Issue: hyperlink to a link to a local resource

[Serhii Boldyniuk]

Hello everyone. But how to make a hyperlink to a link to a local resource? For example, to such a file://

[Nic Brough -Adaptavist- · Accepted solution]

Welcome to the Atlassian Community!

You can not technically - file:// is not a valid protocol, so it's not a hyperlink.

However, some browsers will recognise it, and most that do not, have extensions that will enable it, and many will accept it and try to read it, treating it as an HTTP link instead.

You will, of course, need to be serving the file on the URL you give to it.

But you say "local resource" - do you mean on the client's machine, or do you have some sort of shared area that serves up files somewhere (a file share for example, one with a UNC that the client's client has mapped?)

[Serhii Boldyniuk]

Thanks for your answer.  Yes, I meant a local resource as a shared directory on a local server with access using the Edge browser, which recognizes such links. I know this is not the correct protocol, but I want to create a shortened hyperlink to this path to the file itself on the server. Is it possible?

[Nic Brough -Adaptavist-]

Not really.   The problem is your shared drive could be mapped differently on the client machines.  Most people (meaning non-techies) will take the most simple option of "drive X = //path to share", but that gives you problems with escaping, and there's no way to guarantee everyone is mapping their drive X.

The only reliable way to do this, and have it work to standard protocols is to have your shared drive publish its content on proper HTTP protocols, so that every file has a single, fixed, unique URL, rather than rely on "shared directory".

[Serhii Boldyniuk]

Thank you for your participation and clarification. I will add the full path of the link to the network resource. I don't see any other way out yet.

[Tracy Deffendol]

Its 2025 Atlassian, having a link functionality is a pretty common process with most other software products comparable to Jira\Confluence. It would be nice to see this in the enhancement roadmap for a future release. Just my .02, which is not worth much. ;)