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Inviting individuals to the next.Hessenbox

next.Hessenbox-Webinterface

You can invite internal users, external persons, or guests to your folders in next.Hessenbox.

First step

  • In the web interface (https://next.hessenbox.de), navigate to the desired folder.
  • Then, click on the share icon in the folder line (see Image 1).
Image 1
Image 1

Step 1

Enter the email address or name of the person registered at TU Darmstadt.

Step 2

Select the correct email address from the suggestions.

Image 2

Step 1

Enter the email address of the external person. They must have been invited as a guest beforehand. The person will receive an invitation by email to log in to next.Hessenbox.

Step 2

You can also create a public link (Image 2, marked in purple). People who have this link can then access your shared folders.

Image 2

Step 3

After creating the link, you can change the user rights (as shown in Image 3).

Image 3

Step 1

Select the permissions for your guest (create, edit, delete, etc., as shown in Image 2).

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Step 2

The invited person will receive an email with a link to create an account and access the folder.

  • Important: Guests do not have their own storage space and use the owner's quota.
Image 3

What are the limitations for projects?

Feature Limit
Compile timeout Default: 180 seconds.
Maximum number of files per project 2000
Maximum size of editable material per project Default: 7 MB.
Maximum size of an individual editable text file 2 MB.
Note: Larger files may remain editable under certain circumstances. To ensure editability, limit the size to 2 MB or less.
Maximum size of an individual upload 50 MB.
Maximum size of project Unlimited.
Note:There is no fixed upper limit, but technical limitations may occur with very large projects. We recommend a maximum size of 500 MB, or less than 100 MB when using Git integration, for the best user experience.
Maximum Number of Projects Unlimited.