Configuring Shares Web Server and Transfer Policies

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After installing Shares for the first time, configure Shares to insert valid links in emails, and configure transfer policies for your use case.

  1. Set the web server name to enable links in emails.
    Setting Description Default
    Host Set the hostname or IP address of the server. The Host value is used in URLs generated in Shares notification emails.

    For example, when an account is created for a user, Shares sends the user an email prompting the user to reset the password by clicking a URL. Shares uses the Host value to generate the URL.

    		 example.com
    Port Set the HTTPS port on the server. 443
    SSL/TLS Enable or disable SSL/TLS.

    For more information about SSL, see Installing a Signed SSL Certificate Provided by Authorities.

    		 Enabled
  2. Set the transfer rates and transfer policies (System Settings > Transfers). If rates and policies are not set, Shares uses node defaults; if node defaults are not set, Shares uses ascp defaults.
    Define the following:
    1. Upload target rate
    2. Starting policy
    3. Log policies
    For more information about transfer rates and transfer policy settings, see Configuring Transfer Settings.