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Syscap: cloud-vpn Type: Directory

Directories and files shared with File Share. Each share gets a secret link under <serial>.routingthecloud.net, and the service runs while at least one share exists. For examples, see File Share. The service state is in settings.

<ArgTableRow arg="X" typ="disabled">The share is disabled, and its link returns HTTP 404.</ArgTableRow> <ArgTableRow arg="I" typ="invalid">The share cannot be served yet, for example while the router requests the certificate. A comment line shows the reason, such as getting cert status: requesting SSL certificate.</ArgTableRow> <ArgTableRow arg="D" typ="dynamic">dynamic</ArgTableRow>

<ArgTableRow arg="path" typ="file">Directory or file to share, as /file/print shows it, for example usb1/photos. The router shows it with a leading /.</ArgTableRow> <ArgTableRow arg="allow-uploads" typ="bool">Whether visitors of a directory share can upload files and create folders in it. Without it, the router refuses uploads with HTTP 403. Default: no.</ArgTableRow> <ArgTableRow arg="expires" typ="alt { expires: enum (never) { never:0xFFFFFFFF } , interval: time , date-time: date }">When the share stops working: never, a date and time such as "2026-10-01 00:00:00", or a time interval such as 1h. The router converts an interval to a date. never keeps the share until you remove it.</ArgTableRow>

<ArgTableRow arg="key" typ="string">Random key of the share, the last part of url.</ArgTableRow> <ArgTableRow arg="url" typ="string">Link to the share page, https://<serial>.routingthecloud.net/s/<key>. A directory share lists its files; anyone who has the link can open it.</ArgTableRow> <ArgTableRow arg="direct-url" typ="string">url with ?dl. It downloads the shared file, or the whole directory as download.zip.</ArgTableRow> <ArgTableRow arg="downloads" typ="num">Number of direct downloads of the share. Opening the share page does not count.</ArgTableRow>

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Updated 2026-10-01.