Alternative File System

Store Moodle files on Amazon S3 or DigitalOcean Spaces, saving disk space and maintaining compatibility with the File API.
Alternative File System
Move moodledata/filedir to the cloud and have Moodle serve/read files directly from remote storage—reducing pressure on local disks and making scalability easier.
✅ Supported today
AWS S3 and DigitalOcean Spaces (S3-compatible).
🚀 Focus
Large environments, clusters, high availability, and painless growth.
Tip: if you already use tool_objectfs , there’s a migration path designed for a smooth transition.
Practical results
Infra-friendly
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Less local disk
Takes pressure off the server’s storage and simplifies operations.
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Scale without painful migrations
Grow capacity in the bucket/Space—no “surprise disk swap”.
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More resilience
High availability and durability typical of object storage.
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