V2 - How to disable file storage?

[acseven]

I'm using PDF Stirling in a local environment only with a few users that can interact with it. After migrating to V2, I've disabled additional features and login because these don't apply to my environment.

However, I've noticed that uploaded files are now persistent which is a behavior that is very unexpected and raising privacy concerns across users.

Is there a way to disable file storage persistence across sessions?

Also, is there a way to enable Admin settings configuration but keep a public unathenticated access available?

[dosubot[bot]]

Hi @acseven! I'm Dosu and I’m helping the Stirling-PDF team.

There isn't a direct switch to disable file storage persistence in Stirling-PDF V2, but you can mimic non-persistent behavior by configuring the temp directory and cleanup settings. Set the stirling.tempDir property (or equivalent environment variable) to an ephemeral location (like /tmp), and use the system.tempFileManagement settings to aggressively clean up files—adjusting cleanupIntervalMinutes to a low value will help ensure files are deleted quickly after use. This approach relies on the built-in TempFileCleanupService to purge files on a schedule, but there is no built-in way to prevent files from being written at all or to guarantee instant deletion after every operation [source].

For admin settings: authentication is globally controlled by the security.enableLogin flag. If login is disabled, all endpoints—including admin—are public, but the admin settings controller still requires authentication and won't be accessible without login enabled. There is no out-of-the-box way to have a public, unauthenticated UI while keeping admin settings protected; this would require custom changes to the security configuration [source].

Relevant docs:

• Advanced Configuration: How to add configurations
• Advanced Configuration: System and Security

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[Frooodle]

File storage is NOT online, its local machine file storage in browser cache... no files are stored on the serer itself
Currently there is no flag to disable this but we can work on adding it if you still want knowing its not actually online?

[acseven]

Thank you for the prompt reply. In that case it's fine as is, the main concern here was privacy across different users' files.

Thank you for the clarification.

The bot replied to the second question as well