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Add a Storage Provider

This document is a step-by-step tutorial designed for beginners. It will guide you through the process of integrating a storage provider with Casibase, our powerful knowledge base system.

Introduction​

Adding a storage provider to Casibase enables you to efficiently manage and store data, making it an essential component for your knowledge base system.

If you're new to integrating storage providers, don't worry. We've broken down the process into simple steps that anyone can follow.

Step 1: Deploy Casdoor and Casibase​

In the last chapter, we learned how to deploy Casdoor and Casibase. If you haven't done so already, please refer to the Deploy Casdoor and Casibase tutorial.

Step 2: Add a New Storage Provider​

Storage providers are used to store data. They can be added in Casdoor by clicking the Identity - Providers button on the home page.

Casdoor-home-providers

Step 2.1: Add a storage provider​

Click the Add button to add a storage provider.

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Step 2.2: Fill in the storage provider information​

Fill in the storage provider information and click the Save & Exit button.

Casdoor-providers-form-filling

tip

Casdoor supports many storage providers, including:

Example

Add an Aliyun OSS storage provider​
caution
  • Client ID: The AccessKey ID of your Aliyun OSS account.
  • Client Secret: The AccessKey Secret of your Aliyun OSS account.

**** is the placeholder for your Aliyun OSS account information.

Casdoor-providers-form-filling-alioss

Step 2.3: View the storage provider​

After adding the storage provider, you can view the storage provider information.

Casdoor-providers-view

Step 3: Add a New Storage Provider to Casibase​

In Casibase, you can add a storage provider to manage your data. You can add a storage provider by clicking the Providers - Add button on the home page.

Step 3.1: Add a storage provider​

Click the Add button to add a storage provider.

Casibase-stores-add

Step 3.2: Fill in the storage provider information​

Fill in the storage provider information and click the Save & Exit button.

If Edit page is not displayed, please click the Edit button.

You'll see the following page:

Casibase-stores-form-preview

tip

Storage providers comes from Casdoor. You can add a storage provider in Casdoor and then add it to Casibase.

Refer to Step 2: Add a New Storage Provider for more information.

Casibase-stores-select-storage

Store Example

Casibase-stores-form-filling

Save the configuration, return to the home page, and you'll see the file-tree of the storage provider.

Casibase-home-filetree

Now you can manage your data in Casibase.

In the next chapter, we'll learn how to add a AI model provider to Casibase.