Create a Local / Joomla Server Storage Connection

This article shows how to configure a Basic-available Local connection against an exact server filesystem root, understand that Local connections are administrator-created shared connections only, and publish the result through a Workspace.

How to do it

  1. Open Storage Connections → New Connection.
  2. Enter the connection name and choose Local / Joomla Server.
  3. Enter the exact filesystem root that Joomla/PHP should expose through QCSB. Use a dedicated directory whenever possible.
  4. Enable subdirectories only if users should browse below that root and leave the connection enabled.
  5. Click Test Connection; QCSB checks the path and the effective read/write capabilities available to PHP.
  6. Save the connection and publish it through a Workspace. Local storage is administrator-created shared storage and is not offered as a user-created Private Connection.

Verify the result

  • Test Connection succeeds.
  • The displayed/usable root is exactly the intended root and no parent folder is reachable.
  • A normal authorized user can perform only the operations intended for that connection/Workspace role.

Important limits and mistakes to avoid

  • Never broaden a connection root merely to work around a permission or provider error; fix the actual root/credential/hosting problem.

Troubleshooting

  • If the provider is unreachable, test the connection in Administrator before troubleshooting the Workspace UI.
  • Keep passwords, OAuth secrets/tokens, private keys, and unrestricted private paths out of public screenshots and support posts.

Community Discussion

For practical QCSB workflows and discussion with other Joomla site owners, visit the QC Storage Bridge Community. For private support, bug reports, account-specific entitlement issues, or feature requests, use the QuantaCade support system.