cedpoilly / volume-filebrowser

Volume Filebrowser

The Volume File Browser for Railway is a tool designed to access the files stored in a volume. This utility provides a simple and efficient way to retrieve files from the designated volume.

This utility offers a single feature:

1. File Retrieval: Download files stored in the attached volume.

How to use

Follow these steps to deploy this template service:

Note: This template must be deployed into a pre-existing project, it wouldn't be much use deploying it as its own project.

1. Open the Project: Start by opening the project that contains the desired service with the volume you want to download data from.

2. Add Volume File Browser: Click the + New button and search for Volume File Browser.

3. Note the Current Mount Path: Right-click on the volume you want to access, then choose View Settings. Take note of the current mount path, as you will need it later.

4. Remove the active deployment: The active deployment must be removed, otherwise it may try to write to a non-existent volume. Open the service and click on the 3-dot menu on the active deployment, choose Remove, and Remove once again on the prompt.

5. Disconnect the Volume: Right-click on the volume attached to your service and select Disconnect.

6. Mount the Volume to Volume File Browser: Click on the newly disconnected volume, then click Mount and select Volume File Browser as the destination, and use /data as the mount point. Wait for the redeployment process to complete.

7. Retrieve Basic Auth Credentials: The basic authentication credentials will be logged in the deploy logs.

   

8. Access the Utility: Click on the Railway-provided domain to access the File Access Utility, and login with the auto-generated credentials.

9. Download Files: Once logged in, you can now download your desired file(s) from the volume.

10. Disconnect the Volume: After downloading the file(s), disconnect the volume from the File Browser service.

11. Remount to Original Service: Finally, mount the volume back to the original service using the original mount path noted earlier.

12. Redeploy the Service: Allow the service to redeploy, ensuring that the volume is correctly attached.