Store Files from document.manage Model Using Local Server Storage (No Cloud Services)

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Hi everyone,
I'm working on a use case where I want to store uploaded files coming from the document.manage model *within the same server* — without using S3 buckets, Google Cloud Storage, or any other external storage providers.
The requirement is to configure the storage location (path or directory) through a *server-side configuration setting* in Odoo, so that the file uploads are saved directly to a specified folder on the same server where Odoo is hosted.
If anyone has done something simila

Nufaij · Answer

We implemented custom file storage in Odoo by allowing users to define a local path through system settings. When a document is uploaded, it's saved to the specified path on the server using standard Python file handling:
os.makedirs(storage_path, exist_ok=True)
full_path = os.path.join(storage_path, filename)
with open(full_path, 'wb') as f:
f.write(base64.b64decode(file_data))
This ensures documents are stored outside Odoo’s default filestore, giving more control over file organization and bac

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