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OpenList User Guide: The Ultimate Cloud Storage Aggregator

a year ago

Foreword

A major event recently shook the cloud storage circle: the well-known open-source project AList was acquired by a commercial company, causing widespread concern among users.

The original core developers have stepped up and created a new project called OpenList, essentially a "rebirth" of AList.

https://appstore.lazycat.cloud/#/shop/detail/lazycat.community.app.openlist

What is OpenList?

Imagine you have Baidu Netdisk, Alibaba Cloud Drive, 115 Wangpan, Quark Netdisk... a bunch of cloud storage accounts. Isn't it troublesome to open several different apps just to find a file?

OpenList solves this problem! It integrates all your cloud storage services into a single interface. It's like moving items scattered across different rooms into one large warehouse, making everything visible at a glance.

Practical Guide: Step-by-Step Tutorial to Master OpenList

🔧 Step 1: Basic Setup

  1. Install via Lazycat Store:

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  2. First Login: Username admin, password is also admin Initially, no cloud storage is mounted, so the display will be empty.

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  3. Change Password: Immediately change to a memorable password in the settings after logging in.

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📁 Step 2: Add Cloud Storage

This is the most crucial step! Using Alibaba Cloud Drive as an example:

  1. Click "Storage" in the left menu → "Add"

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  2. Select Driver Type: Alibaba Cloud Drive

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  3. Fill in the necessary information:

    • Mount path: /AliDrive (You can customize the name)
    • Refresh token: Needs to be obtained from Alibaba Cloud Drive (See below for how to get it)
    • Root folder ID: root by default

    How to get the Alibaba Cloud Drive Refresh Token: Open https://api.oplist.org/ in your browser.

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    Click "Get token", scan the QR code with the Alibaba Cloud Drive app. Upon success, you will receive 2 tokens.

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    Paste your refresh token into the OpenList configuration, then save.

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    Alibaba Cloud Drive only exposes the "backup" folder externally, so you need to move your files there.

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    Return to the OpenList homepage, and you should see your drive.

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Adding Lazycat Cloud Drive

As it's not included by default currently, you need to add it manually. The "Driver" should be set to "Local Storage".

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For the Root folder path, select your Lazycat Cloud Drive directory: /lzcapp/run/mnt/home/

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After saving, it should look like this:

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Return to the homepage to check.

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At this point, you can happily start copying. Go into your Alibaba Cloud Drive and copy any file.

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Paste it into your Lazycat Cloud Drive directory.

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Enter your Lazycat Cloud Drive, and you'll see the file is now copying.

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Summary

If you're struggling with file management, I highly recommend trying OpenList.

Just follow this guide step-by-step, and even beginners can get started easily!

Remember, tinkering has its risks, and backups are essential. Have fun exploring, but don't forget to regularly back up your important data

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