authentication, and conditional access.

Files.com supports integration with Microsoft Azure Active Directory (Azure AD), providing Single-Sign-On (SSO) capability for your users.

Microsoft Azure Active Directory can be used as an identity provider for your users to sign on to Files.com using Single Sign On (SSO).

You can connect with any Microsoft Azure region, even if it's in a region where Files.com doesn't natively offer service.

Microsoft Azure Files - Mount directly into Files.com as a folder or sync with the Azure Files file share.

Microsoft Azure Blob Storage - Integrate with a Microsoft Azure Blob storage bucket via sync or mount into Files.com as a folder.

Microsoft Azure Blob Storage is a cloud based service that provides massively scalable and secure object storage for cloud-native workloads, archives, data lakes, high-performance computing, and machine learning.

Files.com supports integration with Microsoft Azure Blob Storage.

The Files.com integration to Microsoft Azure Blob Storage allows you to Mount a Microsoft Azure Blob storage bucket into Files.com as a folder. Alternatively, you can Sync a folder or folders on a one-way or two-way basis with the Microsoft Azure Blob storage bucket.

Microsoft Azure Active Directory SSO - Integrate with Microsoft Azure Active Directory to utilize Single Sign On (SSO) capability.

How To Connect Directly to Microsoft Azure Blob Storage via FTP/SFTP

Microsoft Azure Files provides fully managed file shares in the cloud, accessible via the SMB and NFS protocols.

Azure Files shares can be mounted concurrently by cloud or on-premises deployments of Windows, macOS, and Linux. It enables file sharing between applications running in your virtual machines using familiar Windows APIs or the Azure Files REST API. Additionally, Azure File Sync allows caching and synchronization of Azure Files shares on Windows Servers for local access.

Files.com supports integration with Microsoft Azure Files.

The Files.com integration to Microsoft Azure Files allows you to Mount a Microsoft Azure Files file share directly into Files.com as a folder. Alternatively, you can Sync a folder or folders on a one-way or two-way basis with the Microsoft Azure Files file share.

How To Connect Directly to Microsoft Azure Files via FTP/SFTP

The Files.com SDK for .NET provides convenient access to all Files.com features applications written in the .NET framework languages, such as C#. It also provides library access to PowerShell scripts that run on Windows.

The Files.com SDK for .NET can be installed via NuGet or it can be retrieved directly at GitHub.

.NET Framework (pronounced as "dot net") is a software framework developed by Microsoft that runs primarily on Microsoft Windows. It includes a large class library called Framework Class Library (FCL) and provides language interoperability (each language can use code written in other languages) across several programming languages.

Microsoft Office Directly Inside Files.com

With our Microsoft Office for the Web Integration, you can fully preview, edit, and even collaborate on Office documents directly within Files.com, using your Files.com credentials.

A valid Microsoft Office subscription is required.

Microsoft OneDrive (previously known as SkyDrive) is a file hosting service and synchronization service operated by Microsoft as part of its web version of Office.

The Files.com integration to OneDrive allows you to Mount any folder in your OneDrive account directly into Files.com as a folder. Alternatively, you can Sync a folder or folders in your Files.com account on a one-way or two-way basis with any folder or folders in OneDrive.

How To Connect Directly to Microsoft OneDrive via FTP/SFTP

Coming Soon: Files.com Integration with Microsoft Power Automate

Microsoft Power Automate is a no-code and low-code automations tool similar to Zapier. Files.com is working to bring its entire Zapier capability set to Microsoft Power Automate.

In the mean time, you can already connect Microsoft Power Automate to Files.com using Power Automate's FTP Connector.

The Files.com integration to Okta allows your users to use their Okta credentials to log in to Files.com.

This allows Okta customers to seamlessly offer Files.com to their entire userbase without managing any fresh credentials.

Manage Files.com User Accounts via Onelogin

The Files.com integration to Onelogin allows your users to use their Onelogin credentials to log in to Files.com.

