Repositories

Repositories in Moodle enable users to upload files, access previously uploaded files and to easily bring content into Moodle from external repositories, such as Flickr or Google Docs. Enabled repositories are available in the File picker.(Note that you cannot upload files into a repository from Moodle.)

Standard repositories

Repositories enabled by default

Upload a file - you use this for browsing for and uploading a file from your computer or USB.
Server files - this give access to files elsewhere on Moodle according to your permissions.
Recent files - the last 50 files you have uploaded, according to the context.
Private files - your own personal storage area for files.
Youtube videos - search for and display Youtube videos
URL downloader - download files, images from a particular URL
Wikimedia - search for and display media from Wikimedia

Additional repositories may be enabled by a site administrator

Google Drive - bring files from your Google Drive account
Flickr public - search for and display images from Flickr
Flickr - search for and display images from your personal Flickr account
Picasa web album - search for and display images from your Picasa account
Alfresco - link to or copy files from Alfresco into Moodle
Amazon S3
Box - bring files in from your Box account
Dropbox - bring files in from Dropbox
File system - access files uploaded to a folder on your server (by, eg FTP)
Legacy course files - use the old system from 1.9 of "course files"
Merlot.org - bring resources in from Merlot.org
WebDAV -bring in files using webdav
EQUELLA - link to files in an EQUELLA installation
PoodLL repository - record audio or video directly into your Moodle HTML areas

Add-on repositories

Embedded files - allows users to manage files embedded in the current text area.

Documentation

Repositories

Contents

Standard repositories

Repositories enabled by default

Additional repositories may be enabled by a site administrator

Add-on repositories

See also