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LNC App CloudDriveGallery

LNC App CloudDriveGallery let's you create galleries from your existing cloud storage. Manage content and files from your regular file system and publish them as galleries.
Try it out today at: https://apps.lucanoahcaprez.ch/clouddrivegallery

App Information

This app is designed to simplify picture publishing for sharing. There are a lot of paid tools that provide a great user experience with high resolution picture and features like like & download analytics. They all have the drawback of costing a lot of money. This app works as a proxy between your cloud storage (OneDrive) and the end user. This means that you have the benefit of low storage costs, easy picture maintenance (adding new photos, deleting some, updating the content, etc.) and centralized.

Sign in Options

All accounts are supported on CloudDriveGallery. This app is designed to work with LNC Apps Accounts, Google and Microsoft sign in. This means that there is no need to provide permissions to Google or Microsoft resources.

Permissions

No specific permissions are needed. AppThe app is assigned to the default group without any restrictions on visibility. 

Limitations

  • Currently only OneDrive Personal links are possible (will be extended to other clouds based on demand).
  • Currently only image sorting by name is available.
  • Currently only public galleries are supported. There is no possibility to protect the access with passwords.
  • Make sure to share the folder containing the images using the "Public" sharing options and without an expiry date.

User Guide

Create new Gallery.

(ThisMake sure to check the limitations section to avoid possible malfunctions.

  1. Sign In: Sign into LNC Apps in your Browser: Login - LNC APPS (lucanoahcaprez.ch).
  2. Open App: Search or navigate to "CloudDriveGallery" and open the app. Alternatively use the direct link: https://apps.lucanoahcaprez.ch/clouddrivegallery.
  3. Create your first gallery: When you open the use the app for the first time you only see the section "Create Gallery". Fill out the form accordingly.
  4. Gallery Name*: Enter the name of the gallery. This name will be used to identify the gallery in the overview and will be displayed on the shared link.
  5.  Shared Cloud Link*: This is the link to your shared folder. Go to your cloud drive and share the folder containing your images. Published Status*: Select the publishing status of the gallery. Select if the gallery should be protected using password or if the link is enough to visit the pages.
  6. Image Sorting*: Sort the sequence of images based on your preference.
  7. Cloud Provider*: With this option you have to specify which cloud provider you are using. This must match with the provided URLin the previous field "Shared Cloud Link"!
  8. Thumbnail URL: If you want to set a cover image for the gallery, you can specify an image. If you don't provide a URL to an image, the first one of the shared link will be used.
  9. Gallery Description:* Describe what you gallery is for and write some text for the audience because this text will be displayed on the webpage above the image gallery.

For this step you need to create your first gallery.

  1. Open the app and sign in with your account: https://apps.lucanoahcaprez.ch/clouddrivegallery.
  2. Go to the second section "Manage Galleries". This displays your created galleries (If you don't see this section, make sure to create your first gallery. This is described in the previous chapter.).
  3. Search your gallery and click on the button "OPEN". This will redirect to the client view. Here you can check if all works as expected. You can then copy the link from the URL bar and share this using your preferred communication method. 

For this step you need to create your first gallery.

  1. Open the app and sign in with your account: https://apps.lucanoahcaprez.ch/clouddrivegallery.
  2. Go to the second section "Manage Galleries". This displays your created galleries (If you don't see this section, make sure to create your first gallery. This is described in the previous chapter.).
  3. Search your gallery and click on the button "EDIT". This will scroll to a newly displayed chapter. Here you can edit all parameters and submit the form to adjust some parameters. To review the changes and share the gallery follow shortly)the chapter "Open & Share Gallery". 

*Mandatory inputs

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