This allows Onelogin customers to seamlessly offer Files.com to their entire userbase without managing any fresh credentials.

The Files.com SDK for PHP provides convenient access to all Files.com features applications written in the PHP language.

The Files.com SDK for PHP can be installed via Packagist or it can be retrieved directly at GitHub.

PHP is a popular general-purpose scripting language that is especially suited to web development.

The Files.com SDK for Python provides convenient access to all Files.com features applications written in the Python language.

The Files.com SDK for Python can be installed via PyPi or it can be retrieved directly at GitHub.

About Rackspace Cloud Files Object Storage

Rackspace Cloud Files provides online object storage for files and media, delivering them globally at blazing speeds over a worldwide content delivery network (CDN).

The Files.com integration to Rackspace allows you to Mount a Rackspace Cloud Files bucket directly into Files.com as a folder. Alternatively, you can Sync a folder or folders on a one-way or two-way basis with the Rackspace Cloud Files bucket.

How To Connect Directly to Rackspace Cloud Files Object Storage via FTP/SFTP

The Files.com SDK for Ruby provides convenient access to all Files.com features applications written in the Ruby language.

The Files.com SDK for Ruby can be installed via Rubygems/Bundler or it can be retrieved directly at GitHub.

Ruby is an interpreted, high-level, general-purpose programming language. It was originally designed and developed by Yukihiro "Matz" Matsumoto in Japan but has recently gained popularity all over the world.

At Files.com, we are heavy users of Ruby. In fact the core Files.com app is itself written in Ruby. So if you have any questions about Files.com and Ruby, please don't hesitate to ask.

The Files.com SAML integration allows any identity provider that supports SAML to serve as a single sign on provider for users to log in to your Files.com account.

The Files.com SAML integration is flexible and allows many customizable options.

Files.com operates three types of SFTP integrations.

Files.com itself can operate as an inbound SFTP server, allowing you and your users to connect to your Files.com account via SFTP. This allows you to use SFTP to access any portion of your Files.com account, even folders that are syncing to other providers, such as Dropbox, Box, Amazon S3, etc.

Secondly, you can Mount an external SFTP site directly into Files.com as a folder. Files.com acts as an SFTP Client in this context, making that SFTP site available via the Files.com web interface, API, SDKs, and even other inbound SFTP connections.

Third, you can configure a scheduled Sync, where Files.com will synchronize its copy of a folder or folders on a one-way or two-way basis with the external SFTP server.

SharePoint is a web-based collaborative platform that integrates with Microsoft Office. Launched in 2001, SharePoint is primarily sold as a document management and storage system, but the product is highly configurable and usage varies substantially among organizations.

The Files.com integration to Sharepoint allows you to Mount any folder in your Sharepoint account directly into Files.com as a folder. Alternatively, you can Sync a folder or folders in your Files.com account on a one-way or two-way basis with any folder or folders in Sharepoint.

How To Connect Directly to Sharepoint via FTP/SFTP

Send Notifications to Slack when Actions occur in Files.com

Files.com also supports a Folder Behavior that will post notifications to Slack when actions occur in certain folders in your Files.com account. You can also send Slack notifications as part of a Files.com Automation.

The Files.com integration to Slack allows your users to use their Slack credentials to log in to Files.com.

This allows Slack customers to seamlessly offer Files.com to their entire userbase without managing any fresh credentials.

Wasabi Hot Cloud Storage is an object storage service that competes with Amazon S3.

The Files.com integration to Wasabi allows you to Mount a Wasabi bucket directly into Files.com as a folder. Alternatively, you can Sync a folder or folders on a one-way or two-way basis with the Wasabi bucket.

You can connect with any Wasabi bucket in any Wasabi region, even if it's in a region where Files.com doesn't natively offer service.

How To Connect Directly to Wasabi via FTP/SFTP

Files.com operates three types of WebDAV integrations.

