locations and s3

[narvi]

Is it possible to configure FTRACK to use s3 for file storage without installation on premises? I've found some articles on how to confgure it, but can't quite figure out where are these configuration files are. Are they accessible when it's not installed on my premises?

 

Thanks!

[JPrydz]

Hi there,

Welcome to the forum.
In case you have looked at this document:
https://help.ftrack.com/en/articles/2621869-object-storage-ftrack-server-location-beta
it is aimed for local installations.
Can I ask what files you are looking at storing on S3?
Is it for the storage location?

Regards,
Johan

[narvi]

I'm looking to setup ftrack as an asset management solution to keep all the source files for the distributed team there, so i thought maybe there is an option where ftrack stores everything i upload into it into s3-type file storage

 

I also read that ftrack works with perforce, but this is also probably for local installation?

[Lorenzo Angeli]

Hi @narvi,  there was , in the old api , an ftrack s3 accessor to make you able to move data in an out from there, but this is something we have to look back into and port over the new api, hopefully we'll be able to schedule this sooner rather than later. (contributions are welcome though  )
 

Perforce wise, is coming.
It does work as a normal ftrack storage , hence is client side  but do not require local installation of the server .

If you have any more questions please let us know.
Cheers.

L.

[narvi]

So neither s3 nor perforce integrations are working at this point, right?

[Lorenzo Angeli]

Hi @narvi, the latest perforce location plugin can be downloaded from this address.
For what concerns S3 there's an example built on top of the legacy api here but still has to be ported to the new one.
This is something on our todo list to port it over.

Hope it helps.
L.

[Bruce]

Hi Team, we are looking to use S3 with Ftrack to store our main assets files on. Has the accessor api been sorted or is there another option for us to use. Our team is all remote based so using Ftrack Studio web based and would like the team to be able to access and store all assets centrally on S3. Please advise the best route.