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title: Overview
description: The File Repository (FR) Cell manages i2b2 files between cells and within i2b2 applications such as the i2b2 Workbench. Note Under most conditions users will use the REST / SOAP service calls to access files on the FRC. In the…
url: "https://i2b2.org/docs/chapter-12-file-repository-fr-cell-install/"
updated: "2026-09-15"
category: "i2b2 Installation Guide / Chapter 4. Server Install Guide / B. Legacy Approach - Build Each Cell from Source / Chapter 12. File Repository (FR) Cell Install"
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# Overview

The File Repository (FR) Cell manages i2b2 files between cells and within i2b2 applications such as the i2b2 Workbench.

Note

Under most conditions users will use the REST / SOAP service calls to access files on the FRC. In the rare conditions where users will need to have more direct access, an administrator of the server will need to create an account on the server with the same username and password as the one in the Project Management (PM) cell. At this point the user can use the File Viewer in the workbench to access the server with FTP, SFTP or a third-party client.

  **Chapter 12. Table of Contents**

###### [12.1 Prerequisites](https://i2b2.org/docs/12-1-prerequisites/)

###### [12.2 File Repository Installation Overview](https://i2b2.org/docs/12-2-file-repository-installation-overview/)

- [12.2.1 Source Code and Directory Structure](https://i2b2.org/docs/12-2-1-source-code-and-directory-structure/)

###### [12.3 Stop Services](https://i2b2.org/docs/12-3-stop-services/)

###### [12.4 Configuration](https://i2b2.org/docs/12-4-configuration/)

- [12.4.3 Configure the FR Properties](https://i2b2.org/docs/12-4-3-configure-the-fr-properties/)
- [12.4.1 Configure the FR Build Properties](https://i2b2.org/docs/12-4-1-configure-the-fr-build-properties/)
- [12.4.2 Configure the FR Application Directory Properties](https://i2b2.org/docs/12-4-2-configure-the-fr-application-directory-properties/)

###### [12.5 Deployment](https://i2b2.org/docs/12-5-deployment/)

###### [12.6 Start Services](https://i2b2.org/docs/12-6-start-services/)

###### [12.7 Update FR Cell Data in i2b2 Standalone Admin](https://i2b2.org/docs/12-7-update-fr-cell-data-in-i2b2-standalone-admin/)

###### [12.8 Verify FR Installation](https://i2b2.org/docs/12-8-verify-fr-installation/)

###### [12.9 SFTP Setup \* Optional \*](https://i2b2.org/docs/12-9-sftp-setup-optional/)

###### [12.10 Next Steps](https://i2b2.org/docs/12-10-next-steps/)