Files.com itself can operate as an inbound WebDAV server, allowing you and your users to connect to your Files.com account via WebDAV. This allows you to useWebDAV to access any portion of your Files.com account, even folders that are syncing to other providers, such as Dropbox, Box, Amazon S3, etc.

Secondly, you can Mount an external WebDAV site directly into Files.com as a folder. Files.com acts as an WebDAV Client in this context, making that WebDAV-based external site available via the Files.com web interface, API, SDKs, and even other inbound SFTP connections.

Third, you can configure a scheduled Sync, where Files.com will synchronize its copy of a folder or folders on a one-way or two-way basis with the external WebDAV server.

WebDAV Client Setup Instructions and Tutorial

How To Connect Directly to WebDAV via FTP/SFTP

Connect Files.com to hundreds of other apps with Zapier

Zapier lets you connect Files.com to 2,000+ other web services. Automated connections called Zaps, set up in minutes with no coding, can automate your day-to-day tasks and build workflows between apps that otherwise wouldn't be possible.

Each Zap has one app as the Trigger, where your information comes from and which causes one or more Actions in other apps, where your data gets sent automatically.

Log in to your Zapier account or create a new account.

Navigate to "My Apps" from the top menu bar.

Now click on "Connect a new account..." and search for "Files"

Use your Files.com API Key to connect your Files.com account to Zapier.

Once that's done you can start creating an automation! Use a pre-made Zap or create your own with the Zap Editor.

Creating a Zap requires no coding knowledge and you'll be walked step-by-step through the setup.

The Files.com team is excited to announce that integration with on-premise file systems is now available using our Files.com Agent.

The Files.com Agent allows you to integrate any supported remote system with Files.com. It provides a convenient method for securely connecting remote file systems with Files.com, allowing you to push and pull files between Files.com and on-premise file systems, including:

locally attached storage, such as local disks and drives.

network attached storage, such as network drives using CIFS, SMB, and NFS.

If you have on-premise applications or systems that cannot be moved to the cloud, the Files.com Agent can be used to securely integrate cloud based solutions with those applications and systems.

You can use as many agents as you require, in each of your data centers, across different geographic regions, providing you with a unified, inter-connected file transfer solution across your entire business infrastructure.

Any attached or mounted storage that the operating system has permission to access can be used with the Agent. This means that you can now integrate your SMB/CIFS network shares and your NFS mounts with Files.com.

All network communication between Files.com and the agent is performed over an encrypted connection. We've designed the agent to be just as secure as the rest of Files.com. It contains a built-in "allow list" that restricts connections to only those that come from Files.com, effectively providing the agent with a built-in firewall.

The Agent can be used to integrate business processes that use on-premise folders with Files.com, allowing you to:

Use your on-premise folders, as sources or destinations, for FTP(S), SFTP, AS2, WebDAV connections.

Use your on-premise folders, as sources or destinations, for automations and workflows.

Use your on-premise folders as destinations for inboxes.

Use your on-premise folders as sources for outboxes, share links, and public hosting.

Access and interact with your on-premise folders using the Files.com web interface.

Push, pull, or synchronize data between your on-premise folders and other storage providers such as Amazon S3, Microsoft Azure, Google Cloud Storage, Google Drive, BackBlaze B2, Box, Dropbox, Microsoft Sharepoint, Microsoft OneDrive, Rackspace Cloud Files, Wasabi Hot Cloud Storage, and more.

Deploying the Files.com Agent in your environment

You can find full details in the Files.com Agent documentation.

The on-premise Files.com Agent supports Windows, Linux, and Mac based operating systems. Although we keep saying "on-premise", the agent can be used with cloud-hosted operating systems too.

Download the Files.com CLI App and install it onto the on-premise system that has access to the folders that you wish to integrate with Files.com.

In your Files.com site, create a new Remote Server and select Files.com Agent. This will generate the configuration file for the agent and provide you with an option to download the configuration file.

The configuration file, which is in JSON format, can also be reviewed by the system administrator prior to being used.

