Configuring Public Links

You can configure public links for M-Files Desktop and the classic M-Files Web.

Before you start to configure public links, make sure that these prerequisites are completed:

To enable or disable public links for all vaults on an M-Files Server, see Configuring public links for M-Files Server. When you have configured public links for M-Files Server, you can configure vault-specific public link settings.

To configure public links for M-Files Desktop and the classic M-Files Web, see Configuring public links for M-Files Desktop and the classic M-Files Web. To configure public links only for the classic M-Files Web, see Configuring public links for the classic M-Files Web.

For more information on public links, see Sharing public links.

Configuring public links for M-Files Server

To configure public links for M-Files Server:

Add or edit this registry setting on the M-Files Server computer:


Key	HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Motive\M-Files\`<version>`\Server\MFServer
Value name	EnableSharedPublicLinks
Value type	REG_DWORD
Description	Enables or disables the Share Public Link feature on the server. When disabled, public links cannot be created with clients or APIs, and previously shared public links no longer operate. If you disable this feature, make sure that you also specify the same settings for the necessary clients. For instructions, see Configuring public links for M-Files Desktop and the classic M-Files Web or Configuring public links for the classic M-Files Web.
Default value	1
Valid values	1	The Share Public Link option is enabled.
Valid values	0	The Share Public Link option is disabled.

Use Windows Task Manager to restart the MFServer service:
1. Right-click the taskbar and select Task Manager.
  Result:The Task Manager window is opened.
2. Open the Services tab.
3. Right-click the MFServer service and select Restart.

Configuring public links for M-Files Desktop and the classic M-Files Web

To configure public links for M-Files Desktop and the classic M-Files Web:

Expand the Custom Vault Data section in Configurations.
Expand Namespace Registry > Configuration.
Click Add Namespace and expand the new namespace node.
In Storage Type, select MFConfigurationValue.
In Namespace, enter this value: M-Files.Core.Sharing.PublicLinks.Settings
Enter values for Group, Namespace Label, and Namespace Description.
In the navigation area, expand Named Values > <namespace group name> > <namespace label> and click Configuration.
The namespace group name and label are the ones that you set in step 6. For example, Named Values > Sharing Settings > Public Link Sharing Settings.

To disable or enable the Share Public Link feature:

Click Add Named Value and expand the new named value node.
In Name, enter Enabled.
Do one of these steps:
- To disable the Share Public Link feature, in Value, enter this value:
```
false
```
  Note: If you disable the Share Public Link feature, make sure that you also add the corresponding registry setting for M-Files Server. For instructions, see Configuring public links for M-Files Server.
  or
- To enable the Share Public Link feature, in Value, enter this value:
```
true
```
  Note: The Share Public Link feature is enabled by default.

To specify whether public links can point to the latest version of the shared files or only to the specific, shared version:

Click Add Named Value and expand the new named value node.
In Name, enter this value: AllowSharingLatestVersion
Do one of these steps:
- To allow public links to point to the latest version of the shared file, in Value, enter this value:
```
true
```
  or
- To set public links to always point to the specific, shared file version, in Value, enter this value:
```
false
```
  Note: Public links normally always point to the specific version that the user has shared.

To specify the default expiration time for public links in the classic M-Files Web:

Do the steps from 1 to 7, but use this value in Namespace: M-Files.Core.Client.Settings
Click Add Named Value and expand the new named value node.
In Name, enter this value: DefaultExpireInDays
In Value, enter the expiration time in days. For example:
```
10
```
In the example, the expiration time for public links is 10 days if the user does not change it in the Share Public Link dialog.

After you have configured the Share Public Link feature, restart the vault so that the changes are taken into use:

Restart the vault.

Configuring public links for the classic M-Files Web

To configure public links only for the classic M-Files Web in the Advanced Vault Settings section in M-Files Admin:

In M-Files Admin, go to the Advanced Vault Settings section.
1. Open M-Files Admin.
2. In the left-side tree view, expand an M-Files server connection.
3. Expand Document Vaults.
4. Expand a vault.
5. Click Configurations.
6. In the navigation area, click Advanced Vault Settings.
7. Open the Configuration tab.
  Result:The advanced vault settings are shown.
In the navigation area, expand Client > Classic Web > Sharing.
Do the necessary changes.
Note: If you set Enable Sharing to No, make sure that you also add the related registry setting for M-Files Server. For instructions, see Configuring public links for M-Files Server.
Click Save.