isabella232 / file-metadata-manager

File upload and metadata management admin system.

file-metadata-manager

A simple web-based file and file metadata management admin system.

Overview

This standalone admin web app can be used to manage (add/remove/update) file system stored assets, while at the same time manage any associated (custom) metadata. Custom metadata fields are defined via config files. When adding/updating files, metadata can be added/updated as well. All metadata is database stored, so it can be easily retrieved by any third party system that needs to work with this metadata. This system just provides a way to manage files and their associated metadata; it doesn't provide any additional functionality for using the stored files and metadata.

Technical

• Meteor based web app built using React for the view layer.
• Works with Mongo DB to store file metadata.
• Works with any custom file system location to store uploaded files.

Installation

Make sure you have Meteor installed, then:

git clone https://github.com/hwillson/file-metadata-manager.git
cd file-metadata-manager
meteor npm install
meteor

The running application can then be accessed at: http://localhost:3000/files

Testing

Unit tests can be run with meteor npm test, then by visiting http://localhost:3100.

Settings

Application settings (stored in config/settings.json) are explained below:

{
  "public": {
    TODO
  },
  "private": {
    TODO
  }
}