The agent requires a single inbound network port, so you'll need to open the port on your firewall and port forward the connection to the system that the agent will be running on.

Run the Files.com Agent with the configuration file and it will let Files.com know that it is connected. Once connected, you can use our cloud-based features, such as Remote Mount and Remote Sync, to interact with your on-premise folders.

You have complete control over the actions that the agent is allowed to perform, allowing you to configure the agent to meet you security or compliance needs.

The agent is configured by a JSON format configuration file, generated when a new agent Remote Server is created.

When the Remote Server is created, you can specify the permissions that the agent has to your on-premise file systems:

Two way file transmission (Read and write) - Files can be sent to, and retrieved from, the Agent. Files.com will be able to create files and folders, read files and folders, update files and folders, and delete files and folders using the Agent.

One way outbound file transmission (Read only) - Files can only be retrieved from the Agent. Files.com will be able to read files and folders using the Agent.

One way inbound file transmission (Write only) - Files can only be sent to the Agent. Files.com will be able to create files and folders, read folders, update files and folders, and delete files and folders using the Agent.

In the configuration file, you can also restrict the agent's access to a specific folder. The agent will only be able to access files and sub-folders contained within the specified folder and will not be able to access, or see, any data held elsewhere.

The network port used by the agent can also be specified within the configuration file, allowing you to customize it to meet your network security needs.

The agent can be configured to run as a system service, allowing it to automatically start on system startup and reboot.

The Files.com Agent is now available to our subscribers.

You can use the agent today to extend the Files.com ecosystem, and its capabilities, to your on-premise, or cloud hosted, file systems.

We at Files.com are always looking at ways to improve our features and capabilities. Our new Files.com Agent was created based on feedback from our customers and we're looking forward to receiving more suggestions from you.

Share Links Are More Powerful and Flexible Than Ever

Share Links is the easiest and most popular way for your users to securely share one or more files, especially when sharing outside the company. With this great self-service tool, you can now ask external parties to send you files using the same Share Link functionality. 

We’re pleased to announce that the Share Links feature, which is relied upon by thousands of organizations for simple and secure file delivery, now supports receiving files from your counterparties.

Any users on Files.com can now allow visitors to upload files via the Share Link by setting the upload only permission. This means, you can extend the capabilities to counter-parties and even consumers who can send you files without a cumbersome onboarding process. 

Your contacts only need the Share Link to easily, securely and reliably upload files, including very large files. 

A Frictionless Uploader? Yeah, We Got That.

You don’t want to spend days walking your counterparties through a software installation or configuration process; you just want them to exchange files without hassle. Using a Share Link to allow both uploads and downloads means that your users can provide a single link for both types of transfers. What’s more, you can also embed the link on your customer-facing web site to allow for exchanges with them.

Provide One Convenient Place for Sending and Receiving Files.

When your users need to fully collaborate with external contacts, they can create a Share Link to allow those contacts full access, including uploads, downloads, copying or moving files or even deleting shared items. This means your users can offer secure, functional virtual data rooms without involving your system administrators. 

As always, Share Links support download-only access, or even restricting visitors to previewing documents without the ability to download. The sharing workflows you’ve relied on for years don’t need to change.

Files.com Share Links Are Still the Best Option for Web Sharing.

 While your Share Links support new functionality, you’ll still have the features you love from the Files.com platform: 

Customize the address of individual Share Links. 

Set limits on the number of times a Share Link can be accessed before it is disabled. 

Configure email notifications or webhooks to alert you to changes in your account. 

Files.com global acceleration platform means that no matter where your visitors are in the world, they’ll use the fastest connection possible. 

Data storage and transfers can be restricted to your region. 

Automatically encrypt or decrypt uploaded files. 

Embed your share links into your any web page for a branded experience.  

Use Clickwraps to display a custom Non-Disclosure Agreement (NDA), Terms of Service (ToS), or other policy before allowing your visitors access. 

 Learn more about choosing allowed actions for your Share Links >>

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