The Docroot configuration options can be found in the application's Configuration ( Start menu > All Programs > Aspera > Enterprise Server > Enterprise Server ), within Global, Groups and Users sections.

Bring up the Server Configuration window

Docroot configuration options.

IMPORTANT SECURITY NOTE: To prevent domain users from being able to access and view the global docroot directory, override the system's default settings and set "Read Allowed," "Write Allowed" and "Browse Allowed" to FALSE.

The following table lists all configuration options:

Field Description Values Default
Absolute Path

The Absolute Path describes the area of the file system that is accessible by Aspera users. The default empty value gives users access to the entire file system.

Amazon S3 Docroots

You may also specify an Amazon S3 docroot in the following URI format:

s3://MY_ACCESS_ID:MY_SECRET_KEY@s3.amazonaws.com/my_bucket/my_path

(where each of the MY_ACCESS_ID, MY_SECRET_KEY and my_bucket/my_path parts must be url_encoded).

S3 server side options are specified through an additional query part in the URI, as shown below.

s3://MY_ACCESS_ID:MY_SECRET_KEY@s3.amazonaws.com/my_bucket/my_path?storage-class=REDUCED_REDUNDANCY&server-side-encryption=AES256

Valid values are as follows:

  • For storage-class: STANDARD (default if not specified) or REDUCED_REDUNDANCY.
  • For server-side-encryption: AES256 is the only valid value.
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Read Allowed Setting this to true allows users to transfer from the designated area of the file system as specified by the Absolute Path value.
  • true
  • false
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Write Allowed Setting this to true allows users to transfer to the designated area of the file system as specified by the Absolute Path value.
  • true
  • false
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Browse Allowed Setting this to true allows users to browse the directory.
  • true
  • false
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