Repositories

Repositories in Moodle enable users to add files to a course and other locations in Moodle. Repositories provide access to specific types of file sources. They can also allow, where appropriate, users to upload files, access previously uploaded files, and to easily bring content into Moodle from external sources, such as Flickr or Google Docs.

See Managing repositories for more on configuring and managing them.

Standard repositories

Repositories are managed in Site administration > Plugins > Repositories > Manage repositories. Standard repositories come with default Moodle. It is also possible to add additional repositories via Moodle plugins.

Repositories enabled by default

• Content bank Gives access to H5P files created or uploaded into the content bank in courses (in 3.9 onwards)
• Embedded files - Allows linking to files and images available to the user that have been added/embedded in their course activities
• Server files - Gives access to files elsewhere on the Moodle site (limited by a user's permissions)
• Recent files - Shows the last 50 files you have uploaded, according to the context
• Upload a file - Enables the "Upload a file" option in the site File picker to allow users to browse for and upload files
• Private files - Enables access to a personal storage area for every user
• URL downloader - Allows downloading of files and images from a particular URL
• Wikimedia - Lets users search for and insert media (images) from Wikipedia

Additional standard repositories disabled by default

These may be enabled and set to visible or hidden by a site administrator.

• Box - bring files in from your Box account
• Dropbox - link to or copy files from Dropbox
• EQUELLA - link to files in an EQUELLA installation
• File system - access files uploaded to a folder on your server (by, e.g. FTP)
• Flickr - search for and display images from your personal Flickr account
• Flickr public - search for and display images publicly available from Flickr
• Google Drive - bring files from your Google Drive account
• Merlot.org - bring resources in from Merlot.org
• Nextcloud
• Amazon S3 - enables users to copy files from Amazon S3 storage instances
• OneDrive bring in files from your Microsoft OneDrive
• WebDAV -bring in files from external sources using WebDAV protocol
• YouTube videos - search for and display YouTube videos

See also

• Managing repositories
• Repositories FAQ
• Managing a personal repository - keep all your files in your PC, upload them to the cloud and use them in Moodle.
• Repositories in Moodle 2.0 video
• Whitepaper – Moodle 2 Repositories by Gavin Henrick
• Five Tips for Using the New File Repository System in Moodle by Marcelo Mendes
• dev:Repository plugins developer documentation
• Moodle Repository Plugins database
• Moodle Repositories discussion forum