try to use sia as nextcloud external storage

[tlightsky]

sia version: master, full synced
next cloud version: 11.0.2

but the flag is red,
and keeps give me some error log

Error	files_external	Could not load storage: "Unable to get backend for sia"	2017-04-12T17:15:00+0800
Error	files_external	Could not load storage: "Unable to get backend for sia"	2017-04-12T17:15:00+0800
Error	files_external	Could not load storage: "Unable to get backend for sia"	2017-04-12T17:15:00+0800
Error	files_external	Could not load storage: "Unable to get backend for sia"	2017-04-12T17:14:59+0800
Error	files_external	Could not load storage: "Unable to get backend for sia"	2017-04-12T17:14:59+0800
Error	files_external	Could not load storage: "Unable to get backend for sia"	2017-04-12T17:14:59+0800
Error	files_external	Could not load storage: "Unable to get backend for sia"	2017-04-12T17:14:59+0800

[hcharbonnier]

3 things to check:

• Is your sia API runnig on localhost:9980 ?
• Have you installed the Sia-Nextcloud plugin in this directory: apps/files_external_sia ?
• Have you the Requests lib (http://requests.ryanmccue.info) in this directory : apps/files_external_sia/sia-php/Requests/ ?

[avahowell]

Installing the nextcloud app from the Nextcloud App Store should be sufficient, no need to manually install. Make sure your sia node is connectable to your nextcloud machine at localhost:9980.

[tlightsky]

yes,i can use all siac command in localhost

[tlightsky]

@johnathanhowell how can i test that

[avahowell]

The Nextcloud integration's test function (the thing that determines if the storage is usable or not) checks that you have renter contracts. Have you created an allowance on your siad node?

[tlightsky]

I haven't set allowance yet,does that matter?

[avahowell]

Yes, you must have contracts in order to upload, download, and store

[tlightsky]

ok,i'll try that

[tlightsky]

wait a long... time for contract forming,
the hint should be "no contracts" rather than "Unable to get backend for sia" I think

[tlightsky]

the flag turn green now, but there is some problem else,
I'll open another issue

[tlightsky]

I still think the hint : "Unable to get backend for sia" should be "you should set some allowance",
which makes me still keep this issue open for a while

[xadhoom76]

Hi, I'm tryong to use it but it asks for "Rental Data Directory" what i have to put in it ?
Thanks

[tlightsky]

@xadhoom76 it's a local dir for data,to store data locally for sia file repairing
if sia support file repairing without local file, that dir might be not necessary

[xadhoom76]

@tlightsky the app doesn't work .
The data sir is mandatory and I do not know if it is necessary a relative or absolute path.
My said is running and accepting contracts but from Nextcloud I can't connect. Nextcloud log tills says unable to get backend.
What can I try? Thanks

[tlightsky]

@xadhoom76
I use a absolute one.
you should send some coins to that node,and set allowance to form contracts with hosts.
then you can upload things to sia network

[xadhoom76]

Better with examples
I think we need to put a detailed how to in order to set up more easily. I'll try again. Let you know.
Thanks.

[xadhoom76]

@tlightsky No way to put it in working state.

[avahowell]

@xadhoom76 the Nextcloud integration requires that you are running a renter configured with an allowance, not a host. To do so, use siac renter setallowance.

[xadhoom76]

Il giorno lun 5 giu 2017 alle 18:34 Johnathan Howell < [email protected]> ha scritto:

@xadhoom76 <https://github.com/xadhoom76> the Nextcloud integration requires that you are running a renter configured with an allowance, not a host. To do so, use siac renter setallowance. — You are receiving this because you were mentioned. Reply to this email directly, view it on GitHub <#3 (comment)>, or mute the thread <https://github.com/notifications/unsubscribe-auth/Ab0sK1NsikpOLcS3o2vWbZsrq9jwT9Qmks5sBCyzgaJpZM4M7KlZ> .

Sure I have done

[avahowell]

Try making sure the directory provided to Renter Data Directory exists and Nextcloud has permissions to read and write inside that directory.

[xadhoom76]

nope.... is there a way to have more log or to check ? did not work..
app":"files_external","message":"Could not load storage: "Unable to get backend for sia"","level":3,"time":"2017-06-05T20:12:17+00:00","method":"GET","url":"/ocs/v2.php/apps/notifications/api/v2/notifications","user":"admin","version":"11.0.3.2"}

[tlightsky]

@xadhoom76 this is my setting

can you post your renter -v info

[xadhoom76]

Ok the problem was on setallowance.. Now I have
Renter info:
Storage Spending: 0 H
Upload Spending: 0 H
Download Spending: 0 H
Unspent Funds: 7.477 SC
Total Allocated: 7.477 SC

The light turns on but on nextcloud.log I seen that i have not enought contracts ( 1 of 20 ).

[simonjaq]

I have similar issues. The nextcloud log is full of error messages:
Error | files_external | Could not load storage: "Unable to get backend for sia"
I was able to upload a file to sia through siac and I see the file in nextcloud and I'm able to download. I was also able to create an empty .txt file in the sia folder. But I'm not able to upload anything.
Here's my renter info:

Renter info:
	Storage Spending:  39.52 mS
	Upload Spending:   2.963 mS
	Download Spending: 3.118 mS
	Unspent Funds:     555.6 SC
	Total Allocated:   555.7 SC

Tracking 2 files:
File size  Available  Progress  Redundancy  Renewing  Sia path
   5.9 KB  Yes         100.00%        3.00  Yes       test
      1 B  Yes         100.00%        3.00  Yes       test.txt

When I try to upload I get this message:
Nicht genügend freier Speicherplatz, Sie möchten 142 KB hochladen, es sind jedoch nur noch 0 B verfügbar.
It means that there is no storage space available.

[mtlynch]

I created this tutorial to walk through the steps:

https://mtlynch.io/sia-nextcloud/