Integrate with Seafile¶

4.0 Enterprise Edition

When integrating SeaTable and Seafile, users can add files from Seafile libraries in file columns.

Scope of the Connection¶

The Seafile connection to SeaTable enables you to

• Choose a file as attachment from the Seafile library in SeaTable
• Save attachments in a SeaTable base to your Seafile library (WIP)

How to Setup the Connection on SeaTable Server Side¶

• Go to Seafile and generate an API token for your library
• Go to SeaTable and click on the 3-dots menu inside a base, go to Third party integration > Seafile and enter the full URL (including “http” or “https”) and the API token and then submit.

Requirements on the Seafile Server Side¶

The cross-domain permissions must be set. This can be done by adding the "Access-Control-Allow-Origin" header.

Add the following code block to the configuration file seafile.conf in /etc/nginx/sites-available/ or seafile.nginx.conf in /etc/nginx/sites-enabled (the exact filename and path depend on your Seafile version and installation method):

    location / {
        add_header Access-Control-Allow-Origin *;
        if ($request_method = 'OPTIONS') {
            add_header Access-Control-Allow-Origin *;
            add_header Access-Control-Allow-Methods GET,POST,PUT,DELETE,OPTIONS;
            add_header Access-Control-Allow-Headers "deviceType,token, authorization, content-type";
            return 204;
        }

        proxy_pass         http://127.0.0.1:8000;
        ...............

Current Limitations¶

• Only a single library can be linked to a specific base
• The base editor does not display thumbnails for images stored inside an external Seafile library
• Image columns are not supported yet