Configure Storage
Storage Permissions
Give the server account and containers predictable access without making the storage world-writable.
Guide difficulty⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Beginner Friendly
Estimated time⏱️ Around 20–40 minutesEstimated for a first-time user.
What ownership means
Linux records which user and group own each file. Applications cannot import, rename or delete media when the ownership and container IDs disagree.
Check your user ID and group ID
idSet ownership on the storage root
sudo chown -R $USER:$USER /storage/media/mediaSet sensible directory permissions
sudo find /storage/media/media -type d -exec chmod 775 {} \;Set sensible file permissions
sudo find /storage/media/media -type f -exec chmod 664 {} \;
IMAGE PLACEHOLDERid output and ls -ld output showing the storage owner and permissions.